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Bill: Election Terms (Read the description)
Details
Submitted by[?]: Liberal Alliance
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: November 4280
Description[?]:
| Let's be real, it would be a lot easier to remember when there's an election if it was every 5 years. Then you only need to remember that elections are held every year that ends on a 2 or a 7 for example. In real life this would also be easier to remember because elections would take place every 10 days, for example the 11th, 21st and 31st of a month, instead of every 8 days for example the 11th, 19th, 27th of a month. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The length of a legislative and executive term, in months. Should be between 24 and 72.
Old value:: 48
Current: 48
Proposed: 60
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:02:58, September 24, 2017 CET | From | Fatherland Front | To | Debating the Election Terms (Read the description) |
| Message | OOC: Yeah it would be easier to remember but new players are getting screwed over. |
| Date | 17:53:35, September 24, 2017 CET | From | Liberal Alliance | To | Debating the Election Terms (Read the description) |
| Message | The benefits of having every 5 years still outnumber the drawbacks imo. |
| Date | 17:55:18, September 24, 2017 CET | From | Unity Labour Party | To | Debating the Election Terms (Read the description) |
| Message | It was under the ULP that the length was changed from 72 months to 48. We believe then and still do now that it's in the best interest of democracy that the length on time be shortened to give everyone a good chance to govern and to compete instead of waiting a long time that players may then be bored and leave the game. Thus, keeping it at 48 months or 4 in game years is best. Mr Speaker, I'm quite amazed though that such advocacy for this change or proposal is coming from a relatively new party that's also in Opposition. Normally, we find these sort of proposals coming from parties or party in government so that their time can be extended after next election . |
| Date | 21:23:11, September 24, 2017 CET | From | Liberal Alliance | To | Debating the Election Terms (Read the description) |
| Message | Mr Speaker. We in the Freedom Party believe it's ridiculous to NOT put forward legislation when we believe it's necessary to do so. This futhermore shows that parties like the Unity Labour Party thinks it's more important to wait for "the right circumstances" to put forward legislation that can be done at an earlier date. |
| Date | 23:02:54, September 24, 2017 CET | From | Unity Labour Party | To | Debating the Election Terms (Read the description) |
| Message | Mr Speaker I think the honourable member is misunderstanding and misrepresting what I said. I didn't imp!y that I don't think this bill should be placed forward for a voting, all we're saying is that we will not support this bill because we believe it's not in the best interest of democracy and for players. |
| Date | 08:56:02, September 25, 2017 CET | From | Liberal Alliance | To | Debating the Election Terms (Read the description) |
| Message | Mr Speaker. You literally criticised us for putting forward such legislation because we didn't match your criterias. Our only mission is to put forward legislation we believe is necessary WHEN it's necessary. To say it isn't necessary right now is to attack democracy. Futhermore, we did NOT criticise you for criticising what our bill says, that is undemocratic to do, we criticised you for criticising our right to put forward legislation when we believe it's necessary. Understand? |
| Date | 13:09:16, September 25, 2017 CET | From | People's Progressive Party | To | Debating the Election Terms (Read the description) |
| Message | We support this Bill |
| Date | 15:57:13, September 25, 2017 CET | From | Wind of Change | To | Debating the Election Terms (Read the description) |
| Message | Although we see your point and is totally reasonable we think that the current legislation is OK and Malivian people wouldn't like that change. |
| Date | 21:48:19, September 25, 2017 CET | From | Unity Labour Party | To | Debating the Election Terms (Read the description) |
| Message | iI'll like the honourable member to quote me where I said the bill isn't necessary? What we are simply saying is that we oppose the bill because we don't think it will serve the best interest of both citizens and political parties |
| Date | 21:48:49, September 25, 2017 CET | From | Unity Labour Party | To | Debating the Election Terms (Read the description) |
| Message | What criteria we said you didn't meet? |
| Date | 14:07:38, September 26, 2017 CET | From | Unity Labour Party | To | Debating the Election Terms (Read the description) |
| Message | Can we at least have this go to a vote? |
| Date | 16:40:33, October 01, 2017 CET | From | Malivian National Party | To | Debating the Election Terms (Read the description) |
| Message | Mr Speaker clearly we have a bunch of buffoons coming from every angle, talking about the length of elections. I would say to the ULP that 5 years is a good way of getting a government to use its power to get something Into law. Second, of all I would ask the Liberal Alliance to stop gay parading and act like an opposition. Clearly these parties are acting like cat and mouse and we should stop the fight and vote Malivia First, thank you very much. HEIL FASCISM!!!! |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 50 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 218 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 113 |
| Random fact: Cultural Protocol bills must provide a real-life equivalent or short description for the ethnic groups, languages and religions contained in them, such that it would be easy for an unfamiliar player to understand (e.g. "Dundorfian = German"). Where appropriate, they should also provide guidance to players on where to find help with translations and character names. This might include, for example, links to Google Translate, Behind the Name's Random Name Generator and Fantasy Name Generators. |
| Random quote: "If an injury has to be done to a man it should be so severe that his vengeance need not be feared." - Niccolo Machiavelli |