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Bill: Term Periods
Details
Submitted by[?]: Beluzian Triumph League
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 4742
Description[?]:
| We propose to reduce time from five years to four in order to allow more parties their voice and prevent tyranny |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The length of a legislative and executive term, in months. Should be between 24 and 72.
Old value:: 60
Current: 24
Proposed: 48
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:13:37, April 16, 2020 CET | From | Beluzia Renewal Party (BRP) | To | Debating the Term Periods |
| Message | The BRP will support this change. It seems sensible to reduce the length of office when governments rely on coalitions from one term to another, especially when the cabinet consists of ideologies which are not ideally matched for each other. This causes instability and stagnation. The BRP thinks that the recent terms of office have provided some evidence of this, despite the best efforts and intentions of those involved in those coalitions. |
| Date | 14:19:17, April 16, 2020 CET | From | Social democratic party | To | Debating the Term Periods |
| Message | The SDP would support this bill. |
| Date | 17:36:29, April 16, 2020 CET | From | Beluzian Triumph League | To | Debating the Term Periods |
| Message | We will proceed to a vote in sight of the support |
| Date | 22:53:22, April 17, 2020 CET | From | Beluzia Renewal Party (BRP) | To | Debating the Term Periods |
| Message | To the BRP two things are in the balance here: 1. The love of staying in power longer v What's best for the country and our citizens when we keep having awkward coalitions? 2. Will the final vote be yes, no or abstain? (Hint - examining past voting record, generally UBWP doesn't do abstain) |
| Date | 23:20:33, April 17, 2020 CET | From | Unsubmissive Beluzian Workers Party | To | Debating the Term Periods |
| Message | We support a 4 year term, however we will be abstaining because we wish for the Give Public Figures Privacy Please Act, which has near unanimous support, to pass Parliament first. This is because it will pass on March 4743, and if the term change is passed right now, the next election will be on February 4743. However, we will propose another term change bill to ensure that this well meaning reform is passed |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 131 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 141 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 156 |
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