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Bill: RP: Role of the Speaker of Congress
Details
Submitted by[?]: Unsubmissive Beluzian Workers Party
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: May 4669
Description[?]:
| The Speaker has full authority to make sure MOCs follow the rules of the House during debates. This can include: -directing an MOC to withdraw remarks if, for example, they use abusive language -suspending the sitting of Congress due to serious disorder -suspending MOCs who are deliberately disobedient - naming -asking MOCs to be quiet so Members can be heard Speakers must be politically impartial. Therefore, on election the new Speaker must resign from their political party and remain separate from political issues until the end of their term. They cannot vote on legislative issues, unless it is to break a tie. However, the Speaker will deal with their constituents' problems like a normal MOC. When the Speaker is elected by other MOCs, they should automatically resign their seat and trigger a by-election. The constituency would then be properly represented and have a mandate. |
Proposals
Debate
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| Date | 00:23:03, November 22, 2019 CET | From |  Moderation | To | Debating the RP: Role of the Speaker of Congress |
| Message | OOC: Archiving. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 256 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 244 |
| Random fact: In Culturally Protected nations, it is the responsibility of players to ensure the candidate boxes on their Party Overview screens are filled in with appropriate names. If a player is allotted seats in a Cabinet bill and has not filled in names for the relevant candidate position, then the program will automatically fill in the positions with names which might not necessarily be appropriate for the Cultural Protocols. |
| Random quote: "You have all the characteristics of a popular politician: a horrible voice, bad breeding, and a vulgar manner." Aristophanes (450 BC - 388 BC), Knights, 424 B.C. |