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Bill: Reducing the Senate
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: March 2172
Description[?]:
| I was wondering...why we have a Senate of 750 people? Can we reduce this number to a more modest 300-350? |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The total number of seats in the legislative assembly. Should be between 75 and 750.
Old value:: 750
Current: 200
Proposed: 200
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:11:07, January 13, 2006 CET | From |  Movement for White Supremacy | To | Debating the Reducing the Senate |
| Message | We had it at 750 because we wanted better representation of the people. Meaning, that if there are 100 people representing 100,000, then 1 senator represents 1000 people. However, if we have 1000 senators, 1 representative represents 100 people, which better makes up the population and the needs of the population. you follow? |
| Date | 19:13:42, January 13, 2006 CET | From | Movement for White Supremacy | To | Debating the Reducing the Senate |
| Message | plus, it gets rid or minimizes some of the "fuzz" of elections. Meaning, that a party could get 13.9% of the vote but only get 13% of the seats. now that I have fully slammed direct democracy, I agree with you El Dorado. I would rather the size be at 100 so that we could do easy calculations of the senate and how bills can pass. plus, a little fuzz in elections makes for fun. =P |
| Date | 21:56:36, January 13, 2006 CET | From | Liberty and Prosperity Party | To | Debating the Reducing the Senate |
| Message | The more representation, the better.... I don't like a reduction. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 212 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 186 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 352 |
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