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Bill: New proposition for a bicameral legislature: Congress, The House and Senate
Details
Submitted by[?]: Baltusian International Democratic Party
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This bill is a resolution. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: June 4188
Description[?]:
| This bill would require a 2/3 majority to pass and the Senate would be established after the next election, in June 4185. System and Elections 1) A bicameral legislature will be adopted in Baltusia consisting of 'The House' and 'Senate'. Collectively, the two houses will be known as Congress. 2a) The House will consist of 700 Congresspeople elected by the people under game mechanics. The purpose of the House is to debate bills and propositions and vote on them. This is all under game mechanics. 2b) The Senate will consist of 100 Senators elected by the people under game mechanics. There are 20 Senators for each state. The following algorithm to elect Senators would be used. The total seats earned top 4 parties in each state are added together. The percentage of each party OUT OF THE TOP 4 parties is then calculated and then the percentages are the seats are divided according to that percentage. I am happy to equate the mathematics of the Senate to begin with if that is what is wanted, but by default it would be up to the nationmaster. Example- Election 4181, Albiland State Top 4 Parties: Patriotic Party- 55 Republican Party- 38 RAC- 17 BDGP-17 ----------------------------------- Total Seats- 127 Percentage out of Top 4 parties Patriotic Party- 43% Republican Party- 30% RAC- 13% BDGP-13% Senate Seats for Albiland Patriotic Party= 8 seats Republican Party= 6 seats RAC=3 seats BDGP= 3 seats The following system would be used in all 5 states to elect all 100 senators. Purpose of the House and Senate 1) Once a bill is proposed in the House, it is debated and then voted upon, requiring a simple 50% majority to pass (excluding RP laws). If a bill passes is accepted and is passed, it becomes law. Bill finished- law enacted. 2) If a bill is rejected in the House, it is moved to the Senate, where potential amendments and adjusted proposals are debated. Once the new proposals are ready and have been debated, they are voted upon. Each party writes its votes on the proposed amendments in the debate section. Amendments proposals require a simple majority to pass. If amendments debated in the Senate are rejected by the Senate as a whole, then the bill is over. 3) If amendments are accepted, then the bill goes back to The House where the amendments are then voted upon. Again, the amended bill would require a simple majority to pass. Again, if the bill is rejected at this point, the bill is over. If it is accepted then the law is enacted. OOC: I hope this is potentially the best way to do the bicameral legislature whilst sticking to game mechanics and rules. |
Proposals
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 15:51:07, March 29, 2017 CET | From | Patriotic Party of Baltusia | To | Debating the New proposition for a bicameral legislature: Congress, The House and Senate |
| Message | OOC: I have had this moved to a vote so we can archive it. Perhaps we can look at the system with fresh eyes after the 4188 election. Thanks. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 370 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 186 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 144 |
| Random fact: Characters are considered to be "owned" by the player who first mentioned or created them. In practice, players may share responsibility for role-playing a character, but ultimate authority rests with the owner. |
| Random quote: "Under every stone lurks a politician." Aristophanes (450 BC - 388 BC), Thesmophoriazusae, 410 B.C |