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Bill: Voting Equality Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Jakania Citizens' 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: January 2180
Description[?]:
| This law should be changed as no Citizen's vote should be worth more then any other. |
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 pseudo-proportional algorithm that gives considerable advantage to smaller regions.
Proposed: Equal representation, regardless of region population.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 04:21:27, February 01, 2006 CET | From | Jakanian Democratic Socialist Party | To | Debating the Voting Equality Bill |
| Message | We are inclined to agree that every region should get the same ammount of representation... However, we must inform JCP that every citizens vote is considered equal, just a region's representation in parlaiment is based on the population, which we also agree isnt fair. The voters representation should not be based on what region they are from. |
| Date | 23:15:30, February 01, 2006 CET | From | Party for a Democratic Socialist Society | To | Debating the Voting Equality Bill |
| Message | we agree, sadly enough there doesnt exist an option of having one national vote instead of regionals |
| Date | 01:24:24, February 02, 2006 CET | From | Libertarian-Socialist Coalition | To | Debating the Voting Equality Bill |
| Message | How in the world does giving each "region" equal seats in the National Assembly regardless of population supposed to make every vote equal? Say there are two regions in my fictional little nation. Region A has 923874265 people living in it. Region B has 100. Yet, somehow, both are represented with 50 seats in the 100 seat assembly. How much is a region A voter's vote worth compared to someone in region B? While the situation is somewhat less extreme in United Jakania, it still will make votes far more uneven in worth than they currently are now. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 136 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 114 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: The people in your nation don't like inactive parties. When you often abstain from voting for a bill, they will dislike your party and your visibility to the electorate will decrease significantly. Low visibility will means you are likely to lose seats. So keep in mind: voting Yes or No is always better than Abstaining. |
| Random quote: "The man who prefers his country before any other duty shows the same spirit as the man who surrenders every right to the state. They both deny that right is superior to authority." - John Dalberg-Acton |