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Bill: Electoral Reform Act of 2171
Details
Submitted by[?]: Pontesi Fascist Coalition
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: October 2172
Description[?]:
| It's time we stopped giving an unfair, undemocratic advantage to smaller regions and embraced the people as the true deciders of the number of seats a party receives in Parliament. If you care about representation and respecting the will of the people as honest public servants, you will support this bill. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The method used to determine the number of seats each region receives in the national legislature.
Old value:: A pseudo-proportional algorithm that gives considerable advantage to smaller regions.
Current: Equal representation, regardless of region population.
Proposed: A proportional algorithm that gives a very small advantage to larger regions.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 10:44:19, January 16, 2006 CET | From |   Pnték Znkak Prta 'Bastardry' | To | Debating the Electoral Reform Act of 2171 |
| Message | If you care about the representation of different people with different lifestyles in different climbes that may be lost due to weakened minority rights, then perhaps you stop making fallible barbed statements and think again. |
| Date | 17:23:58, January 16, 2006 CET | From | Pontesi Fascist Coalition | To | Debating the Electoral Reform Act of 2171 |
| Message | In a Republic, the will of the majority is paramount, and we must take action to ensure the voice of that majority is heard, not disproportionately represent smaller regions. This bill will ensure that the people are fairly represented and that the political parties in power truly express the people's mandate. Why would any good elected official oppose this bill, unless, of course, they somehow believe that they would loose power... |
| Date | 17:24:09, January 16, 2006 CET | From | Pontesi Fascist Coalition | To | Debating the Electoral Reform Act of 2171 |
| Message | In a Republic, the will of the majority is paramount, and we must take action to ensure the voice of that majority is heard, not disproportionately represent smaller regions. This bill will ensure that the people are fairly represented and that the political parties in power truly express the people's mandate. Why would any good elected official oppose this bill, unless, of course, they somehow believe that they would loose power... |
| Date | 17:54:38, January 16, 2006 CET | From | Pnték Znkak Prta 'Bastardry' | To | Debating the Electoral Reform Act of 2171 |
| Message | We are not republicans. We have more common sense. |
| Date | 02:29:38, January 17, 2006 CET | From | THEM | To | Debating the Electoral Reform Act of 2171 |
| Message | This works out better for me, so I'll vote yes ; ) |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 112 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 166 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 21 |
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