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Bill: Constitutional Changes to Telamon
Details
Submitted by[?]: Brethrenist Party of Telamon (BPT)
Status[?]: passed
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: September 4101
Description[?]:
| This bill aims at completing the political changes to Telamon in Accord with the proposals made by the Committee on National Legislation. This Bill Also proposes the change of the name of the Republic to the "Brethrenist Yearly Meeting of Telamon" |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The number of proposals a party can introduce per year (will be handed out as a monthly quota).
Old value:: 20
Current: 20
Proposed: 20
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The maximum proposal quota a party can accumulate.
Old value:: 30
Current: 40
Proposed: 50
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The formal title of the Head of State.
Old value:: President
Current: Hennar Hátign Halldóra , DrottningTælmörks, Æðsti Gothi Tela, Yfirmaður Samveldisins og Verjandi Trúarbragðanna (Her Majesty Halldóra , Queen of Telamon, High Chiefess of the Tela, Head of the Commonwealths and Defender of Faiths)
Proposed: Clerk of the Meeting
Article 4
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.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The official title of the legislative assembly.
Old value:: Congress
Current: Landsthingi (National Assembly)
Proposed: Committee of the Whole
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The official title of subnational entities, also known as regions.
Old value:: Landsting
Current: Samveldi (Commonwealths)
Proposed: Monthly Meeting
Article 7
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 8
Proposal[?] to change The length of a legislative and executive term, in months. Should be between 24 and 72.
Old value:: 24
Current: 54
Proposed: 36
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change The total number of seats in the legislative assembly. Should be between 75 and 750.
Old value:: 300
Current: 450
Proposed: 100
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:16:35, October 08, 2016 CET | From |  Anti-Brethrenist Party of Telamon (ABPT) | To | Debating the Constitutional Changes to Telamon |
| Message | "This proposal is simply outrageous. We must preserve Telamon's status as a secular nation rather than a nation that bends to the will of a religion that a majority of our citizens don't even give their praise to." ~ Christian Blomquist (ABPT) |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |
| yes | Total Seats: 300 | |
| no | Total Seats: 0 | |
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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