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Bill: Head of State
Details
Submitted by[?]: Shuggoth Progressive 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: March 2186
Description[?]:
| See this legislation for background: http://80.237.164.51/particracy/main/viewbill.php?billid=46479 This bill will briefly change how we select our Head of State. (See the LGP comment below dated Feb 14). Each Party may select a candidate for the new HoS. Once the first HoS Election is finalized, I will submit a new bill to revert our constitution back to what it is now (HoS is hereditary). Remember that if you submit a candidate, the monarchy is hereditary, and the person you submit should have a name that is in character with the royal bloodline. So in other words, political intrigue can choose our next HoS, rather than asking a mod to do it for us on the forums. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Structure of the executive branch.
Old value:: The Head of State is hereditary and symbolic; the Head of Government chairs the cabinet.
Current: The Head of State is hereditary and symbolic; the Head of Government chairs the cabinet.
Proposed: The Head of State and Head of Government are two separate officials.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:37:42, February 05, 2006 CET | From | Luthori Green Party | To | Debating the Head of State |
| Message | If the third option happens, I'd run a candidate, naturally my candidate would be contraversial. After all, its LGP tradition; cause contraversy, effect progress. Also, party HQ has nothing better to do, and it sure beats organising gurney races, those nursing staff seem to guard them gurneys more closely since we started gurney racing down at party HQ. |
| Date | 22:56:20, February 08, 2006 CET | From | Social Calvinist Unionist Party | To | Debating the Head of State |
| Message | Sigismund, since we backed him and he was already elected once, but his position was stolen from him. |
| Date | 09:22:26, February 09, 2006 CET | From | Covenanters (IA) | To | Debating the Head of State |
| Message | We would vote for Sigismund IV Augustus who was indeed duly elected, but let down by his supporters. |
| Date | 12:03:19, February 09, 2006 CET | From | Luthori Green Party | To | Debating the Head of State |
| Message | We'd also vote for Sigismund IV Augustus, because he was the elected monarch before the Luthori civil war. |
| Date | 22:13:33, February 10, 2006 CET | From | Shuggoth Progressive Party | To | Debating the Head of State |
| Message | How do we go about making the change? I tried to amend the constitution to get the new Emperor elected, but you guys voted against it hehe. |
| Date | 16:24:51, February 13, 2006 CET | From | Covenanters (IA) | To | Debating the Head of State |
| Message | We can change the Emperor's name by passing a bill with a two-thirds majority, not by turning him into a tacky 'President' and being told who has been elected... |
| Date | 05:04:49, February 14, 2006 CET | From | Luthori Green Party | To | Debating the Head of State |
| Message | I've got to admit, this way is more fun, as it is full of Machiavellian overtones, and gives us a chance to RP an Imperial Court, with various factions vying for the seat. |
| Date | 10:19:26, February 14, 2006 CET | From | Luthori Democratic Party | To | Debating the Head of State |
| Message | There is only one true King and his name is Emporer Haile Sellaissie I (Jah Rastafari) - we will support no other King and as such will support this but oppose efforts to revert to a monarchical system |
| Date | 11:31:41, February 14, 2006 CET | From | Covenanters (IA) | To | Debating the Head of State |
| Message | I told you: we just need a pass a bill naming the new Emperor with a two-thirds majority: not let the game choose! |
| Date | 17:56:48, February 14, 2006 CET | From | Shuggoth Progressive Party | To | Debating the Head of State |
| Message | Fine, suck all of the fun out of everything! You Protestants are just anhedonic! |
| Date | 19:07:47, February 14, 2006 CET | From | Covenanters (IA) | To | Debating the Head of State |
| Message | Fun? Where is the fun in having the game TELL US who is our Emperor when we can decide for ourselves! |
| Date | 04:50:04, February 15, 2006 CET | From | Luthori Green Party | To | Debating the Head of State |
| Message | Also, the HoS has no actual powers in the game. It is just a figurehead position in terms of games mechanics. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 355 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 235 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 55 |
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