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Bill: 07/4290 Proportional Representation of Regions
Details
Submitted by[?]: Imperialium
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: June 4291
Description[?]:
| "Senators, We propose allowing a more representative distribution of seats in the Senate." Tellis Speros Unus de Imperialium |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The method used to determine the number of seats each region receives in the national legislature.
Old value:: A pseudo-proportional algorithm that gives considerable advantage to smaller regions.
Current: Equal representation, regardless of region population.
Proposed: A proportional algorithm that gives a very small advantage to larger regions.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 10:45:40, October 21, 2017 CET | From |  Socialists of the Commonwealth | To | Debating the 07/4290 Proportional Representation of Regions |
| Message | OOC: could any of you describe the actual difference please? |
| Date | 18:55:07, October 21, 2017 CET | From | Imperialium | To | Debating the 07/4290 Proportional Representation of Regions |
| Message | OOC: In practice, there is rarely a difference. When populations shift enough under the current value, the smaller population would gain a seat. Under the proposed value, the larger population would gain a seat. It's rare, but it does happen. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 75 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Particracy does not allow role-play that seems to belong to the world of fantasy, science fiction and futuristic speculation. |
| Random quote: "One of the greatest delusions in the world is the hope that the evils in this world are to be cured by legislation." - Thomas B. Reed |