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Bill: House of Representatives Size Reduction Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: United Capitalist Front of Likatonia
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: January 4293
Description[?]:
| Our House of Representatives is too big with too many representatives. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The total number of seats in the legislative assembly. Should be between 75 and 750.
Old value:: 425
Current: 213
Proposed: 265
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 03:35:17, October 24, 2017 CET | From | United Capitalist Front of Likatonia | To | Debating the House of Representatives Size Reduction Act |
| Message | The UCF is open to changing the proposed amount of representatives. |
| Date | 15:02:28, October 24, 2017 CET | From | Social Liberal Party | To | Debating the House of Representatives Size Reduction Act |
| Message | We are open to reducing the number but it should always be odd to avoid ties. It should also be divisible by 5, so that as our five States have very similar population, their representation can be equal. We propose a Congress with 265 members, that is 53 representatives from each State. It's still a big number so that proportional representation is in place, but: - It is divisible by 5, so every state sends the same amount of representatives (what is fair according to their current population) - 53 is a prime number, so there cannot be a tie on either normal reforms (1/2-1/2) or constitutional reforms (2/3-1/3). No majority-blocking ties will happen. - The majority votes necessary are easily memorable: 133 for standard majority, and 177 for constitutional two-thirds majority. |
| Date | 23:24:45, October 24, 2017 CET | From | United Capitalist Front of Likatonia | To | Debating the House of Representatives Size Reduction Act |
| Message | We agree to 265 |
| Date | 00:34:47, October 25, 2017 CET | From | Conservative party of Likatonia | To | Debating the House of Representatives Size Reduction Act |
| Message | we agree as well. |
| Date | 15:51:26, October 25, 2017 CET | From | Republican Centrist Alliance | To | Debating the House of Representatives Size Reduction Act |
| Message | Finally. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 238 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 187 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Bill descriptions must be in English, or at least include a full English translation. Bill titles may appear in a language that is appropriate to the nation and are not required to be translated into English. |
| Random quote: "I am loyal to the ideas, not to the institutions." - Cyro Aquila, former Selucian politician |