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Bill: Executive Reform - 3878
Details
Submitted by[?]: Sezenhlalo Caucus
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: January 3878
Description[?]:
| Upon passage of this bill, Ibutho will be officially declared a one-party state, under the rule of the "National Party" - thus all legislators must be members of the National Party. The National Party is the only legal party. The National Party's members may arrange themselves into caucuses, blocs, or factions, but may not claim the existence of another "Party" - thus any faction or bloc is prohibited from calling itself a "Party" within the National Party. The National Party Leader is also the Leader of the Nation, who serves as both head of state and head of government. This individual, along with a cabinet of ministers, will be elected by the National Party Ikomidi. The representation of each bloc in the National Party Ikomidi will be determined by popular vote in elections. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Structure of the executive branch.
Old value:: The Head of State is also Head of Government.
Current: The Head of State and Head of Government are two separate officials.
Proposed: The Head of State is hereditary and symbolic; the Head of Government chairs the cabinet.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The title of the head of government, who chairs the cabinet.
Old value:: Umphathiswa Inkosi (Chief Minister)
Current: Eerste Minister (First Minister)
Proposed: National Party Leader
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The official title of the legislative assembly.
Old value:: Yinhlangano yamazwe isishayamthetho [Federal Parliament]
Current: Federale Kamer (Federal Chamber)
Proposed: National Party Ikomidi
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The formal title of the Head of State.
Old value:: Ummongameli [President]
Current: Staatspresident (State President)
Proposed:
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The number of proposals a party can introduce per year (will be handed out as a monthly quota).
Old value:: 20
Current: 20
Proposed: 6
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The maximum proposal quota a party can accumulate.
Old value:: 50
Current: 50
Proposed: 24
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The length of a legislative and executive term, in months. Should be between 24 and 72.
Old value:: 72
Current: 60
Proposed: 48
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The total number of seats in the legislative assembly. Should be between 75 and 750.
Old value:: 275
Current: 665
Proposed: 299
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 02:14:26, July 17, 2015 CET | From |  Moderation | To | Debating the Executive Reform - 3878 |
| Message | OOC: Just to clarify, the system proposed here, which would ban political parties but allow players to operate as "factions" within a "National Party", has been ruled by Moderation to be legal within the Rules of the Game. Aquinas (Moderation) |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 275 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: In Culturally Protected nations, it is the responsibility of players to ensure the candidate boxes on their Party Overview screens are filled in with appropriate names. If a player is allotted seats in a Cabinet bill and has not filled in names for the relevant candidate position, then the program will automatically fill in the positions with names which might not necessarily be appropriate for the Cultural Protocols. |
| Random quote: "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." - Margaret Mead |