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Bill: Senate Act 2948
Details
Submitted by[?]: Coalition for National Unity [CNU]
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This bill asks for an amendement to the Constitution. It will require two-thirds of the legislature to vote in favor. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: September 2949
Description[?]:
| To make provision to increase democratic representation whilst prevening a flood of the legislation process, the CMP formally propose the following... |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The maximum proposal quota a party can accumulate.
Old value:: 50
Current: 50
Proposed: 6
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:07:21, June 04, 2010 CET | From | Conservative Party of Solentia | To | Debating the Senate Act 2948 |
| Message | Not supported. OOC: When I say that we shouldn't have omnibus bills, I don't mean to limit the proposals allowed, I mean to agree OOC to not do them. |
| Date | 22:10:19, June 04, 2010 CET | From | Radical Nationalists | To | Debating the Senate Act 2948 |
| Message | Split the bill, we'll vote for the former, not the latter. |
| Date | 22:10:35, June 04, 2010 CET | From | Radical Nationalists | To | Debating the Senate Act 2948 |
| Message | I mean we will vote for Article 2. |
| Date | 23:34:47, June 04, 2010 CET | From | Utilitarian Party of Solentia | To | Debating the Senate Act 2948 |
| Message | We will not vote for any of the articles. A bigger Senate will make no change and the representation will be the same; we will only have a bigger bureaucracy. To limit the proposal quota will not be supported. The Senate is here to discuss, not to keep its mouth shut. Indeed have some parties flooded the Senate, but this parties need to be heard. |
| Date | 23:35:54, June 04, 2010 CET | From | Utilitarian Party of Solentia | To | Debating the Senate Act 2948 |
| Message | OOC: I also agree on not creating these huge bills, but everyone should have the right to choose for himself; besides, new parties must have the chance to increase their visibility. |
| Date | 03:31:14, June 05, 2010 CET | From | Social Renewal Party | To | Debating the Senate Act 2948 |
| Message | This represents nothing less than an outright attack on the cherished democratic principles of our Federal Republic by the Tories and SP Astor. As soon as the Tories gain power do they seek to stifle debate and discourse by locking down the Senate for their own advantage! We oppose! SENATOR MATTHEW FISHER, leader of the Left Radical Party |
| Date | 15:25:00, June 05, 2010 CET | From | Social Democratic Party of Solentia | To | Debating the Senate Act 2948 |
| Message | "After careful deliberation we decided to oppose the bill. The losses to democracy are not outbalanced by the gains in political ettquette. Latter can not be set by law, but must be observed and honoured by the lawmakers." -James Spader, SDP chairman |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 35 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 65 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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