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Bill: The Glover Amendment
Details
Submitted by[?]: Judean People's Front
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: January 2178
Description[?]:
| ( my name is glover by the way.) |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The constitutional right and responsibility to propose a cabinet to the legislature.
Old value:: Only the Head of State can propose a cabinet coalition.
Current: Each party can propose a cabinet coalition.
Proposed: Each party can propose a cabinet coalition.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning gated communities.
Old value:: No gated communities are allowed.
Current: No gated communities are allowed.
Proposed: The private sector can set up gated communities.
Article 3
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: A proportional algorithm that gives a very small advantage to larger regions.
Proposed: Equal representation, regardless of region population.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:15:39, January 28, 2006 CET | From | Judean People's Front | To | Debating the The Glover Amendment |
| Message | yea so what.. i added a rider to this one. what you gonna do about it? |
| Date | 20:48:30, January 28, 2006 CET | From | Habonim Dror | To | Debating the The Glover Amendment |
| Message | Vote "no"? |
| Date | 21:13:06, January 28, 2006 CET | From | The party formerly known as Likud | To | Debating the The Glover Amendment |
| Message | oooooooooooh PWND! |
| Date | 00:03:34, January 29, 2006 CET | From | Judean People's Front | To | Debating the The Glover Amendment |
| Message | dirty communist. Get out of my country... go ahead, promote anarchy to our fair country. but you had better watch out, because I can kill a man 6 times before he hits the ground... |
| Date | 00:09:27, January 29, 2006 CET | From | National Farmers' Party | To | Debating the The Glover Amendment |
| Message | I only agree with article 2, but I'll vote yea. |
| Date | 17:31:19, January 29, 2006 CET | From | Habonim Dror | To | Debating the The Glover Amendment |
| Message | You have brought this unto yourself. If you want to pass legislation, do not attempt to include indecent measures in it. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 26 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 58 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 16 |
| 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: "The problem is big government. If whoever controls government can impose his way upon you, you have to fight constantly to prevent the control from being harmful. With small, limited government, it doesn't much matter who controls it, because it can't do you much harm." - Harry Browne |