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Bill: Parliament seat change act
Details
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: December 4045
Description[?]:
| To finally bring forward the goal of the CYP: |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The total number of seats in the legislative assembly. Should be between 75 and 750.
Old value:: 375
Current: 150
Proposed: 699
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Women's working rights.
Old value:: Women are entitled the same working rights as men.
Current: Women are entitled the same working rights as men.
Proposed: Women are only allowed to work in part time jobs.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Women in the military.
Old value:: Women serve alongside men.
Current: Women serve alongside men.
Proposed: Women can only serve in non-battle positions.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning who can proceed with adoption; in case adoption is legal.
Old value:: Everyone may adopt children.
Current: Everyone may adopt children.
Proposed: Only heterosexual couples may adopt children.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning religions.
Old value:: There is an official state religion, but membership is completely voluntary.
Current: There is an official state religion, but membership is completely voluntary.
Proposed: There is an official state religion, and membership is mandatory.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 16:48:57, June 17, 2016 CET | From |  La Gauche/Les Verts (LV) | To | Debating the Parliament seat change act |
| Message | This is a total embarrassment! How would you feel if you were one of the loyal Beiteynuese citizens brutally affected by this bill? Put yourself in their place and add common sense to your bills, please! |
| Date | 21:54:51, June 17, 2016 CET | From | United Citizens Party | To | Debating the Parliament seat change act |
| Message | We will no accept these conservationists and extremists proposals! With United Citizens Party all Citizens will have equal rights, with other political organization of our country. We don't accept this involutional government! Amen! |
| Date | 22:08:52, June 17, 2016 CET | From | People's Atheist Party | To | Debating the Parliament seat change act |
| Message | This is such a shame! This party is always upseting Beiteynu's population, making dictatorial changes, you are not representing a democratic state. |
| Date | 22:16:36, June 17, 2016 CET | From | La Gauche/Les Verts (LV) | To | Debating the Parliament seat change act |
| Message | You are causing Beiteynu to turn into a disastrous mess! We are now tightening sanctions. |
| Date | 01:27:58, June 18, 2016 CET | From | תְּקוּמָה | To | Debating the Parliament seat change act |
| Message | Dear members of the Knesset, when a democratically elected Knesset changes with a majority vote the laws of the land then this is not a dictatorship but democracy. It might be hard to grasp but Beiteynu will never be a liberal country. Paul Grünbaum, prime minister |
| Date | 13:13:50, June 18, 2016 CET | From | La Gauche/Les Verts (LV) | To | Debating the Parliament seat change act |
| Message | We'll see about that! |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 182 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 89 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Any RP law granting extraordinary "emergency powers" or dictator-like powers to a government must be passed by at least a 2/3rds majority, but (like all RP laws) may always be overturned by a simple majority vote of the legislature. |
| Random quote: "You can only progress when you think big, you can only move forward when you look further." - Arria Ivmarus, former Selucian politician |