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Bill: Constitutional Reform Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Socialdemokratiska Partiet (SDP)
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 3928
Description[?]:
| An Act to secure the successful operation of a fair and balanced legislative process, where opposition parties can play a constructive role in initiating new bills; where any coalition of parties has a chance to form a working government to represent the Telamon people; and where the title of the Head of Government better represents that position's role and the Telamon culture. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The number of proposals a party can introduce per year (will be handed out as a monthly quota).
Old value:: 12
Current: 20
Proposed: 20
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The constitutional right and responsibility to propose a cabinet to the legislature.
Old value:: Only the largest party can propose a cabinet.
Current: Each party can propose a cabinet coalition.
Proposed: Each party can propose a cabinet coalition.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The title of the head of government, who chairs the cabinet.
Old value:: Vice President
Current:
| Kanslari Ríkisstjórnar Hans Hátignar (Chancellor of His Majesty's Government) |
Proposed: Prime Minister
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 15:35:56, October 24, 2015 CET | From | Republikanerna (R) | To | Debating the Constitutional Reform Act |
| Message | Herr Talman, This is a counter-productive reform, it is of common-sense that only the largest parties should be able to propose a cabinet. |
| Date | 09:47:33, October 25, 2015 CET | From | Socialdemokratiska Partiet (SDP) | To | Debating the Constitutional Reform Act |
| Message | I don't see why... a coalition involving two or three smaller parties might be better than a coalition involving the largest party, and it is only democratic that the best or largest coalition forms a government, rather than the one with the largest party in it. Also, it will make elections and coalition building more interesting. |
| Date | 11:50:37, October 25, 2015 CET | From | Telamons Kommunistiska Parti (TKP) | To | Debating the Constitutional Reform Act |
| Message | TKP leadership is split on this issue, therefore they call for the factions to vote. Yes - LS, DS, ES, M = 66% No - L, T, NB, S = 34% TKP votes yes. |
| Date | 12:56:30, October 25, 2015 CET | From | Republikanerna (R) | To | Debating the Constitutional Reform Act |
| Message | Herr Talman, We will vote nay in the Constitutional amendment. |
| Date | 14:31:49, October 25, 2015 CET | From | Socialdemokratiska Partiet (SDP) | To | Debating the Constitutional Reform Act |
| Message | We are deeply concerned by the actions of the Republikanerna, in blocking a constitutional amendment that has the backing of the majority of the Riksdag. We urge you to reconsider, as we do not see why you oppose a move that would benefit all parties, in terms of getting a message across to the electorate and having a chance to form a stable government. While your actions are of course constitutionally acceptable, they are undemocratic to an extent because they go against the clear will of all other parties, who together hold a majority in the Riksdag. Tåge Rehnskøld Leader of the SDP |
| Date | 15:15:34, October 25, 2015 CET | From | Republikanerna (R) | To | Debating the Constitutional Reform Act |
| Message | This is not an undemocratic move, we do not agree with the amendment, thus we will vote against it. Any constitutional change requires two-thirds of the votes. We find it disturbing that some populist parties rush out constitutional amendments without a proper debate. We would like to add to that the the Social Democrats have no mandate in the Riksdag of Telamon, as they currently hold no seats. Riksdagsledamot Elina Frivall (R) |
| Date | 15:59:19, October 25, 2015 CET | From | Socialdemokratiska Partiet (SDP) | To | Debating the Constitutional Reform Act |
| Message | We would welcome an explanation of the particular aspects of the bill the Republicans take issue with, or what topics they feel were not debated sufficiently. We understand our position outside the Riksdag, but our proposal does have the support of the majority of members, and therefore vetoing the bill is against the will of the majority of the democratically elected representatives of the people, and so is undemocratic to some extent. We would once again like to attempt to persuade the Republikanerna to reconsider their understandable but nevertheless unhelpful position on this key issue. Tåge Rehnskøld SDP |
| Date | 16:18:06, October 25, 2015 CET | From | Socialdemokratiska Partiet (SDP) | To | Debating the Constitutional Reform Act |
| Message | We understand that as the largest party at present the Republikanerna may not feel this bill helps them, but there are more seats held by socialist parties at present than by the Republikanerna, and it is conceivable that at some point in the near future it may benefit you to be able to propose a cabinet, even if you are not the largest party, perhaps with a centrist coalition partner. |
| Date | 16:56:54, October 25, 2015 CET | From | Republikanerna (R) | To | Debating the Constitutional Reform Act |
| Message | The Republican party recieved around 37.7% of the votes, and we will not let our voters down. We will not change our current position and will continue to veto constitutional amendments. |
| Date | 17:03:47, October 25, 2015 CET | From | Socialdemokratiska Partiet (SDP) | To | Debating the Constitutional Reform Act |
| Message | Just to clarify that your position is to veto all constitutional amendments, not just this one? What are your reasons for doing this? It's not as if that's what the people voted for in particular. |
| Date | 18:48:43, October 25, 2015 CET | From | Telamons Kommunistiska Parti (TKP) | To | Debating the Constitutional Reform Act |
| Message | The current parliamentary situation is a perfect example for why this is needed. The largest party is not part of the parliamentary majority, thus making it nearly impossible for them to create a cabinet. |
| Date | 23:20:54, October 25, 2015 CET | From | Socialliberala Unionspartiet (SUP) | To | Debating the Constitutional Reform Act |
| Message | Herr Talman, it is now obvious that Republikanerna do not care for the wellbeing of the nation, as they seem to only care about votes. The number of votes one receives and the benefit of decisions made do not necessarily correlate. |
| Date | 15:45:33, October 26, 2015 CET | From | Republikanerna (R) | To | Debating the Constitutional Reform Act |
| Message | Herr Talman, We will not rush constitutional amendments, if there's no proper debate we will always vote No. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 111 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 68 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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