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Bill: Advisory Debate
Details
Submitted by[?]: The Democratic People's 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: April 4654
Description[?]:
Proposing that this council discuss the idea of an advisory debate stage before each bill is voted on. Advising and encouraging parties to let bills have a period of debate before the vote. This encourages cooperation and lets our council have a proper debate so bills are well thought through and justified and so our representatives are not just voters but intellectual minds also. |
Proposals
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 19:43:30, October 21, 2019 CET | From | The Democratic People's Party | To | Debating the Advisory Debate |
Message | Another pro is that all parties can get time to think about the bill, rather than it being rushed through without some parties having a say. |
Date | 23:34:02, October 21, 2019 CET | From | Whigs | To | Debating the Advisory Debate |
Message | The Whigs are strongly supportive of this measure and would defend this proposal to the hilt. |
Date | 23:43:02, October 21, 2019 CET | From | Whigs | To | Debating the Advisory Debate |
Message | On a side note a bi-partisan system may not be the correct term in this case. It means the opposite of what you intend here. |
Date | 18:11:10, October 22, 2019 CET | From | The Democratic People's Party | To | Debating the Advisory Debate |
Message | No, we apologize for slightly incorrect terminology, we instead will call it cross party cooperation. |
Date | 21:59:45, October 22, 2019 CET | From | The Democratic People's Party | To | Debating the Advisory Debate |
Message | We agree, bills should be debated and critiqued before they are voted on. |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | ||||
yes | Total Seats: 189 | ||||
no | Total Seats: 0 | ||||
abstain |
Total Seats: 311 |
Random fact: The players in a nation have a collective responsibility to ensure their "Bills under debate" section is kept in good order. Bills which are irrelevant or have become irrelevant should be deleted. Deletion can be requested for bills proposed by inactive parties on the Bill Clearout Requests thread: http://forum.particracy.net/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=4363 |
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