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Bill: Executive reform
Details
Submitted by[?]: National Republican Alliance (NRA)
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: July 4097
Description[?]:
| A bill to create on leader instead of a confusing 2 leader system |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Structure of the executive branch.
Old value:: The Head of State and Head of Government are two separate officials.
Current: The Head of State is hereditary and symbolic; the Head of Government chairs the cabinet.
Proposed: The Head of State is also Head of Government.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 16:37:55, September 28, 2016 CET | From | Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Executive reform |
| Message | The Fundamental idea of having a Prime Minister should be preserved. |
| Date | 18:06:50, September 28, 2016 CET | From | Former Nationmaster of Rutania | To | Debating the Executive reform |
| Message | I will accept this if th e head of state is renamed "Prime Minister."Inwould accept it but I plan to change it in the future to introduce a hereditary monarch as constitutional head of state |
| Date | 20:43:24, September 28, 2016 CET | From | National Republican Alliance (NRA) | To | Debating the Executive reform |
| Message | We accept the proposal of the CMPR for they're support |
| Date | 08:42:13, September 29, 2016 CET | From | Former Nationmaster of Rutania | To | Debating the Executive reform |
| Message | I support, but the DF must create and try to pass a bill that changes the name of head of state to Prime Minister. This bill is effectively abolishing the two tier system and allowing the Prime Minister to take over all the duties of the President. Also I vow along with the Monarchist society to resinstate a monarchy as soon as members of the society have the required 434 seats majority. Beatrice Lloyd Leader of the CMPR |
| Date | 08:45:57, September 29, 2016 CET | From | National Republican Alliance (NRA) | To | Debating the Executive reform |
| Message | I have created a bill to change the name to Prime Minister Chairman Tyrell Finch, DF |
| Date | 19:58:50, September 29, 2016 CET | From |  Democratic Socialist Party of Rutania | To | Debating the Executive reform |
| Message | Perhaps some do not realise the implications of this bill. Under the proposed system, any proposed cabinet must gain the support, not only of the majority of the House, but also of the head of state's party, which must be included in the cabinet. This works fine if elections award both the Presidency and control of the House to the same bloc, but consider the scenario in which a head of state is elected from one bloc, and the opposing bloc wins a majority in the House. This very scenario caused years of deadlock in Rutanias past, in which the Left, including the DSPR, won large majorities in the House but were prevented from forming a government by a President from the old Libertarian Party, which would not even join a joint cabinet for the sake of keeping the government running, and insisted on proposing right wing cabinets, which did not pass due to their lack of a majority. Several early elections were held in a short space of time, in order to break this deadlock, but these returned the same outcome each time. In the end, the Libertarians continued in minority government, even when other Right parties dissolved, leaving key ministries vacant. This government held only de jure power, with the real power held by a de facto government led by the DSPR, which passed a radical socialist programme through the House. This situation continued for many years, until a supermajority was finally reached in favour of reforming the constitution so that the offices of Head of State and Head of Government were separated, as they continue to be. The DSPR urge all parties to vote against this bill so that Rutania is not plunged back into regular constitutional crises once again. |
| Date | 21:29:36, September 29, 2016 CET | From | Former Nationmaster of Rutania | To | Debating the Executive reform |
| Message | Ok, I have reconsidered and I admit I was wrong. We dont want that kind of crisis once more, for once I agree with the DSPR and will vote against. Beatrice Lloyd Leader CMPR |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 295 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 57 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 298 |
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