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Bill: RP: Leader of the Opposition & Shadow Cabinet Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Common Wealth Party - CWP
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 4733
Description[?]:
This bill is outlining and regulating the role play and parliamentary processes -The Leader of the Opposition leads the largest opposition party (largest party not within the government) -If the opposition seats are evenly distributed then it is conventional that the Leader of the Opposition is the leader of the party with the highest popular vote -The Leader of the Opposition by convention is viewed as an alternative or shadow Prime Minister -In the case of a change of government, it is conventional for the Leader of the Opposition to become Prime Minister - The Leader of the Opposition, who leads the Shadow Cabinet, appoints the Shadow Ministers, conventionally Shadow Ministers are the leaders of the other opposition parties - The Shadow Ministers comment on the respective plans and decisions of the acting ministers and at the same time prepare for the assumption of office after a change of government -The shadow ministers are keeping an eye on the political situation Luthori and abroad, are taking ministers into account and are informing the Leader of the Opposition. A shadow minister should keep an eye on all politics but may also focus on certain ministries -The opposition leader may ask the Prime Minister five questions at PMQs. It is conventional for the Leader of the Opposition to ask some questions of his own and to ask some questions from the the shadow ministers on behalf of the shadow cabinet |
Proposals
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 15:48:47, March 28, 2020 CET | From | Common Wealth Party - CWP | To | Debating the RP: Leader of the Opposition & Shadow Cabinet Act |
Message | Is it useful or unnecessary? |
Date | 15:51:59, March 28, 2020 CET | From | The Peoples’ Communist Party | To | Debating the RP: Leader of the Opposition & Shadow Cabinet Act |
Message | We agree with this. However, it would be an interesting idea if the Leader of the Opposition was the head of the largest (highest popular vote if tie in seats) party outside of the government, and he/she only has two shadow ministers and they are the heads of the two parties that finished directly below the Leader of the Opposition. |
Date | 15:54:31, March 28, 2020 CET | From | Common Wealth Party - CWP | To | Debating the RP: Leader of the Opposition & Shadow Cabinet Act |
Message | That is a very good idea. We will work on our proposal |
Date | 15:57:53, March 28, 2020 CET | From | The Peoples’ Communist Party | To | Debating the RP: Leader of the Opposition & Shadow Cabinet Act |
Message | Sounds good! We look forward to seeing your final proposal. |
Date | 16:05:10, March 28, 2020 CET | From | Luthorian Conservative Party 🔵 | To | Debating the RP: Leader of the Opposition & Shadow Cabinet Act |
Message | Prime Minister‘s question only allows five questions to be asked by the opposition. |
Date | 16:06:41, March 28, 2020 CET | From | The Peoples’ Communist Party | To | Debating the RP: Leader of the Opposition & Shadow Cabinet Act |
Message | We think it would be a good idea for the Leader of the Opposition to format the questions, while asking three of his own, then asking one from each of the shadow ministers, as political parties in the opposition can have differing opinions about certain issues. |
Date | 16:07:05, March 28, 2020 CET | From | The Peoples’ Communist Party | To | Debating the RP: Leader of the Opposition & Shadow Cabinet Act |
Message | We should include as many voices in our democratic process as we can! |
Date | 16:17:49, March 28, 2020 CET | From | Common Wealth Party - CWP | To | Debating the RP: Leader of the Opposition & Shadow Cabinet Act |
Message | "We think it would be a good idea for the Leader of the Opposition to format the questions, while asking three of his own, then asking one from each of the shadow ministers, as political parties in the opposition can have differing opinions about certain issues." I It's not a bad idea but I think it should be only conventional |
Date | 16:22:55, March 28, 2020 CET | From | The Peoples’ Communist Party | To | Debating the RP: Leader of the Opposition & Shadow Cabinet Act |
Message | Of course, Mr Speaker. That's the point we were trying to get across. The two shadow ministers can field one question each, as long as it pertains to our government or an interest of the people. PMQ's are not and will never be used to display opinions or to break down one another on a political platform. We all work together to achieve a common goal, and most of the questions I asked as Leader of the Opposition pertained to simply asking how the Prime Minister felt about a certain issue or why he had a change of heart. It is always important to learn about one another on differing political issues and we must find common ground. |
Date | 16:22:56, March 28, 2020 CET | From | Common Wealth Party - CWP | To | Debating the RP: Leader of the Opposition & Shadow Cabinet Act |
Message | And how should the distribution of parliamentary tasks of the shadow ministers look like. Any ideas? |
Date | 16:31:18, March 28, 2020 CET | From | The Peoples’ Communist Party | To | Debating the RP: Leader of the Opposition & Shadow Cabinet Act |
Message | The shadow ministers should be recognized as senior advisers or watchdogs for the leader of the opposition, so as to being his/her eyes and ears in parliament as well as domestically across our nation, in the news more importantly. |
Date | 16:33:55, March 28, 2020 CET | From | Left for Progress | To | Debating the RP: Leader of the Opposition & Shadow Cabinet Act |
Message | Mr. Speaker, The largest, the second largest and the largest opposition party is the communists, the liberals and the Common Wealth Party. This bill would exclude the Left for Progress from the Shadow Cabinet. This is democratic? Maybe we don't have seats, but we still represent 40,000 or more people. This people is not exist for the Shadow Cabinet? Hm? This Shadow Cabinet represents what the opposition offer to the next election. And maybe we don't have seats now, but we can get seats in the next election. If all opposition party is the part of the Shadow Cabinet, then we support this proposal. If no, then we abstain. Respectfully: Xander Fletcher, the Communication Director and the Temporary Supreme Second-delegate of the Left for Progress. |
Date | 16:37:49, March 28, 2020 CET | From | Common Wealth Party - CWP | To | Debating the RP: Leader of the Opposition & Shadow Cabinet Act |
Message | Mr Speaker, We see the problem. We are working on the proposal and we will try to solve it. |
Date | 16:45:12, March 28, 2020 CET | From | Common Wealth Party - CWP | To | Debating the RP: Leader of the Opposition & Shadow Cabinet Act |
Message | We are abolishing the current convention regarding PMQs. All opposition party leaders become shadow ministers. The leader of the opposition can choose and ask questions from shadow ministers on behalf of the shadow cabinet, he/she decides which questions he/she will ask according to the questions and political situation. Is this okay? |
Date | 16:48:47, March 28, 2020 CET | From | Left for Progress | To | Debating the RP: Leader of the Opposition & Shadow Cabinet Act |
Message | You are a very democratic person, Mr. Speaker. Of course. |
Date | 16:51:45, March 28, 2020 CET | From | The Peoples’ Communist Party | To | Debating the RP: Leader of the Opposition & Shadow Cabinet Act |
Message | Mr Fletcher, If you are ever going to speak again in a debate forum, please ensure that you are easily understandable. As the days go on we find your messages to be evermore confusing and broken. We will reply to what we can decypher. You do not represent 40,000 people, we have not gone trough an election, and the idea that you would propose such a figure is ridiculous and shameful. Yes, the shadow cabinet represent what the opposition will offer towards the next election. You cannot tell all of us that you will only support a measure if it is beneficial for you. That has an eerie, dictator-like sound to it and the people of Luthori should take notice. Another thing, we don't grant party size as important factors in deciding the Leader of the Opposition. If two or more parties are tied in the number of seats they have, then the winner is determined by which party recieved the most votes. Out of the Communists, and the CWP, we recieved the most votes, therefore we are the Leader of the Opposition. Yours Truly: Jonathan Martin MP Leader of the Opposition and Chairman of the Liberal Party of Luthori |
Date | 17:11:46, March 28, 2020 CET | From | Left for Progress | To | Debating the RP: Leader of the Opposition & Shadow Cabinet Act |
Message | Mr. Martin. Sorry for that I am just hardly understandable, this is really my mistake. But the others... 1. In the last election about 40,000 vote to the LP. If they vote to us that means they want that WE represent their interest. Maybe they changed their mind ever since the election, but this indicative number stands how many people support us. I think this is not ridiculous and not shameful. 2. Dictator-like sound? This is a misunderstanding. If we are the largest opposition party then we would say the same. Because we democrats. All opposition parties have the right to represent itself in a Shadow Cabinet, we think. |
Date | 17:15:28, March 28, 2020 CET | From | Common Wealth Party - CWP | To | Debating the RP: Leader of the Opposition & Shadow Cabinet Act |
Message | Mr Speaker, We are actually against that, even if it is an opposition party, a party with no seats should be a part of the shadow cabinet. But we want everyone to actively participate and organize in the opposition even if the party is has no seats in parliament. We want to hear the opinions of other parties before I decide how the final version of this bill will look like. |
Date | 17:18:29, March 28, 2020 CET | From | White Rose | To | Debating the RP: Leader of the Opposition & Shadow Cabinet Act |
Message | Mr Speaker, We like this proposal. |
Date | 17:18:38, March 28, 2020 CET | From | Common Wealth Party - CWP | To | Debating the RP: Leader of the Opposition & Shadow Cabinet Act |
Message | The majority should decide on this |
Date | 17:37:03, March 28, 2020 CET | From | The Peoples’ Communist Party | To | Debating the RP: Leader of the Opposition & Shadow Cabinet Act |
Message | Mr Speaker, We also believe that the majority should decide on this and we must bring this to a vote. However, I don’t our message was understandable. In terms of the shadow cabinet, we do agree that all parties should have a voice. However, whenever it is time for another Prime Ministers Questions forum, the parties that do not have votes or who fall out of third and fourth place should be encouraged to send their questions to the shadow ministers and the Leader of the Opposition, so that their voices are sure to be heard. We are against silencing anyone, regardless of their parties’ election results. |
Date | 18:14:52, March 28, 2020 CET | From | Left for Progress | To | Debating the RP: Leader of the Opposition & Shadow Cabinet Act |
Message | Mr. Martin, Mr. Speaker from the Common Wealth Party, We also agree with that the smaller opposition parties send their questions to the Shadow Cabinet. But there is just ONE smaller opposition party in this country what not the member of the Shadow Cabinet: the LP. So every opposition party nominate a Shadow Minister except the LP. This is not just discrimination, this is nonsense. |
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yes |
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no | Total Seats: 0 | |||||
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