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Bill: Worker's Decree on the Constitution
Details
Submitted by[?]: Lodamese Communist Unity Party (B)
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 4522
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The citizens' right to assemble in public.
Old value:: There are no restrictions on the right of citizens to assemble in groups.
Current: The police may only disperse a crowd if a state of emergency has been declared.
Proposed: The police may only disperse a crowd if a state of emergency has been declared.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The banking system.
Old value:: The government operates a central bank and all other banks are private.
Current: The government operates a central bank and all other banks are private.
Proposed: The government operates large, national banks, but small community based private banks are allowed.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The salaries of members of parliament and/or government.
Old value:: Members of parliament and/or government are entitled to a comparatively average salary.
Current: Members of parliament and/or government are entitled to a comparatively average salary.
Proposed: Members of parliament and/or government are entitled to a nominal salary only.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards labor unions.
Old value:: Trade unions may exist and worker membership is voluntary.
Current: Trade unions may exist and worker membership is voluntary.
Proposed: Only government-run trade unions exist and membership in them is voluntary.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The appointment of mayors.
Old value:: Mayors are elected by their municipal councils.
Current: Citizens elect their mayor directly in a local election.
Proposed: Citizens elect their mayor directly in a local election.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The official title of subnational entities, also known as regions.
Old value:: Province
Current: State
Proposed: Communal District
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The method used to determine the number of seats each region receives in the national legislature.
Old value:: A proportional algorithm that gives a very small advantage to larger regions.
Current: Equal representation, regardless of region population.
Proposed: Equal representation, regardless of region population.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Secondary strike action.
Old value:: Secondary strike action is illegal. Workers and unions can only go on strike for their own pay and conditions.
Current: Any trade union can go on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
Proposed: Any trade union can go on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change The length of a legislative and executive term, in months. Should be between 24 and 72.
Old value:: 72
Current: 60
Proposed: 24
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change The total number of seats in the legislative assembly. Should be between 75 and 750.
Old value:: 89
Current: 365
Proposed: 289
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on Democratic Workers' Councils.
Old value:: The government does not intervene in the marketplace with regards to Democratic Workers' Councils.
Current: The government encourages the formation of Democratic Workers' Councils through subsidies and tax exemptions.
Proposed: The government requires most industries to be fully run by Democratic Workers' Councils.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 15:29:49, January 26, 2019 CET | From | Grand Nationalist Fraction | To | Debating the Worker's Decree on the Constitution |
Message | Mr. Speaker, while we agree with some of these proposals, we can't support this Act as a whole. Gilian Frackowicz LWA MP |
Date | 16:00:52, January 26, 2019 CET | From | Lodamese Communist Unity Party (B) | To | Debating the Worker's Decree on the Constitution |
Message | Mr. Frackowicz, Which parts of this act do you oppose? We will be willing to revise the act in order to get it passed, as other parties will attest to. John Y. Bravo, Comrade-President of the 2nd Great Democratic Republic of Lodamun |
Date | 16:06:04, January 26, 2019 CET | From | Grand Nationalist Fraction | To | Debating the Worker's Decree on the Constitution |
Message | Mr. Speaker, we oppose to the proposal on the appointment of officers. We would also like the proposal on the name of the regions out of this proposal. Gilian Frackowicz LWA MP |
Date | 16:18:40, January 26, 2019 CET | From | Prince-Republican League - New EAPP | To | Debating the Worker's Decree on the Constitution |
Message | Mr. Speaker, for record-keeping, EAPP is willing to vote for articles 1-6 and 8-9. We're willing to discuss support for other articles if a ban on private cars is also included. Thank you. |
Date | 16:29:57, January 26, 2019 CET | From | Lodamese Communist Unity Party (B) | To | Debating the Worker's Decree on the Constitution |
Message | To the MPs from the EAPP and the LWA, We believe that commissioned officer elections will be beneficial to our military and historically such policies have been very good at recruitment retention in 'National Guard' units around the globe, creating loyal troopers. After all, if military conscription is as compulsory as paying taxes, then why not? We believe this is a popular attitude. However, we would be willing to replace this line in the bill if the government is willing to give tax exemptions and subsidies to Democratic Worker's Councils. On banning the use of private cars, we do not believe that would be sustainable. Michael Kessler, PDWP-ML MP |
Date | 16:32:12, January 26, 2019 CET | From | Hosian Corporatist League of Lodamun | To | Debating the Worker's Decree on the Constitution |
Message | We will support. |
Date | 17:12:22, January 26, 2019 CET | From | Lodamese Communist Unity Party (B) | To | Debating the Worker's Decree on the Constitution |
Message | Considering the constitutional nature of this decree, we have also decided to make elections for the HoS happen every 2 years, take out officer's elections, and institute a system of proposed Democratic Worker's Councils. We believe that we have the appropriate amount of people with technical education to maintain this system. The PDWP asks if the legislature is okay with this replacement, as well as the partial inclusion of the Government Act currently being abstained on in the Presidium? |
Date | 17:20:12, January 26, 2019 CET | From | Prince-Republican League - New EAPP | To | Debating the Worker's Decree on the Constitution |
Message | Mr. Speaker, EAPP is cautiously willing to support this constitutional amendment as it does bring some desperately needed improvements into the lives of peasantry and isn't overly repugnant on any other question. EAPP MPs in a united chorus |
Date | 17:51:34, January 26, 2019 CET | From | Lodamese Communist Unity Party (B) | To | Debating the Worker's Decree on the Constitution |
Message | We will put this bill through the legislature immediately. |
Date | 17:53:20, January 26, 2019 CET | From | Lodamese Communist Unity Party (B) | To | Debating the Worker's Decree on the Constitution |
Message | We will put this bill through the legislature immediately. |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | ||||||
yes |
Total Seats: 70 | ||||||
no | Total Seats: 19 | ||||||
abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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