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Bill: Americanization Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Republican 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: October 3804
Description[?]:
| Major Legislation. |
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 hereditary and symbolic; the Head of Government chairs the cabinet.
Proposed: The Head of State is also Head of Government.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The title of the head of government, who chairs the cabinet.
Old value:: Statsminister
Current: Statsminister / Pääministeri
Proposed: President
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The formal title of the Head of State.
Old value:: Statssjef
Current: Hans Majestet Magnus, Kasulernes Konge, og hennes Majestet Astrid, Kasulernes Dronning; Akseli ja Soila, Agathan Suuriruhtinas ja Suuriruhtinatar (His Majesty Magnus, King of the Kazulians and Her Majesty Astrid, Queen of the Kazulians; Akseli and Soila, Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Agatha)
Proposed: President
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The official title of the legislative assembly.
Old value:: Stortinget
Current: Storting
Proposed: Senate
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The appointment of mayors.
Old value:: The municipal councils exercise mayoral powers.
Current: Mayors are elected by their municipal councils.
Proposed: Citizens elect their mayor directly in a local election.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The official title of subnational entities, also known as regions.
Old value:: Fylke
Current: Fylke (County)
Proposed: State
Article 8
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: Equal representation, regardless of region population.
Proposed: Equal representation, regardless of region population.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change The total number of seats in the legislative assembly. Should be between 75 and 750.
Old value:: 465
Current: 250
Proposed: 100
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 05:21:36, February 18, 2015 CET | From |  L'alliance des partis communistes | To | Debating the Americanization Act |
| Message | Actually, the correct system to remake the american system is The Head of State is also Head of Government, that way we seperate the legislature. you are putting a semi-president system as in France. |
| Date | 05:23:03, February 18, 2015 CET | From | Republican Party | To | Debating the Americanization Act |
| Message | Thanks. |
| Date | 21:06:05, February 19, 2015 CET | From | Cobura Unuiĝintaj | To | Debating the Americanization Act |
| Message | If you want america, move the zardugal. you're in the wrong nation for america, (Zardugal represents america) |
| Date | 21:17:12, February 19, 2015 CET | From | L'alliance des partis communistes | To | Debating the Americanization Act |
| Message | Does not Zardugal represent Esperanto ? |
| Date | 22:43:55, February 19, 2015 CET | From | Republican Party | To | Debating the Americanization Act |
| Message | The intent of this proposal is not to "be America" but to "be American". We want a structure of government that reflects the structure of the American government. |
| Date | 10:04:53, February 20, 2015 CET | From | NATIONAL PARTY | To | Debating the Americanization Act |
| Message | WE DO NOT ACCEPT 100 SEATS, IT SHOULD BE ABOVE 300 |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |
| yes |
Total Seats: 238 | |
| no |
Total Seats: 227 | |
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Party candidates for head of state elections are not visible to the public. This means that you cannot see who will run and who will not, which adds another strategic element to the elections. |
| Random quote: "A proof is a proof. What kind of a proof? It's a proof. A proof is a proof. And when you have a good proof, it's because it's proven." - Jean Chretien (describing the level of proof about weapons of mass destruction that Canada required to join the Iraq War) |