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Bill: Quotas Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Partido Nacional
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: November 3704
Description[?]:
| In order to conduct parliamentary business more efficiently, it would be better if there were stricter limits on how many bills a party can propose at a time. Victorino Santillian Delegate Speaker Partido Nacional |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The number of proposals a party can introduce per year (will be handed out as a monthly quota).
Old value:: 15
Current: 20
Proposed: 12
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The maximum proposal quota a party can accumulate.
Old value:: 20
Current: 20
Proposed: 15
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:16:59, July 29, 2014 CET | From | Dark-Light Green Communist Party | To | Debating the Quotas Act |
| Message | wow, so you guys want to limit the ability of a new party to improve their visibility, we are doing business just good, we feel we are being attacked by your party |
| Date | 21:19:35, July 29, 2014 CET | From | Partido Nacional | To | Debating the Quotas Act |
| Message | OOC: Please don't take this personally, it's not directed at you, it's about the procedure :). 12 proposals a year, or 1 per month, is a reasonable allowance, I think. New parties would still have ample opportunity to put forwards bills and raise their visibility. Remember Gaduridos has 8 parties now. If too many of us put forward too many bills at the same time, we will experience rather a lot of congestion! |
| Date | 21:20:54, July 29, 2014 CET | From | Sindicato Obrero Libre | To | Debating the Quotas Act |
| Message | Sr. Presidente, We feel that this is a reasonable proposition, seeing that it is a small drop-off from 15. Similarly, we would like a small drop-off of the maximum, to a reasonable number of 16 (or 15). We feel that in a full-fledge nation with 8 parties, there would be little need for every party to use up all of their proposals. There will be enough voting opportunities and issues on vote. Danki, Mako Candela Delegate Speaker Union Socialism Alliance |
| Date | 21:23:24, July 29, 2014 CET | From | Progressive Conservative Party | To | Debating the Quotas Act |
| Message | We'd like to thank Partido Nacional for proposing such a sensible bill. While limiting the proposals a party can introduce and accumulate isn't ideal, it is necessary under the current circumstances as Congress continues to be overwhelmed with bills despite the pleas of legislators and party leaders on both the right and the left. Should it be moved to voting procedure, this bill will have the full support of the CPG. Hank Stevenson CPG |
| Date | 21:30:05, July 29, 2014 CET | From | Partido Nacional | To | Debating the Quotas Act |
| Message | Senor Presidente, In deference to the USA's request, we have raised the proposed maximum quota allowance from 12 to 15. Danki. Victorino Santillian Delegate Speaker Partido Nacional |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 151 | ||||||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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