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Bill: Government by the Legislators, not the Civil Servants
Details
Submitted by[?]: Protectorate 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: December 2057
Description[?]:
| The time of our government is elected for is too short. Swings in power result in little time for a Cabinet member to learn their job and effect changes in their department before they are replaced. Our Asssemby members spend nearly 50% of their time running for reelection and little time is permitted for debate when issues are pushed forward for the election, thus many issues are left to their staff to study. Each Assembly should be given time to debate, vote and implement changes before they are evaluated by the people. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The length of a legislative and executive term, in months. Should be between 24 and 72.
Old value:: 24
Current: 48
Proposed: 48
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 05:10:12, May 23, 2005 CET | From | Social Republican Party | To | Debating the Government by the Legislators, not the Civil Servants |
| Message | Ya ok. |
| Date | 05:52:18, May 23, 2005 CET | From | Leviathan Party | To | Debating the Government by the Legislators, not the Civil Servants |
| Message | Malivia's short terms are the envy of many parties the world over, and have benefitted the left and right equally. There is no reason to lengthen government terms. |
| Date | 06:44:13, May 23, 2005 CET | From | Radical Centrists | To | Debating the Government by the Legislators, not the Civil Servants |
| Message | We concur with the Protectorate Party. OOC: I could do with the breathing space... |
| Date | 20:31:34, May 24, 2005 CET | From |  Protectorate Party | To | Debating the Government by the Legislators, not the Civil Servants |
| Message | Other comments? |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 40 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 51 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 9 |
| Random fact: In Culturally Protected nations, special care must be taken to ensure realism is maintained when role-playing a government controlled by an ethnic and/or religious minority. If it is to be supposed that this government is supported by a majority of the population, then this should be plausibly and sufficiently role-played. The burden of proof is on the player or players role-playing such a regime to demonstrate that it is being done realistically |
| Random quote: "A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin." H. L. Mencken |