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Bill: The appointment of mayors
Details
Submitted by[?]: Fatherland Party
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: July 2180
Description[?]:
| Citizens are not fit to elect mayors, they can elect other officials already who can do this same for them practically for free. Experts must do this work in order to have an efficient goverment and avoid populistic choices. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The appointment of mayors.
Old value:: Citizens elect their mayor directly in a local election.
Current: Citizens elect their mayor directly in a local election.
Proposed: Mayors are elected by their municipal councils.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:42:02, February 02, 2006 CET | From | Revolutionary Socialist Alliance | To | Debating the The appointment of mayors |
| Message | That is a totally ridiculous assertion, paving the way for bias. The Mayor would be a representative of the town/city and therefore of the people, so why should they not choose? |
| Date | 06:30:28, February 03, 2006 CET | From |  Txurruka/Aperribai/Mayoz's OPX | To | Debating the The appointment of mayors |
| Message | Aren't populistic choices what parties like the Fatherland Party thrive on? |
| Date | 17:48:50, February 03, 2006 CET | From | Libertad y Justicia | To | Debating the The appointment of mayors |
| Message | This is a slippery slope to Totalitarianism. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 76 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 275 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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| Random quote: "Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely." - John Dalberg-Acton |