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Bill: The Equal Represenation Act of 2952
Details
Submitted by[?]: Socialist Party of Indrala (社會黨 )
Status[?]: passed
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: November 2952
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The method used to determine the number of seats each region receives in the national legislature.
Old value:: Equal representation, regardless of region population.
Current: Equal representation, regardless of region population.
Proposed: A proportional algorithm that gives a very small advantage to larger regions.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:40:56, June 11, 2010 CET | From | 姬恩黨 (Jien Faction) 🌄 | To | Debating the The Equal Represenation Act of 2952 |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, We are a nation that desires to represent all people equally. Since you are a member of the Socialist Party, I assume that you would be for total equality. Besides, we know that this is just a scheme to get your party more votes since you have been losing seats since the equal representation standard was implemented. We yield. |
| Date | 23:29:08, June 11, 2010 CET | From | Socialist Party of Indrala (社會黨 ) | To | Debating the The Equal Represenation Act of 2952 |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, And the Diguodang's defense is anything otherwise? |
| Date | 00:35:32, June 12, 2010 CET | From | 姬恩黨 (Jien Faction) 🌄 | To | Debating the The Equal Represenation Act of 2952 |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, Equal representation allows for all people to truly feel that they are equal to everyone else. We are a united nation, not a federation where the interests of one Sheng is more important than the interests of another. The interests of the nation as a whole are more important than the interests of the largest Sheng. I would have thought the Socialist and Nationalist parties would desire equality and a sense of nationhood. We yield. |
| Date | 22:10:28, June 12, 2010 CET | From | Socialist Party of Indrala (社會黨 ) | To | Debating the The Equal Represenation Act of 2952 |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, Perhaps the Diguodang feels more "united" by the sense that a rural state with less people has more legislative power than an urban area with more people because the powers and interests of those with less people (rural areas) support the Diguodang. Those facts aside we believe that the current system is a system that triumphs and favours the interests of one group of people over that of another. That is why the Nationalists and Socialists stand side by side in dismantaling this inequality. |
| Date | 22:29:36, June 12, 2010 CET | From | 姬恩黨 (Jien Faction) 🌄 | To | Debating the The Equal Represenation Act of 2952 |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, We don't believe in the federalism that you are accusing us of. We prefer to have the national legislature have more power than all other legislatures since the national legislature has the interests the the nation at heart. That is why we believe in equal representation. Proportional representation fuels sectionalism and federalism. The nation becomes less united. We yield. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 511 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 239 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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