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Bill: Parliamentary Privileges Act- 3749
Details
Submitted by[?]: People of Freedom (P.F)
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: August 3750
Description[?]:
| Proposal. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The salaries of members of parliament and/or government.
Old value:: Members of parliament and/or government are entitled to a comparatively average salary.
Current: Members of parliament and/or government are entitled to a comparatively average salary.
Proposed: Members of parliament and/or government have all their expenses paid for by the state.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:35:05, October 29, 2014 CET | From | Conservative Monarchist Alliance | To | Debating the Parliamentary Privileges Act- 3749 |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, It is appropriate for Members of the Presidium to be paid a salary which allows them to support themselves and their families. Otherwise, people from less wealthy backgrounds will be deterred from running for election. Anton Rietveld Chairman of the Conservative Monarchist Alliance |
| Date | 00:40:46, October 29, 2014 CET | From | Social Libermuns Party | To | Debating the Parliamentary Privileges Act- 3749 |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, I think Mr. Rietveld is assuming that Presidium members will not get salaries. This law basically makes everything a Presidium member needs to pay for covered by state monies. That would include the support of their lifestyle and cover the keep of their family as well, unless I am mistaking the JDP's intent. ~ Rowan Argall FISH Head |
| Date | 06:05:48, October 29, 2014 CET | From |  Great National Republican Guard | To | Debating the Parliamentary Privileges Act- 3749 |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, What does someone use his salary for? Don't people use their salaries for their expenses? Mr. Rietveld is crazy. -- Kevin Landau, Opposition Spokesman on Finance |
| Date | 12:08:56, October 30, 2014 CET | From | Conservative Monarchist Alliance | To | Debating the Parliamentary Privileges Act- 3749 |
| Message | OOC: I presumed this law meant MPs would have their working expenses paid (eg. cost of running offices etc.), not their personal expenses (home, food, etc.). Now this law has passed, though, I think we have an opportunity for some parliamentary expenses scandals :). The UK has had some of this: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_parliamentary_expenses_scandal |
| Date | 00:54:28, November 02, 2014 CET | From | Social Libermuns Party | To | Debating the Parliamentary Privileges Act- 3749 |
| Message | OOC: It says all expenses, not work expenses. But I can understand the confusion. As for potential expense scandals, bring it on. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 240 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 68 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 291 |
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| Random quote: "I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it." - Thomas Jefferson |