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Bill: Constitutional Reform Proposal
Details
Submitted by[?]: Justice, Development and Freedom
Status[?]: passed
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 3517
Description[?]:
| As we both desire and require consensus in order to pass this bill, Justice, Development and Freedom requests views on the proposals in this bill. |
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 and Head of Government are two separate officials.
Proposed: The Head of State and Head of Government are two separate officials.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The method used to determine the number of seats each region receives in the national legislature.
Old value:: Equal representation, regardless of region population.
Current: A proportional algorithm that gives a very small advantage to larger regions.
Proposed: A proportional algorithm that gives a very small advantage to larger regions.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The number of proposals a party can introduce per year (will be handed out as a monthly quota).
Old value:: 20
Current: 20
Proposed: 15
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The length of a legislative and executive term, in months. Should be between 24 and 72.
Old value:: 25
Current: 48
Proposed: 42
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:08:55, July 17, 2013 CET | From | Justice, Development and Freedom | To | Debating the Constitutional Reform Proposal |
| Message | We propose to: 1. Seperate out the Head of State and Head of Government as seperate positions, creating a new Prime Minister position and in doing so make our system more parliamentary. 2. Allocate seats to regions based on population size, rather than the current system which unfairly overrepresents depopulated regions and underrepresents populated ones. 3. Double the length of the parliamentary term. At the current length of the term almost half the parliament is taken up by coalition negotiations or a in which legislation cannot be presented as it will be thrown into debate by the election. 4. Reducing the number of seats in parliament. Let us reduce the costs of politics. We do not need 750 MPs to run our legislature! |
| Date | 01:38:32, July 17, 2013 CET | From | The Al'Badaran Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Constitutional Reform Proposal |
| Message | The ALP would like to see a change in quotas added to this bill We would suggest that the upper cap for storage of proposals be upped, and the distribution level be lowered, the ALP would suggest lowering proposals would encourage smarter bill making. |
| Date | 07:23:54, July 17, 2013 CET | From | Hizb Al-Ahrar (Liberal Party) | To | Debating the Constitutional Reform Proposal |
| Message | Agree with article 1 & 2. OOC: However, the reason for 750 seats is because it best represents the popular vote. Also I'd recommend 42 months as that is one week IRL. |
| Date | 10:59:51, July 17, 2013 CET | From | Green Republic Party (GRP) | To | Debating the Constitutional Reform Proposal |
| Message | Agree with all bar the 750 reduction. I think the proposal quota is fine as it is. |
| Date | 12:04:05, July 17, 2013 CET | From | Justice, Development and Freedom | To | Debating the Constitutional Reform Proposal |
| Message | We have removed the reduction in seats and added some proposals regarding legislative proposals. Do we have consensus? |
| Date | 12:47:54, July 17, 2013 CET | From | Hizb Al-Ahrar (Liberal Party) | To | Debating the Constitutional Reform Proposal |
| Message | I still think lowering the legislative term to 42 months is ideal as it then last a week in real life, as opposed to 8 days. |
| Date | 13:13:07, July 17, 2013 CET | From | Progressive Conservative Party | To | Debating the Constitutional Reform Proposal |
| Message | The Progressive Conservatives are against lowering the number of seats for certain regions and therefore reducing their voice in Parliament. We also express concern over the longer term of the executive and legislature. Articles 1, 4 & 5 are however sensible proposals. |
| Date | 13:16:43, July 17, 2013 CET | From | Green Republic Party (GRP) | To | Debating the Constitutional Reform Proposal |
| Message | I'm agreed on these proposals. |
| Date | 16:28:34, July 17, 2013 CET | From | Justice, Development and Freedom | To | Debating the Constitutional Reform Proposal |
| Message | Justice, Development and Freedom feels a legislative term of 3.5 years is inherently a 'bit weird'. Yes, that is our official stance. We'd prefer either 48 months or 36 months to 42. On the different weightings for the provinces point, it is worth noting that it will make barely any difference as the provinces are all roughly equal in size anyway. However, we feel it is a point of fairness that all votes should hold, as close as possible, an equal value. |
| Date | 17:49:18, July 17, 2013 CET | From | Green Republic Party (GRP) | To | Debating the Constitutional Reform Proposal |
| Message | Shall we begin voting on this then? I think we have near enough a consensus... |
| Date | 19:03:32, July 17, 2013 CET | From | Justice, Development and Freedom | To | Debating the Constitutional Reform Proposal |
| Message | Due to our desire for consensus, we shall wait a little longer for consensus, but if there are no more responses we will push forward to a vote shortly. |
| Date | 19:25:17, July 17, 2013 CET | From | Hizb Al-Ahrar (Liberal Party) | To | Debating the Constitutional Reform Proposal |
| Message | I am happy to agree to longer terms, just 42 months is the most convenient out of the possible options in my opinion. |
| Date | 19:36:24, July 17, 2013 CET | From | The Al'Badaran Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Constitutional Reform Proposal |
| Message | The ALP would prefer to see 42 month terms, however, is happy to vote for it in its current form |
| Date | 19:37:33, July 17, 2013 CET | From | Justice, Development and Freedom | To | Debating the Constitutional Reform Proposal |
| Message | Due to negotiations with the ALP, and bowing to the honestly held opinion of the Liberal Party we accede to the desire for a 3.5 year term. For what it's worth Justice, Development and Freedom's constitutional advisor stated that 'those fellas are crazy, yo' |
| Date | 19:37:41, July 17, 2013 CET | From | The Al'Badaran Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Constitutional Reform Proposal |
| Message | The ALP would prefer to see 42 month terms, however, is happy to vote for it in its current form |
| Date | 19:40:16, July 17, 2013 CET | From | The Al'Badaran Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Constitutional Reform Proposal |
| Message | The ALP would prefer to see 42 month terms, however, is happy to vote for it in its current form |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 651 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 92 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 7 |
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