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Bill: Presidency Reform Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: United Republics 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: September 3868
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
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 is also Head of Government.
Proposed: The Head of State and Head of Government are two separate officials.
Article 2
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.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 05:52:22, June 28, 2015 CET | From |  Great National Republican Guard | To | Debating the Presidency Reform Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, This does not specify a title for the head of state. It will just allow anyone to run for the position of head of state, assuming this person can be a despot without any titular indication of his/her role in the country. Direct elections in a country with as many as 8 parties can be dangerous and undemocratic. It is silly to allow this in the first place, and even more silly to give this official the exclusive right to nominate Presidents and other cabinet members. -- Trevor Fertig, Chairman of the GNRG, Vice President of GDR Lodamun |
| Date | 05:58:51, June 28, 2015 CET | From | Great National Republican Guard | To | Debating the Presidency Reform Act |
| Message | To add to my earlier statement, Mr. Speaker, This bill does not really reform the Presidency. It only strips all MPs of their ability to nominate Presidents, and the Presidium is forced to only consider nominations that are made by a head of state who does not have a title. I believe that the current parliamentary system gives proportional power to all parties, in that each party's power is based on its support and number of seats. In a system with direct elections for a single official, power and responsibility are concentrated in the hands of a single person. -- Trevor Fertig, Chairman of the GNRG, Vice President of GDR Lodamun |
| Date | 00:45:32, June 29, 2015 CET | From | People of Freedom (P.F) | To | Debating the Presidency Reform Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, The head of state has no title here. Making this ammendment pointless. Amy Lane Leader of the P.F within the Presidium |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 77 | |||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 522 | |||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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