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Bill: Democratic Representation
Details
Submitted by[?]: Social Democratic Party
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 2049
Description[?]:
| To make elections more democratic in time for the January 2052 elections. In addition, Parliament will be name-changed to the Senate. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The official title of the legislative assembly.
Old value:: Parliament
Current: Most Serene Chambers of the Dual Republican Senate
Proposed: Senate
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The method used to determine the number of seats each region receives in the national legislature.
Old value:: A proportional algorithm that gives a very small advantage to larger regions.
Current: Equal representation, regardless of region population.
Proposed: Equal representation, regardless of region population.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The total number of seats in the legislative assembly. Should be between 75 and 750.
Old value:: 750
Current: 150
Proposed: 409
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 06:15:54, May 07, 2005 CET | From | Social Democratic Party | To | Debating the Democratic Representation |
| Message | The equal representation bugs me. There's no real way to distribute 408 seats to their respectful regions depending on their size. So I figured full equal representation was the best option. |
| Date | 10:19:28, May 07, 2005 CET | From | Chinkopodian Economic Democrats | To | Debating the Democratic Representation |
| Message | Yes....I tried equal representation thing before, but it also failed. And I think 750 seats is good. |
| Date | 13:05:43, May 07, 2005 CET | From | Vuloch Ca Korzia | To | Debating the Democratic Representation |
| Message | I am in favour of equal representation, against less seats in Parliament. |
| Date | 13:36:59, May 07, 2005 CET | From | Liberated Party | To | Debating the Democratic Representation |
| Message | I am in favour of fewer seats, but I'd prefer that larger regions maintain larger representation. |
| Date | 19:32:09, May 07, 2005 CET | From | Social Democratic Party | To | Debating the Democratic Representation |
| Message | Someone needs to compromise or Parliament will forever remain unrepresentative for the people. |
| Date | 22:41:58, May 07, 2005 CET | From | Vuloch Ca Korzia | To | Debating the Democratic Representation |
| Message | How about you compromise and drop the number of seats proposal? |
| Date | 23:18:18, May 07, 2005 CET | From | Social Democratic Party | To | Debating the Democratic Representation |
| Message | Already did that. |
| Date | 00:55:40, May 08, 2005 CET | From | Liberated Party | To | Debating the Democratic Representation |
| Message | Articcle 1 (name change) is good, but Article 2 remains unacceptable. We regret that the seat reduction was dropped. |
| Date | 08:00:19, May 08, 2005 CET | From | Social Democratic Party | To | Debating the Democratic Representation |
| Message | How about we make several bills and see which one actually passes? Last one standing wins. In a moment I'll get our opinions together and turn them all into bills. |
| Date | 10:30:01, May 08, 2005 CET | From | Social Democratic Party | To | Debating the Democratic Representation |
| Message | Wait, did anyone else know that it won't let you make bills with proposals that're already being voted on? |
| Date | 10:39:30, May 08, 2005 CET | From | Chinkopodian Economic Democrats | To | Debating the Democratic Representation |
| Message | Yes. You hypocrite! I proposed equal representation, and YOU voted quite firmly against it! And this was all of a few days ago too! |
| Date | 10:53:26, May 08, 2005 CET | From | Social Democratic Party | To | Debating the Democratic Representation |
| Message | *whistles* |
| Date | 13:53:30, May 08, 2005 CET | From | Vuloch Ca Korzia | To | Debating the Democratic Representation |
| Message | Senate will ne'er replace Parliament, not while I have breath in my body. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 176 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 477 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Particracy allows you to establish an unelected head of state like a monarch or a president-for-life, but doing this is a bit of a process. First elect a candidate with the name "." to the Head of State position. Then change your law on the "Structure of the executive branch" to "The head of state is hereditary and symbolic; the head of government chairs the cabinet" and change the "formal title of the head of state" to how you want the new head of state's title and name to appear (eg. King Percy XVI). |
| Random quote: "Politics: a strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage." - Ambrose Bierce |