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Bill: Opposition Bill 4 ReProposal- Establishing Presidential Prerogative
Details
Submitted by[?]: Socialist Party of Kalistan (SPoK)
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: January 3412
Description[?]:
| We believe that in lieu of an actual game mechanism which allows the President to ask the head of the Party which receives a plurality to form a government, this is a mechanism to ensure that that happens anyway. The Goal is to give the Head of State winner some actual power over the composition of the Government and to make the formation of the a Government a less contentious and chaotic process. This Bill therefore requires that government coalitions be proposed by the President of the Republic. There are two stipulations for this power at this time: 1) Decisions SHOULD be made with the advise and consent of the Party that obtained the Plurality in the elections. 2) Decisions should be made in accordance with the longstanding principle of Separation of Powers, where the Head of State and Head of Government should NOT be from the same Party, no matter what other consideration is made in the formulation of the Cabinet bill. We think this is a necessary first step to the permanent establishment of a Kalistani Constitution, and will be an important addition to the Kalistani Cultural and Political Protocol, found at http://classic.particracy.net/viewbill.php?billid=354850 We are interested in feedback on this and will leave it open for six months before moving it to a vote. We are prepared to add additional stipulations to the Description. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The constitutional right and responsibility to propose a cabinet to the legislature.
Old value:: Each party can propose a cabinet coalition.
Current: Only the largest party can propose a cabinet.
Proposed: Only the Head of State can propose a cabinet coalition.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:16:50, December 12, 2012 CET | From | Socialist Party of Kalistan (SPoK) | To | Debating the Opposition Bill 4 ReProposal- Establishing Presidential Prerogative |
| Message | Reposted for the benefit of the President, who requested by PM information on what we were referring to when asking them about how to acquire their vote for this bill. |
| Date | 23:29:18, December 15, 2012 CET | From | Socialist Party of Kalistan (SPoK) | To | Debating the Opposition Bill 4 ReProposal- Establishing Presidential Prerogative |
| Message | We thank the Crimson Lance Directive for their consideration of this bill, and appreciate the fact that they informed us that they simply don't care. We take this to mean one way or the other, so we look forward to a robust support for this bill. |
| Date | 05:35:32, December 16, 2012 CET | From | People's Socialist Party | To | Debating the Opposition Bill 4 ReProposal- Establishing Presidential Prerogative |
| Message | We will support |
| Date | 00:54:22, December 17, 2012 CET | From | Crimson Lance Directive | To | Debating the Opposition Bill 4 ReProposal- Establishing Presidential Prerogative |
| Message | We view this Bill as unimportant and see no reason to change it. |
| Date | 03:52:10, December 17, 2012 CET | From | Socialist Party of Kalistan (SPoK) | To | Debating the Opposition Bill 4 ReProposal- Establishing Presidential Prerogative |
| Message | If it is so unimportant, then perhaps the Crimson Lance Directive will refrain from making government proposals in the future. At any rate, we will repropose this bill again after the election to see if there is a change of heart in the NUP who rarely votes except to vote against bills that could actually improve the RPing atmosphere in Kalistan. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 435 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 315 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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