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Bill: Increasing the number of seats in parliment
Details
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: August 3833
Description[?]:
| Currently, the number of seats is 105, we propose increasing this to a larger and rounder number at 350. We believe this so parties can get a more even and fair representation in parliament. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The total number of seats in the legislative assembly. Should be between 75 and 750.
Old value:: 105
Current: 529
Proposed: 350
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:50:07, April 18, 2015 CET | From | Forward | To | Debating the Increasing the number of seats in parliment |
| Message | We can back this. |
| Date | 19:31:42, April 18, 2015 CET | From | Luthori Imperial Party | To | Debating the Increasing the number of seats in parliment |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, While in some ways the LIP support the principles behind this bill, in order to support the traditions of the Empire we must oppose this bill. I yield. |
| Date | 19:37:28, April 18, 2015 CET | From | Choice | To | Debating the Increasing the number of seats in parliment |
| Message | Tradition? TRADITION? So you're saying tradition is more important than what is right and wrong, what is more democratic and what is best for our nation? |
| Date | 20:58:21, April 18, 2015 CET | From | Luthori Imperial Party | To | Debating the Increasing the number of seats in parliment |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, By maintaining tradition, the government will be more stable in both the long and the short term. Through stability, the people would be willing to place more trust in the government, seeing it as a steadfast pillar in a sea of turmoil. 105 is the number that the Empire as often returned to time and time again and is therefore the electoral tradition of the Empire. I yield. |
| Date | 00:48:22, April 19, 2015 CET | From | Choice | To | Debating the Increasing the number of seats in parliment |
| Message | How will maintaining tradition keep the government more stable? And surely the people would appreciate the government moving on with the times a bit and 105 is a very small number, we think it would be less fair if such a small number of people were in government deciding what happens for the country. Also 105 is a very random number, if you're going for a number that small wouldn't just 100 make more sense? |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 42 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 63 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Real-life religions should not be referenced in Particracy. Terra has its own religions, many of which mirror real-life ones. See: http://particracy.wikia.com/wiki/Illustrated_Catalogue_of_Religion |
| Random quote: We are in politics not because we hate our fellow man, but because we love him. ~ Anton Weinreich, General Secretary of the Dorvish Communist Part |