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Bill: Community Empowerment Bill, 3830
Details
Submitted by[?]: 구월당 / Partido Septembrista
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: March 3831
Description[?]:
| A BILL for the reform of local government powers to empower the communities of the Union. BE IT ENACTED by the Assembly of the Union of Dankuk, in exercise of its constitutional powers, with the affirmation and consent of the National Council of the Union, as follows: |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The appointment of mayors.
Old value:: The Head of State oversees the appointment of all mayors.
Current: Citizens elect their mayor directly in a local election.
Proposed: Local governments determine the method of appointment.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 12:29:47, April 13, 2015 CET | From | Plaid Hôb / Partido de la esperanza | To | Debating the Community Empowerment Bill, 3830 |
| Message | "We are worried about such decentralization tendencies. These will not help making Dranland free and democratic again. Our current local communities are to a large extent tinctured by centuries of Kyo racism and bigotry. We would prefer the abolition of Governorships entirely, handing governor powers to municipal councils. Governor elections was always such a waste of tax money anyway, in the past." Morganna Fahramar Headmistress, the Party of Hope |
| Date | 17:37:21, April 13, 2015 CET | From | Grand National Party | To | Debating the Community Empowerment Bill, 3830 |
| Message | Mr Speaker, as Unionists we remain sceptical of any decentralization tendencies, in particular in this case, which might lead to new forms of ethnic conflict if a municipality, for example, decides that only members of a certain race may be appointed as Mayors. YANG Sung-nam DUP Leader |
| Date | 18:38:18, April 13, 2015 CET | From | Coalición | To | Debating the Community Empowerment Bill, 3830 |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, This proposal is significantly better than the current law which simply gives too much power to the head of state. However, the coalition agrees with Morganna Fahramar's view that municipal councils could do an excellent job of exercising the powers of governors/mayors. Ángel Hernández Ortega, Co-leader (CP) |
| Date | 21:32:33, April 13, 2015 CET | From | 구월당 / Partido Septembrista | To | Debating the Community Empowerment Bill, 3830 |
| Message | Uijangnim-ssi, We do not share the concerns raised by opponents of this bill regarding sectional tendencies. This bill is a radical measure allowing each region to choose the method of appointment desirable to its own needs and ethnic makeup. The government of the Union will guarantee that such methods are not exclusionary and fully democratic, as is guaranteed under the constitutional principles underlying the Union. Eduardo Ryu Convenor of the Government (OOC: I assumed that the bill meant local governments could choose from all alternatives provided in the variable) |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 750 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Did you know you can change the official name of your nation? All you need to do is draw up a new name that is in accordance with the Nation Renaming Guide, pass a bill proposing the name change with a two-thirds majority and then post a request to Moderation on the "Renaming Requests" thread. You can change city and region names in this way too. |
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