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Bill: OCC: Reintroduction of a Upper House AKA House of Peers
Details
Submitted by[?]: Conservative Renew
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: August 4367
Description[?]:
| Purpose: The government must past every piece of Legislation through the house of peers in order for the bills to be presented to Parliament. Opposition my introduce bills to parliament at its leisure. However finance bills may be introduced without going through the House of Peers. Composition: The House of Peers will be chosen in two tiers and will be reelected by parties every 3rd cycle. Selection: There are different types of peers which dependent on there selection they are listed below: Peoples Peers: For Every 10% won by a party in each region that party shall receive 30 seats. Ex. 27%= 60 seats, 29%= 60 seats, 54%= 150 Seats Presidential Peers: The president every cycle will appoint 40 peers. Minority Peers: if your party earns at least 5% of a regions vote that party automatically receives 10 Peers Federal Peers: If a party receives 1st in the Federal Election Results that party receives 50 Seats, 2nd 40 seats, 3rd 30 seats, 4th 20 seats, 5th 10 seats, 6th 5 seats, 7th-? 1 seat as long as they register 3% of the election results. Leadership + Caucuses: Every Party with more than 5 seats my have a caucus and a leader. The presiding officer of the House of Peers shall be the Governments Internal Affairs Minister who will be a non-voting member(except to break ties).However, the Prime Minister may appoint anyone to serve as Presiding Officer. Leader of the Government in the House of Peers shall be named Leader of the House and the biggest opposition parties leader shall be named Leader of the Opposition. (OOC: I know it may seem complex or confusing but I will be committed to ensuring numbers of membership will be accurate, I also hope this will add the RP of this Nation. Thanks! And if you have any questions please let me know) |
Proposals
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 06:41:46, March 06, 2018 CET | From | Conservative Renew | To | Debating the OCC: Reintroduction of a Upper House AKA House of Peers |
| Message | OCC: Thoughts? |
| Date | 06:53:51, March 06, 2018 CET | From | All Progressive Party | To | Debating the OCC: Reintroduction of a Upper House AKA House of Peers |
| Message | OCC: way to complicated for me. |
| Date | 06:56:28, March 06, 2018 CET | From | Progressive Conservative Party | To | Debating the OCC: Reintroduction of a Upper House AKA House of Peers |
| Message | OOC: Is there a set total number of people in the House of Peers? Or does that number fluctuate based on electoral results? |
| Date | 07:03:59, March 06, 2018 CET | From | Conservative Renew | To | Debating the OCC: Reintroduction of a Upper House AKA House of Peers |
| Message | OCC: The number does fluctuate |
| Date | 07:09:33, March 06, 2018 CET | From | Progressive Conservative Party | To | Debating the OCC: Reintroduction of a Upper House AKA House of Peers |
| Message | OOC: How does 54% = 100 Seats? If each 10% gets a party 30 seats, wouldn't getting 54% this net a party 150 seats? |
| Date | 07:16:08, March 06, 2018 CET | From | Conservative Renew | To | Debating the OCC: Reintroduction of a Upper House AKA House of Peers |
| Message | You are correct this is a typo |
| Date | 07:21:38, March 06, 2018 CET | From | Progressive Conservative Party | To | Debating the OCC: Reintroduction of a Upper House AKA House of Peers |
| Message | OOC: Thanks. Don't mean to be a bother. Just trying to understand. So could you walk through the process of passing a hypothetical bill under this system? Let's say we have the current composition of government, and I want to propose a bill establishing software patents. Where would I start with that? What is required for that bill to pass? |
| Date | 07:27:49, March 06, 2018 CET | From | Conservative Renew | To | Debating the OCC: Reintroduction of a Upper House AKA House of Peers |
| Message | OCC: I know the system is a bit confusing so I don't mind. The hypothetical situation progression would look like this. Who ever is in government at that time would introduce the bill to the house of peers as a detailed plan or basic idea it would be voted on by the house of peers and if passed would be moved immediately to parliament. |
| Date | 07:33:49, March 06, 2018 CET | From | Progressive Conservative Party | To | Debating the OCC: Reintroduction of a Upper House AKA House of Peers |
| Message | OOC: How would I introduce the bill to the House of Peers? Just create a bill (like normal) and leave it in debate for the House of Peers to vote on? |
| Date | 07:34:40, March 06, 2018 CET | From | Progressive Conservative Party | To | Debating the OCC: Reintroduction of a Upper House AKA House of Peers |
| Message | OOC: And if the bill fails the House of Peers... I can not advance that bill to also fail in Parliament, correct? |
| Date | 07:35:42, March 06, 2018 CET | From | Conservative Renew | To | Debating the OCC: Reintroduction of a Upper House AKA House of Peers |
| Message | Yes that is how it was done before and the vote would take place in a official house of peers page |
| Date | 07:40:12, March 06, 2018 CET | From | Progressive Conservative Party | To | Debating the OCC: Reintroduction of a Upper House AKA House of Peers |
| Message | OOC: Ok, I think I get it. I would say we should try it for an election cycle or two at least. But I would only want to do it if all parties are willing. |
| Date | 07:41:36, March 06, 2018 CET | From | Conservative Renew | To | Debating the OCC: Reintroduction of a Upper House AKA House of Peers |
| Message | OCC: Agreed |
| Date | 02:31:59, March 23, 2018 CET | From | Conservative Renew | To | Debating the OCC: Reintroduction of a Upper House AKA House of Peers |
| Message | This is a vote to recreate the House of Peers |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 137 | ||||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 163 |
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