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Bill: Second Legislature Reform Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Union 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 3691
Description[?]:
| A bill to reform the Alorian legislature. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The official title of the legislative assembly.
Old value:: Congress
Current: Cynulliad y Bobl (Assembly of the People)
Proposed: Senate
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change National service.
Old value:: All adults upon completion of schooling must serve a term in the military.
Current: All adults upon completion of schooling can be required in times of war to serve a term in the military.
Proposed: All adults upon completion of schooling can be required in times of war to serve a term in the military.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The total number of seats in the legislative assembly. Should be between 75 and 750.
Old value:: 750
Current: 350
Proposed: 200
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:41:01, July 01, 2014 CET | From | Union Party | To | Debating the Second Legislature Reform Act |
| Message | OOC: I'll keep this in the debate process. We need more time to talk about this. |
| Date | 23:27:33, July 01, 2014 CET | From | Liberal Freedom Party | To | Debating the Second Legislature Reform Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, We will gladly second this motion and hope that given the electorates blessing we will have at least one seat in the new legislature to mark in favor of this bill. Mrs. Eleanor Garsdale, LFP Leader |
| Date | 23:31:33, July 01, 2014 CET | From | United Conservative Party | To | Debating the Second Legislature Reform Act |
| Message | We vote yes. |
| Date | 03:00:20, July 02, 2014 CET | From | Union Party | To | Debating the Second Legislature Reform Act |
| Message | This bill will be proposed in the next Congress. |
| Date | 07:26:36, July 02, 2014 CET | From | Labor Party | To | Debating the Second Legislature Reform Act |
| Message | This is unfair to smaller parties. It raises the thresh hold for a party to gain a seat....stifling minority party opportunities. |
| Date | 07:41:37, July 02, 2014 CET | From | Union Party | To | Debating the Second Legislature Reform Act |
| Message | Incorrect. The ratio would remain the same. It's like saying there is one party with 100 seats and one party with 10 seats. This bill just reduces the seats in the legislature so the 100-seat party then has 10 seats and the 10-seat party then has 1 seat. |
| Date | 07:43:04, July 02, 2014 CET | From | Union Party | To | Debating the Second Legislature Reform Act |
| Message | It's also easier to keep track of percentages and coalitions because it's only twice of 100. Also, every party acts as one. If one party has 20 seats and another party has 21 seats it doesn't matter what happens, because the 21-seat party will always neat the other when voting. |
| Date | 22:26:29, July 02, 2014 CET | From | Labor Party | To | Debating the Second Legislature Reform Act |
| Message | You are still wrong in regards to the threshold. At 100 seats, each legislator represents 1 million. Versus at the current level, they represent 133k. This move is elitist and further disconnects the electorate from their legislature. |
| Date | 22:31:27, July 02, 2014 CET | From | Union Party | To | Debating the Second Legislature Reform Act |
| Message | We'll see. |
| Date | 06:47:06, July 03, 2014 CET | From | Union Party | To | Debating the Second Legislature Reform Act |
| Message | What provisions would you like to have in this bill so that you will vote yes? |
| Date | 06:47:21, July 03, 2014 CET | From | Union Party | To | Debating the Second Legislature Reform Act |
| Message | That's a question to everyone, by the way. |
| Date | 20:07:22, July 03, 2014 CET | From | Union Party | To | Debating the Second Legislature Reform Act |
| Message | I have given up my position over the military to help pass this bill. I hope all other parties may vote appropriately. |
| Date | 22:09:11, July 03, 2014 CET | From | Liberal Freedom Party | To | Debating the Second Legislature Reform Act |
| Message | The LFP having reconsidered the case put forward by the Labor party feel that this reform is not right for the moment. We revoke our initial support for this bill. |
| Date | 22:23:52, July 03, 2014 CET | From | United Conservative Party | To | Debating the Second Legislature Reform Act |
| Message | LFP and labor you guys make no sense! Just because there are less seats doesn't mean that minority parties will be stifled. It's just proportionately different. |
| Date | 22:55:52, July 03, 2014 CET | From | Union Party | To | Debating the Second Legislature Reform Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, Bigger government, bigger bureaucracy. Such are the values of those on the left. We kept this bill in debate and were willing to compromise. I cannot understand why Labor and LFP refuse to reach a consensus. This gridlock is harmful to the progress of Aloria. Congressman Yuval Garin (U-Gavonshire) Union Study Committee Chairman |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 235 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 261 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 254 |
| 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: "Under every stone lurks a politician." Aristophanes (450 BC - 388 BC), Thesmophoriazusae, 410 B.C |