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Bill: Constitutional Reform Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Socialist 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 4221
Description[?]:
| We propose the following: |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The constitutional right and responsibility to propose a cabinet to the legislature.
Old value:: Only the largest party can propose a cabinet.
Current: Each party can propose a cabinet coalition.
Proposed: Each party can propose a cabinet coalition.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Appointments and requirements for government employees.
Old value:: Government employees are selected and appointed in a political way.
Current: All government employees have to promise political independence.
Proposed: All government employees have to promise political independence.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The official title of the legislative assembly.
Old value:: Patriots House
Current: Imperial Diet (lower house), Imperial Senate (upper house)
Proposed: Diet
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:38:39, June 03, 2017 CET | From | Socialist Party | To | Debating the Constitutional Reform Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, what I'm proposing is a restoration of our democracy. Previous governments attempted to limit the people's democratic freedoms. They abolished the old Diet and replaced it with this so-called House of Patriots. This was a dark time in Luthori history when our legislature was little more than a debating club fpr various shades of fascism. The failure of far-right ideology has been exposed, and it's now time to restore our great tradition of democratic freedom. |
| Date | 00:39:19, June 03, 2017 CET | From | Socialist Party | To | Debating the Constitutional Reform Act |
| Message | ^ - James Carlisle, Prime Minister |
| Date | 00:43:57, June 03, 2017 CET | From | Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Constitutional Reform Act |
| Message | OOC: Why was the assembly called Diet? Just curious. |
| Date | 00:45:01, June 03, 2017 CET | From | White Rose | To | Debating the Constitutional Reform Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, This is a struggle, whilst we do endorse returning to Imperial Diet as the name for this august body, we do not believe in article 1 or 2. The largest party should get the sole right to form a Government and Government employees should share the views, aims and goals of the Government they work for. Therefore, we must vote no. James Stinson Deputy Leader of the RCP |
| Date | 00:53:52, June 03, 2017 CET | From | Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Constitutional Reform Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, I would ask the representative for the RCP, would a stable coalition between smaller parties not serve this nation more effectively than a minority government? Willie Sims, Deputy Leader of the Libertarian Party |
| Date | 01:07:19, June 03, 2017 CET | From | Socialist Party | To | Debating the Constitutional Reform Act |
| Message | OOC: It used to be called the Imperial Diet. I figured Imperial doesn't really apply. I'm not sure for the reasons and it wouldn't be my choice, it's a German word and this nation is based on England. I though reverting to the name before PH made the most sense from a RP perspective. |
| Date | 01:13:16, June 03, 2017 CET | From | Socialist Party | To | Debating the Constitutional Reform Act |
| Message | I respect Mr Stinton's concerns. However this is solely a measure to ensure the democratic will of the people. Imagine, for example, if the largest party was a republican party but every other party elected were monarchists. That would be a clear demand for a monarchy that would be blocked because of this arbitrary rule. There are also situations where the largest party is unable to form a coalition. This shouldn't prevent other parties from trying to form a government. I urge the Conservatives to reconsider. - James Carlisle, Prime Minister |
| Date | 11:26:28, June 03, 2017 CET | From | White Rose | To | Debating the Constitutional Reform Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, The largest Party shows the most support from the people, not including them in a Cabinet would be wrong and undemocratic, no one has address our concerns on Article 2. James Stinson Deputy Leader of the RCP OOC: the Monarch is still here, just has no powers, purely ceremonious and cultural |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 157 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 193 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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