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Bill: Shortening terms
Details
Submitted by[?]: Lodamun Centre-Left Coalition
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: March 2146
Description[?]:
| To avoid more early elections, terms will be shortened from 48 months (8 days) to 36 (6 days). |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The length of a legislative and executive term, in months. Should be between 24 and 72.
Old value:: 48
Current: 60
Proposed: 36
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 08:07:13, November 22, 2005 CET | From | International Society of Bankers | To | Debating the Shortening terms |
| Message | Support. |
| Date | 09:38:15, November 22, 2005 CET | From | Slaytanic Wehrmacht | To | Debating the Shortening terms |
| Message | support. |
| Date | 11:41:17, November 22, 2005 CET | From |  Tuesday Is Coming | To | Debating the Shortening terms |
| Message | I prefer a discretionary system. Elections may not be needed so often, in many cases, it is better to have more time to deliberate. If you notice, I have voted in favor of every recent early election. I believe I was the deciding vote on most, if not all, of them. I would support this, if there were a corresponding option to propose bills to lengthen the current term. oocly, as players, we need to be able to have elections when it's convenient for us. If this means every three years, then by all means, introduce an early election bill three years after each election. They usually pass, as well. |
| Date | 21:42:03, November 22, 2005 CET | From | CNT/AFL | To | Debating the Shortening terms |
| Message | Support. |
| Date | 20:36:33, November 23, 2005 CET | From | Juche Front (The Resistance) | To | Debating the Shortening terms |
| Message | Support. |
| Date | 21:20:39, November 23, 2005 CET | From | Slaytanic Wehrmacht | To | Debating the Shortening terms |
| Message | FR is oppressing us :( |
| Date | 21:50:47, November 23, 2005 CET | From | Tuesday Is Coming | To | Debating the Shortening terms |
| Message | You're welcome ;-) What about 42? |
| Date | 22:05:35, November 23, 2005 CET | From | Slaytanic Wehrmacht | To | Debating the Shortening terms |
| Message | 39. |
| Date | 08:10:34, November 24, 2005 CET | From | Tuesday Is Coming | To | Debating the Shortening terms |
| Message | 42, the ultimate answer to life, the universe, and everything. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 183 | ||||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 117 | ||||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: "OOC", "IC" and "IG" are commonly-used acronyms in Particracy. "OOC" refers to comments, discussions and actions which are out-of-character, meaning they are done player-to-player rather than party-to-party. "IC" refers to in-character interactions (ie. party-to-party). Similarly, "IG" means in-game, although this term may also simply refer to what happens in the actual game interface, as opposed to on the forum or elsewhere. "RP" just means "role-play". |
| Random quote: "Democracy is in peril." - Ralph Nader (referring to turnout in the 1996 US presidential election) |