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Bill: NPH believes that 1 should equal 1
Details
Submitted by[?]: Free White Castle and The People 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: June 2167
Description[?]:
| One person, one vote. Votes shouldn't count more or less based upon where you live at. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The method used to determine the number of seats each region receives in the national legislature.
Old value:: A proportional algorithm that gives a very small advantage to larger regions.
Current: A proportional algorithm that gives a very small advantage to larger regions.
Proposed: Equal representation, regardless of region population.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:54:49, January 04, 2006 CET | From | Seosavists Republican party | To | Debating the NPH believes that 1 should equal 1 |
| Message | you've got it wrong that means each region gets the same amount of seats ignoring population! |
| Date | 19:03:49, January 04, 2006 CET | From | Luthori Green Party | To | Debating the NPH believes that 1 should equal 1 |
| Message | Our current legislation is actually closer to the one person, one vote ideal. |
| Date | 19:35:56, January 04, 2006 CET | From | Free White Castle and The People Party | To | Debating the NPH believes that 1 should equal 1 |
| Message | that is bizarre because it says a proportional algorithm that gives an advantage, that seems to imply that the initial division is proportional w/ some extra weight added on. |
| Date | 19:37:06, January 04, 2006 CET | From | Luthori Green Party | To | Debating the NPH believes that 1 should equal 1 |
| Message | It means that those regions with more people, get more seats. |
| Date | 19:53:25, January 04, 2006 CET | From | Free White Castle and The People Party | To | Debating the NPH believes that 1 should equal 1 |
| Message | Are you sure, have you seen it in practice, because if you look under options there is a proportional algorythm that favors large regions, one that favors small regions and then the equal representation option. |
| Date | 21:24:16, January 04, 2006 CET | From | Seosavists Republican party | To | Debating the NPH believes that 1 should equal 1 |
| Message | yes we've seen it in practice, look at the last election results. |
| Date | 22:21:28, January 04, 2006 CET | From | Free White Castle and The People Party | To | Debating the NPH believes that 1 should equal 1 |
| Message | so there is one result that is based on population, one result that favors small regions and another that favors small regions? |
| Date | 22:44:04, January 04, 2006 CET | From | Seosavists Republican party | To | Debating the NPH believes that 1 should equal 1 |
| Message | yup. |
| Date | 02:06:02, January 05, 2006 CET | From | Free White Castle and The People Party | To | Debating the NPH believes that 1 should equal 1 |
| Message | that really makes no sense to have it that way. so basically there are 2 options. |
| Date | 09:42:58, January 05, 2006 CET | From | Covenanters (IA) | To | Debating the NPH believes that 1 should equal 1 |
| Message | Now that we are a multi-national empire we really should employ this policy as it will grant equality to each client Kingdom. |
| Date | 02:12:12, January 06, 2006 CET | From | Social Calvinist Unionist Party | To | Debating the NPH believes that 1 should equal 1 |
| Message | And by the way, 2+2=5. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 261 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 489 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Submitting a bill without any proposals in it will not attract or detract voters. It will not raise your visibility or change your political position. |
| Random quote: "The opportunity to serve our country, that is all we ask." - John Smith |