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Bill: Legislature seat increase act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Workers Party of Baltusia
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: July 3037
Description[?]:
| To increase # of seats to 500 from 400 |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The total number of seats in the legislative assembly. Should be between 75 and 750.
Old value:: 400
Current: 450
Proposed: 500
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 05:37:52, November 19, 2010 CET | From | Workers Party of Baltusia | To | Debating the Legislature seat increase act |
| Message | TO make it more accountable to the people, by having less people per district. |
| Date | 19:39:06, November 19, 2010 CET | From | National Socialist Party | To | Debating the Legislature seat increase act |
| Message | But at the same time that would increase the cost of politics, unless we lower the salaries of every member of the parliament We propose to drop to 0 the salary of all members of the parliament |
| Date | 02:05:51, November 20, 2010 CET | From | Workers Party of Baltusia | To | Debating the Legislature seat increase act |
| Message | If its a full time job, how would the MPs live? They couldn't get housing, or provide for a family. It would be bad. |
| Date | 23:44:15, November 20, 2010 CET | From | Baltusian Pantian Alliance | To | Debating the Legislature seat increase act |
| Message | Dont worry about them the reality of being human is lost on that type. Increasing seats increases costs and slows the political process and as a fascist party we must oppose this. |
| Date | 16:25:06, November 22, 2010 CET | From | Workers Party of Baltusia | To | Debating the Legislature seat increase act |
| Message | We could cut pay. But this gives more direct represenation to every single person in Baltusia. Smaller constiuencies, more accountablility for each and every member of this house. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 107 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 231 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 62 |
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