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Bill: Birth of an Empire
Details
Submitted by[?]: National Imperial Hobrazian Front
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: October 3643
Description[?]:
| UPON the passage of this bill, Hobratsi shall be formally known as the Hobrazian Empire. The following constitutional amendments will also take effect. ARTICLE I: Maximus Wagner, the current Head of State, will be granted this post indefinitely and the post shall be hereditary. The head of government shall be a separate official who chairs the cabinet. Claimants to the throne must be the oldest male heir, or oldest female heir in the event of no male offspring. ARTICLE II: The nomenclature for the Head of Government shall be Imperial Viceroy. ARTICLE III: The nomenclature for the hereditary Head of State shall henceforth be known as the Grand Emperor. He shall be addressed as His Imperial Majesty in formal occasions or simply Emperor in less formal occasions. ARTICLE IV: The elected parliamentary body, currently named the Hobrazian National Council, shall henceforth be called the Imperial Diet. ARTICLES V and VI: The Grand Emperor may grant hereditary titles of nobility to notable individuals and houses. ARTICLE VII: The Grand Emperor had the right to appoint mayor of cities. ARTICLE VIII: Members or the Imperial Diet shall be compensated an average salary for their duties, as determined by the Minister of Finance. ARTICLE IX: The Grand Emperor is the only individual with the right to propose a cabinet, which must then be approved by the Imperial Diet. |
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: Each party can propose a cabinet coalition.
Proposed: Only the Head of State can propose a cabinet coalition.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Structure of the executive branch.
Old value:: The Head of State and Head of Government are two separate officials.
Current: The Head of State is also Head of Government.
Proposed: The Head of State is hereditary and symbolic; the Head of Government chairs the cabinet.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The salaries of members of parliament and/or government.
Old value:: Members of parliament and/or government have all their expenses paid for by the state.
Current: Members of parliament and/or government are entitled to a comparatively average salary.
Proposed: Members of parliament and/or government are entitled to a comparatively average salary.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The title of the head of government, who chairs the cabinet.
Old value:: Premier Ministri
Current: Hobratsis Respublikis Prezidenti (President of the Hobrazian Republic)
Proposed: Imperial Viceroy
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The formal title of the Head of State.
Old value:: Prezidenti
Current: Hobratsis Respublikis Prezidenti (President of the Hobrazian Republic)
Proposed: Grand Emperor
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The official title of the legislative assembly.
Old value:: Hobratsur Erovnuli Krebis (Hobrazian National Assembly)
Current:
| Erovnuli Asamblea (National Assembly) |
Proposed: Imperial Diet
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The appointment of mayors.
Old value:: Citizens elect their mayor directly in a local election.
Current: Citizens elect their mayor directly in a local election.
Proposed: The Head of State oversees the appointment of all mayors.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Titles of nobility.
Old value:: No titles of nobility are granted or recognised, their use is forbidden.
Current: Titles of nobility may be granted by the government and any other political body designated by it.
Proposed: Titles of nobility may be granted only by the Head of State.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Privileges of nobility (if nobility is recognised by the government).
Old value:: Nobility confers only titles and certain minor rights, but no political powers, and is not hereditary.
Current: Nobility confers only titles and certain minor rights, but no political powers, and is not hereditary.
Proposed: Nobility confers titles and minor political rights, but no direct control over people or land, and can be hereditary.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
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| Vote | Seats | |
| yes | Total Seats: 746 | |
| no | Total Seats: 4 | |
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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