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Bill: Democracy Reform Amendment of 2204
Details
Submitted by[?]: Conservative Freedom Party of Jakania
Status[?]: defeated
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: September 2206
Description[?]:
| A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT to further the democratic principles of the nation of United Jakania Be it resolved by the National Assembly of United Jakania: |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The number of proposals a party can introduce per year (will be handed out as a monthly quota).
Old value:: 10
Current: 20
Proposed: 20
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The maximum proposal quota a party can accumulate.
Old value:: 10
Current: 50
Proposed: 30
Article 3
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: A pseudo-proportional algorithm that gives considerable advantage to smaller regions.
Proposed: Equal representation, regardless of region population.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 10:29:12, March 24, 2006 CET | From | Jakania Citizens' Party | To | Debating the Democracy Reform Amendment of 2204 |
| Message | article 3 is silly, but the other 2 are fine |
| Date | 09:38:53, March 27, 2006 CET | From | Libertarian-Socialist Coalition | To | Debating the Democracy Reform Amendment of 2204 |
| Message | Trust me, I can use up 30 proposals in one shot. It won't be pretty near election time... Article 3 strikes me as strange. If a new party gets 20,000 votes, then do we have to increase the size of our assembly to 25,000 members just so we can give that party one token representative? |
| Date | 21:13:12, March 27, 2006 CET | From | Pacifist Socialist League | To | Debating the Democracy Reform Amendment of 2204 |
| Message | Article 3 is confusing, does it just mean unaltered, pure, proportional representation. |
| Date | 04:12:36, March 28, 2006 CET | From | Conservative Freedom Party of Jakania | To | Debating the Democracy Reform Amendment of 2204 |
| Message | All article 3 does is remove the bias that is currently part of the algorithim that is used to determine the numer of seats each region receives. If one region, for example, has precisely 25% of the national population, it will be represented by precisely 25% of the National Assembly. |
| Date | 08:34:25, March 28, 2006 CET | From | Jakania Republican Party | To | Debating the Democracy Reform Amendment of 2204 |
| Message | article 3 is not supported but the other two are fine |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 52 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 167 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 31 |
| Random fact: Particracy has 464 player slots. |
| Random quote: "The only way I can lose this election is if I'm caught in bed with either a dead girl or a live boy." - Edwin W. Edwards |