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Bill: Constitutional amendments
Details
Submitted by[?]: Socialist Party of Lourenne (SPL)
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: July 3440
Description[?]:
| Constitutional amendments |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Structure of the executive branch.
Old value:: The Head of State is also Head of Government.
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 age at which a person is considered an adult (limited between 12 and 24).
Old value:: 16
Current: 16
Proposed: 14
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's stance on population control.
Old value:: The government actively promotes population growth.
Current: The government does not engage in population control.
Proposed: The government does not engage in population control.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:39:15, February 13, 2013 CET | From | Parti Solidaire | To | Debating the Constitutional amendments |
| Message | IC: The PS would be open to supporting article 2. We have no position on Article 3. The bulk of the PS's objections to this bill stem from the only actual constitutional amendment in this act, that the head of government and head of state are two separate offices. The PS, with the help of the CSP had passed a new constitution outlining a new presidential republican system, in which the president would head both the cabinet and propose it. The PS believes a cabinet elected directly elected by the people with the standard of confidence in the National Assembly is by far the BEST system of governance. OOC: I'd like to also make the point that if your desire to change the system comes from the fact that your party has won a large majority but not the head of state, it goes both ways. In the future you could win perhaps both a majority and the head of state, or lose your majority but gain the head of state. It's simply a system to make this game more interesting. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 216 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 122 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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