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Bill: Constitutional reform
Details
Status[?]: passed
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: December 3854
Description[?]:
| I can't pass this bill on my own (I need a two-third majority), so let me know if you agree with it, or if you want some adaptations. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning biological and chemical weaponry.
Old value:: The nation reserves the right to develop, construct and store biological and chemical weapons.
Current: The nation shall never develop, purchase or store biological or chemical weaponry.
Proposed: The nation shall never develop, purchase or store biological or chemical weaponry.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Public financing of political campaigns
Old value:: Campaigns are never publicly financed.
Current: Candidates receive public funds unless they have raised more than a certain amount of money.
Proposed: All candidates receive public funds but are not allowed to accept donations.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the use of chemical and biological weaponry in warfare.
Old value:: The nation reserves the right to use chemical or biological weapons in warfare for any reason.
Current: The nation shall never use chemical or biological weaponry in warfare.
Proposed: The nation shall never use chemical or biological weaponry in warfare.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Structure of the executive branch.
Old value:: The Head of State is hereditary and symbolic; the Head of Government chairs the cabinet.
Current: The Head of State and Head of Government are two separate officials.
Proposed: The Head of State and Head of Government are two separate officials.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The salaries of members of parliament and/or government.
Old value:: Members of parliament and/or government receive the highest salaries in the country, far above the salaries of other citizens.
Current: Members of parliament and/or government have all their expenses paid for by the state.
Proposed: Members of parliament and/or government are entitled to a comparatively average salary.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The title of the head of government, who chairs the cabinet.
Old value:: レークスバーウェサー・プラシデント・アンド・ライクスキャンズラー (Rēkusubāuxesā, Purashidento ando Raikusukyanzurā)
Current: Kanzler/Shushō
Proposed: Prime Minister
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The formal title of the Head of State.
Old value:: His Imperial and Heavenly Majesty, Sovereign of the Eastern Sun, Tennō-Kaisār of the Great Empire of Mikuni-Harusutoria, Emperor of Sekowo, Yūkīō-Rabuzubāgu Jofurī
Current: Präsident/Shachō
Proposed: President of the Eastern Sun, President-Emperor of the Great Empire-Republic of Mikuni-Harusutoria, President-Emperor of Sekowo
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The official title of the legislative assembly.
Old value:: ランズラード (Ranzurādo)
Current: Parlament/Gikai
Proposed: Free Democratic Assembly of the Represnentatives of the People
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Privileges of nobility (if nobility is recognised by the government).
Old value:: Nobility confers major rights, and can be hereditary.
Current: Nobility confers only titles and certain minor rights, but no political powers, and can be hereditary.
Proposed: Nobility confers titles and minor political rights, but no direct control over people or land, and can be hereditary.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change The official title of subnational entities, also known as regions.
Old value:: レイクスゴー (Reikusugō)
Current: Region/Chiiki
Proposed: Province
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change The method used to determine the number of seats each region receives in the national legislature.
Old value:: Equal representation, regardless of region population.
Current: Equal representation, regardless of region population.
Proposed: A proportional algorithm that gives a very small advantage to larger regions.
Article 12
Proposal[?] to change The length of a legislative and executive term, in months. Should be between 24 and 72.
Old value:: 72
Current: 24
Proposed: 48
Article 13
Proposal[?] to change The total number of seats in the legislative assembly. Should be between 75 and 750.
Old value:: 643
Current: 75
Proposed: 501
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:23:39, May 30, 2015 CET | From |  Hulsterreichische Volkspartei | To | Debating the Constitutional reform |
| Message | Hmmm... there are still things lacking, that I will fix in my bill For a long time, this country known as Hulstria & Gao-Soto was largely dominated by the Hulstrian (OOC Austrian) part of the nation, while the Gao-Showans (OOC Japanese) were a minority (while still playing a good role) However, a new party changed everything, made everything Gao-Showan and even changed the cultural protocols (of course it was the only party) I am trying to fix it and "re-Hulstrianize" the country. By the way, I will put your proposals in my new bill which will also change the names to something more Hulstrian. |
| Date | 18:26:27, May 30, 2015 CET | From | Hulsterreichische Volkspartei | To | Debating the Constitutional reform |
| Message | By the way, the proportional is useless - all regions have almost the same population. |
| Date | 16:28:43, May 31, 2015 CET | From | Green | To | Debating the Constitutional reform |
| Message | The proportional is usefull if that would change in the future, its just the principle that every citizen in the country would count equally, no matter if they live in a more or less populated region. I don't want to change to much in a short time, so at the moment this seemed to be enough for me, for further times, I would have to consider the consequences of those changes |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |
| yes |
Total Seats: 362 | |
| no | Total Seats: 0 | |
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: The majority of nations in Particracy are "Culturally Protected" with an established cultural background. Only the "Culturally Open" nations are not bound by the rules surrounding culture. The Cultural Protocols Index should be consulted for more information about the cultural situation of each nation. |
| Random quote: "You will win, but you will not convince. You will win, because you possess more than enough brute force, but you will not convince, because to convince means to persuade. And in order to persuade you would need what you lack, reason and right in the struggle." - Miguel de Unamuno |