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Bill: Inclusive Consensus Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Chorus of Amyst
Status[?]: passed
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: October 2067
Description[?]:
| As it seems that all compromises offered by the Council are rejected with name-calling and continued murder of Lodamunian citizens, and seeing that the Council values the life of Lodamun's people more than it values any given law, President-Councillor Aleksander Burke has seen fit to propose the Inclusive Consensus Act. 1. The Head of State shall retain the sole right to propose the Cabinet. 2. The Cabinet shall be composed of a near-proportional mix of parties. 2a. The party of the President-Councillor shall always retain the portfolio of Head of Government. 2b. The Cabinet shall be made up of those officially recognized parties of Lodamun that are pledged to democratic principles, regardless of economic model. 2c. Pledge to demoratic principles shall be determined by review of past acts and obtained by consensus of parties other than the one under review; or in the case of new parties that have yet to make determining acts, by evaluation of the party charter or description and by consensus of the parties other than that under review. 2d. Any party may opt out of inclusion in the cabinet even if found eligible for portfolios. 2e. Percentage of seats in Parliament shall be the basis of determining the composition of the Cabinet. Percentages will shift to reflect a whole made only of those parties deemed eligible through democratic principles and, of those parties, only those who have not elected to opt out of their seats. 2f. If there are not enough portfolios to be divided nicely amongst those parties eligible, the parties with the fewest Parliament seats shall lose their claims in Cabinet first. 2g. The President-Councillor reserves the right to assign portfolios in the original proposal of each Cabinet, but portfolio assignments other than Head of Government may be shifted by consensus request. 2h. Upon acceptance of this bill into legislation, the President-Councillor shall propose a new cabinet to reflect the requirements of this bill. 3. The title of the Head of State shall remain President-Councillor. 4. The name of national subentities shall be changed to "State" as has been requested by nearly every party. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The official title of subnational entities, also known as regions.
Old value:: Region
Current: State
Proposed: State
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:41:51, June 05, 2005 CET | From | Chorus of Amyst | To | Debating the Inclusive Consensus Act |
| Message | (( I can't add the proposal concerning renaming regions at the moment, as there's a bill in voting with that proposal already in it. However, once that resolves the proposal will be added to this bill (as it seems that that one will fail). )) |
| Date | 01:25:27, June 06, 2005 CET | From | Lodamun Centre-Left Coalition | To | Debating the Inclusive Consensus Act |
| Message | The MLP thanks the Council for this. However, one problem we face is the Fascists' temporary, shall we say, "Leave of Absence"... |
| Date | 01:34:57, June 06, 2005 CET | From |  National People's Gang | To | Debating the Inclusive Consensus Act |
| Message | 2c covers it. |
| Date | 01:41:28, June 06, 2005 CET | From | Chorus of Amyst | To | Debating the Inclusive Consensus Act |
| Message | If the statement of the representative of the 2nd June Movement is meant to indicate support for this bill, the Council would appreciate a statement of such support in the ceasefire proposal, so that other PACF parties may be more likely to consider this without rejecting it as a "sham" or "attempt to weasel". |
| Date | 02:46:53, June 06, 2005 CET | From | Chorus of Amyst | To | Debating the Inclusive Consensus Act |
| Message | The Council would appreciate clarification of the problem referred to by the MLP. |
| Date | 03:08:36, June 06, 2005 CET | From | Lodamun Centre-Left Coalition | To | Debating the Inclusive Consensus Act |
| Message | (( "2c covers it." <--- Oh, yeah. BTW, our two new parties don't at all look active...)) |
| Date | 03:15:55, June 06, 2005 CET | From | Chorus of Amyst | To | Debating the Inclusive Consensus Act |
| Message | (( Oh, bah. I misunderstood both your and Albert's comments, then. *L* What? cryhavok's got 3 seats! He's totally active! )) |
| Date | 07:08:37, June 06, 2005 CET | From | Chorus of Amyst | To | Debating the Inclusive Consensus Act |
| Message | The Council hopes that the PACF parties will make their feelings regarding this proposal known soon, so that we may begin to heal our divided land. |
| Date | 21:41:32, June 06, 2005 CET | From | National People's Gang | To | Debating the Inclusive Consensus Act |
| Message | For our part, this proposal addresses the key factors which prompted our support for rebellion. It is not our ideal, it is a compromise we would be prepared to accept. Having said that, at this time we have no intention of splitting from the PACF. If the colleagues who stood alongside us amidst the turbulence have other objections, we will stand by them. |
| Date | 01:31:37, June 07, 2005 CET | From | Cooperative Commonwealth Federation | To | Debating the Inclusive Consensus Act |
| Message | It seems like a reasonable compromise. Since our party has attracted some dislike, we suggest the national unity cabinet, if formed, leave us out. |
| Date | 07:17:42, June 07, 2005 CET | From | Chorus of Amyst | To | Debating the Inclusive Consensus Act |
| Message | (( Added the region rename. )) |
| Date | 20:26:48, June 07, 2005 CET | From | Chorus of Amyst | To | Debating the Inclusive Consensus Act |
| Message | If the CCF truly wishes to be excluded, the Council would like to amend the bill to include a clause for any party to opt out of the considered whole, as if it was found to be ineligible. |
| Date | 21:27:25, June 07, 2005 CET | From | Chorus of Amyst | To | Debating the Inclusive Consensus Act |
| Message | The Council has amended the bill slightly. Please see 2d. All subsequent parts have changed only in lettering. |
| Date | 23:39:08, June 07, 2005 CET | From | CNT/AFL | To | Debating the Inclusive Consensus Act |
| Message | This looks alright. ((We will support this for now, but when the economy is implemented, we might have to pass the law that lets anyone propose a cabinet.)) |
| Date | 23:42:49, June 07, 2005 CET | From | Chorus of Amyst | To | Debating the Inclusive Consensus Act |
| Message | The Council thanks the CNT/AFL for its proposed acceptance of this bill. We anxiously await the decision of the MLTP. |
| Date | 00:54:43, June 08, 2005 CET | From | MLTP (The Resistance) | To | Debating the Inclusive Consensus Act |
| Message | We will grant this our support. |
| Date | 01:18:56, June 08, 2005 CET | From | Chorus of Amyst | To | Debating the Inclusive Consensus Act |
| Message | The Council is happy to learn of the MLTP's support. This bill now has the acceptance of all three PACF parties as well as the CCF, and the MLP's sole question has been answered. Once the ceasefire demands have been made and agreed to act towards, the Council will move this to vote. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 446 | ||||||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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