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Bill: F-160: The Royal Charter Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Federal Heritage Party of Hutori
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: November 4510
Description[?]:
| This bill seeks to formalize the procedures, powers and rights of those serving the Commonwealth and those within it. Section 1) The Monarch Article 1) The Monarch serves as head of the Commonwealth of Hutori. This includes duties as a formal representative to foreign nations, Commander in Chief of the Armed Services, and as an advocate of the people. Article 2) The Monarch can delegate these duties to a President duly elected by the people. The President must be sworn in by the Monarch in the ceremony known as the Oaths of Transfer. Article 3) The Monarch can at anytime and for any reason relieve the President of his or her duties, position and title. Article 4) The Monarch can at anytime and for any reason disband Parliament. In doing so this would cause a snap election to elect a new Parliament. Article 5) Upon the death of any Monarch the next in line to the throne is that Monarch's first born. Barring the first born the line of succession follows birth order. If the Monarch as no suitable successors then the next in line to the throne is the close relative heralding from House Steuart-Carmichael. Section 2) The President Article 1) The President serves at the behest of the Monarch and as such must give reports to the Monarch at least three times a week. Article 2) The President has the right to appoint Justices to the Supreme Court when one of the existing Justices is found either incompetent or has deceased. This appointment must be approved by a majority of Parliament. Article 3) The cabinet is to serve as the President's advisers in matters of state. Article 4) The President's duty is to uphold the law to the best of his or her ability, to defend the nation and it's people and to conduct international relations. Article 5) The aforementioned duties can be delegated to the appropriate members of the cabinet. Section 3) The Prime Minister Article 1) The Prime Minister serves as the chair of the cabinet, at the behest of the President and is the next in the line of succession for the Presidency. Article 2) The members of the cabinet answer to the Prime Minister and must carry out his or her orders unless they directly contradict those of the President. Section 4) The Cabinet and Line of Succession of the Presidency Article 1) The cabinet members may be required to submit reports on their Ministry's progress at the Prime Minister's or President's leisure. Article 2) The aforementioned reports can include but, are not limited to Intelligence, Financial and Action Reports. Article 3) The Prime Minister may dismiss a member of the cabinet with sufficient cause and Presidential approval. However, likewise the President must receive approval from the Prime Minister before dismissing a cabinet member. Article 4) The cabinet serves at the Prime Minister's and President's behest and as such is required to accomplish the goals of the administration to the best of their ability. Article 5) The line of succession of the Presidency is as follows: the Prime Minister, the Speaker of Parliament, the Foreign Affairs Minster, the Internal Affairs Minster, the Defense Minister, the Minister of Justice, the Finance Minister, the Minister of Trade and Industry, the Minister of Science and Technology, the Minister of Education and Culture, the Minister of Food and Agriculture, the Minister of Health and Social Services, the Minister of Infrastructure and Transport and then the Minister of Environment and Tourism. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Structure of the executive branch.
Old value:: The Head of State is hereditary and symbolic; the Head of Government chairs the cabinet.
Current: The Head of State is hereditary and symbolic; the Head of Government chairs the cabinet.
Proposed: The Head of State and Head of Government are two separate officials.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The formal title of the Head of State.
Old value:: His Imperial and Most Excellent Royal Majesty, William VII of House Steuart-Carmichael, Sovereign of the Imperial Commonwealth, Monarch & King of Hutori, Emperor of the Holy Luthori Empire, High Chieftain of the Mashacara Nations, Prince of Vanuku & Kazullia, Inheritor of the House of Rothingren-Traugott; Orange-Villyan Branch, Lord Sovereign of the Order of the Golden Lion, Supreme Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith & Constitution
Current: His Imperial and Most Excellent Royal Majesty, Richard II of House Steuart-Carmichael, Sovereign of the Royal Commonwealth, King and Monarch of Hutori, High Chieftain of the Mashacara People, Khan of Estifíesti, Protector of the Pylztryznyrék, Prince of Orange-Vilyan, Vanuku, Dolgava, Lourenne, Kazullia & Dorvik, Grand Duke of Geharon & Iztapalata, Duke of Stormkapp, Karzon, Carolleux, Bellemont & Alcarie, Count of Ackerly, Lord Sovereign of the Order of the Golden Lion, Master of the Knightly Order of St. Michael, Peer of the Order of the Grey Smoke, Supreme Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the Commonwealth
Proposed: His Imperial and Most Excellent Royal Majesty, Charles II of House Steuart-Carmichael, Sovereign of the Imperial Commonwealth, Monarch & King of Hutori, Emperor of the Holy Luthori Empire, High Chieftain of the Mashacara Nations, Prince of Vanuku & Kazullia, Inheritor of the House of Rothingren-Traugott; Orange-Villyan Branch, Lord Sovereign of the Order of the Golden Lion, Supreme Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith & Constitution as Represented in Hutori, in Service of the People, the Duly Elected Right Honourable President of the Commonwealth
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:13:01, January 01, 2019 CET | From | National Progress Party | To | Debating the F-160: The Royal Charter Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, Even if we disagree with the idea of monarchism, we think tat this this bill is step in the right direction and we will gladly vote in favor of it. -Maxwell Bokota Leader of the NPP OOC: You made a typo at section 4 at the article 1,4 and 5. You wrote ''Chancellor'' instead of ''Prime Minister''. |
| Date | 04:10:05, January 02, 2019 CET | From | Federal Heritage Party of Hutori | To | Debating the F-160: The Royal Charter Act |
| Message | OOC: Oops, thanks for catching that. |
| Date | 00:17:06, January 04, 2019 CET | From | Hutori Party | To | Debating the F-160: The Royal Charter Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, The Conservative Party is 100% supportive of this compromise between republicans and monarchists. We keep the monarchy, but allow for an elected representative to carry out the monarch's day to day duties, as we have had in the past. We fully support this bill. Zachary Houston MP for Glentingham East Leader of the Conservative Party of Hutori |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 175 | |||||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | |||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Real-life quotations may be used in Particracy, but the real-life speaker or author should always be referenced in an OOC (out-of-character) note alongside the quotation. |
| Random quote: "An independent is someone who wants to take the politics out of politics." - Adlai Stevenson |