We are working on a brand new version of the game! If you want to stay informed, read our blog and register for our mailing list.
Bill: Liberty and Equal Representation Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Unsubmissive Beluzian Workers 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: May 4082
Description[?]:
| TBD |
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 proportional algorithm that gives a very small advantage to larger regions.
Current: A proportional algorithm that gives a very small advantage to larger regions.
Proposed: Equal representation, regardless of region population.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Travel by foreigners to the nation.
Old value:: The nation imposes minimal border controls on visitors, with cursory security checks, to confirm visitor identities.
Current: The nation imposes strict border control on visitors, with intensive security checks, to maintain law and order.
Proposed: The nation imposes no border controls on visitors.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:23:06, August 29, 2016 CET | From | SLP-Libertarian Alliance | To | Debating the Liberty and Equal Representation Act |
| Message | Madam Speaker Article 2 is a proposal that punishes people for living in more populated regions. It is not a policy that creates equal representation, rather it just props up the power of a small region's vote. This is not equality in any sense of the word. |
subscribe to this discussion - unsubscribe
Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 205 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 271 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 48 |
| Random fact: Real-life organisations should not be referenced in Particracy, unless they are simple and generic (eg. "National Organisation for Women" is allowed). |
| Random quote: "Hunger makes a thief of any man." - Pearl S. Buck |