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Bill: Democratic Consistency Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Benevolent Totalitarian Party - FLF
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: August 2048
Description[?]:
| If we are to be a democracy, let us at least be consistent about it. While the BTP would support giving as much power as possible to the Philosopher if we were to move towards a totalitarian society, we do not see the logic behind giving the Philosopher sole authority to propose cabinets in our current democratic society. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The constitutional right and responsibility to propose a cabinet to the legislature.
Old value:: Only the Head of State can propose a cabinet coalition.
Current: Each party can propose a cabinet coalition.
Proposed: Each party can propose a cabinet coalition.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:24:06, May 06, 2005 CET | From | Benevolent Totalitarian Party - FLF | To | Debating the Democratic Consistency Act |
| Message | Let's see how democratic those democratic parties truly are. |
| Date | 23:01:39, May 06, 2005 CET | From | Conservative Republic Independent Party | To | Debating the Democratic Consistency Act |
| Message | I told my psychiatrist that everyone hates me. He said I was being ridiculous - everyone hasn't met me yet. ~Rodney Dangerfield I will support it. |
| Date | 23:36:12, May 06, 2005 CET | From | People's Progressive Party | To | Debating the Democratic Consistency Act |
| Message | I think if a party wins the executive they should have the power to offer up the cabinet. |
| Date | 23:51:08, May 06, 2005 CET | From | Democratic Centre Party of Gaduridos | To | Debating the Democratic Consistency Act |
| Message | Good point, BTP. We should allow all parties the opportunity to propose governments, otherwise we might end up with a Philosopher who isn't able to form a majority cabinet. |
| Date | 17:57:22, May 08, 2005 CET | From | Benevolent Totalitarian Party - FLF | To | Debating the Democratic Consistency Act |
| Message | We denounce the hypocrisy of the SDP and PPP who opposed this bill. We shall re-propose it. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 58 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 37 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 19 |
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