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Bill: The Right of Election
Details
Submitted by[?]: 鑫派 / Xīnpài (Xin Faction)
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: May 3249
Description[?]:
| This protects the right of the people to elect their head of state and mayors. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Structure of the executive branch.
Old value:: The Head of State is hereditary and symbolic; the Head of Government chairs the cabinet.
Current: The Head of State is hereditary and symbolic; the Head of Government chairs the cabinet.
Proposed: The Head of State and Head of Government are two separate officials.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The appointment of mayors.
Old value:: The Head of State oversees the appointment of all mayors.
Current: The Head of State oversees the appointment of all mayors.
Proposed: Citizens elect their mayor directly in a local election.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 16:04:58, January 25, 2012 CET | From | 姬恩黨 (Jien Faction) 🌄 | To | Debating the The Right of Election |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, Again, our arguments for the monarchy apply to appointing mayors. The city councils run the show, while the mayors are mere symbols. I yield. |
| Date | 03:48:24, January 26, 2012 CET | From | 鑫派 / Xīnpài (Xin Faction) | To | Debating the The Right of Election |
| Message | We are not in support of paying people to show their faces or hold unnecessary ceremonial titles. The money spent on appointed figureheads (including the monarch) could be pumped back into people's pockets through tax returns, or put into significant government projects that benefit everyone. If citizens can't elect their mayors, then there will be no mayors. |
| Date | 14:34:07, January 26, 2012 CET | From | 姬恩黨 (Jien Faction) 🌄 | To | Debating the The Right of Election |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, How rich that you think that! No one with titles are ever paid. It is not the governments duty to support those who can support themselves. Have you seen how cheap our taxes are? Ah, so instead of history, culture, and pride, you would rather get rid of all that? Destroying a nation's culture and history for attaining an ideal that is already in place? I yield. |
| Date | 15:09:26, January 26, 2012 CET | From | 鑫派 / Xīnpài (Xin Faction) | To | Debating the The Right of Election |
| Message | I'm not a conservative; this unnecessary value for tradition doesn't exist in my party. Allowing citizens to freely pick their head of state would show if the emperor is really wanted here. |
| Date | 15:54:39, January 26, 2012 CET | From | 姬恩黨 (Jien Faction) 🌄 | To | Debating the The Right of Election |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, One doesn't have to be a conservative. One must simply learn the history, culture, and values of the nation. Changing them is impossible. I yield. |
| Date | 16:57:16, January 26, 2012 CET | From | 鑫派 / Xīnpài (Xin Faction) | To | Debating the The Right of Election |
| Message | Government's reponsibility isn't about tradition or values; individuals can recognize that on their own. The monarchy is irrelevant. |
| Date | 18:34:07, January 26, 2012 CET | From | Tongzhi Gongdang(Socialist Labour Party) | To | Debating the The Right of Election |
| Message | people should be given the right to elect thier own representatives.DEATH TO TYRANNY |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 750 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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| Random quote: "An idealist is one who, on noticing that roses smell better than a cabbage, concludes that it will also make better soup." - H. L. Mencken |