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Bill: Congressional Size Reduction Act of 4050
Details
Submitted by[?]: Vintalli Nationalist 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: March 4051
Description[?]:
| We propose lowering it to 399. This is roughly 1 seat per 250,000 citizens and it's also an odd number which helps prevent ties. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The total number of seats in the legislative assembly. Should be between 75 and 750.
Old value:: 400
Current: 256
Proposed: 399
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:25:50, June 27, 2016 CET | From | Classical Liberal Party | To | Debating the Congressional Size Reduction Act of 4050 |
| Message | The Neoconservative Party and the Neo-Democratic Party have tried this before, but I do not think the votes are there. |
| Date | 23:26:39, June 27, 2016 CET | From | Vintalli Nationalist Party | To | Debating the Congressional Size Reduction Act of 4050 |
| Message | It all hinges on how the Green Moderates vote. |
| Date | 00:34:34, June 28, 2016 CET | From | Green Moderates Party | To | Debating the Congressional Size Reduction Act of 4050 |
| Message | We have already reduced the legislature by 350 seats at once. For the posterity of it all, make it 401. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 308 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 442 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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