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Bill: Meritocratic Selection Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Green Liberal Party of Kalistan
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: April 4951
Description[?]:
| The Green Liberal Party believes that government officials, excluding explicitly political offices such as the cabinet ministries and those appointed by the President, Premier, or a ministry head, must be appointed in a meritocratic way that reflects their ability to govern as opposed to their ability to please whichever party or politician happens to be in power. This Bill hereby establishes the Kalistani Civil Service Commission that shall be responsible for the hiring of government employees excluding those specified above. The Commission shall require all civil service applicants to take a competitive exam. Prospective employees are then ranked based on their performance and only candidates on the list can be appointed by the legislature with favor given to higher-ranking candidates. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Appointments and requirements for government employees.
Old value:: Government employees are selected and appointed in a political way.
Current: Government employees are selected and appointed in a political way.
Proposed: All government employees have to promise political independence.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 02:04:58, June 12, 2021 CET | From | Socialist Party of Kalistan (SPoK) | To | Debating the Meritocratic Selection Act |
| Message | We oppose this bill. If this were to become law, it would require the cabinet to be formed without regard to political affiliation, and that all legislators would need to be non partisan, as soon as they become deputies in the National Assembly. The Socialist Party cannot understand how this can be enforced when we have partisan elections. |
| Date | 02:07:09, June 12, 2021 CET | From | Socialist Party of Kalistan (SPoK) | To | Debating the Meritocratic Selection Act |
| Message | Correction. Strike comments about the cabinet. That is covered as an exception in the bill itself. |
| Date | 02:18:06, June 12, 2021 CET | From | Socialist Party of Kalistan (SPoK) | To | Debating the Meritocratic Selection Act |
| Message | But we will add, this invalidates the District Government Act, which names a governor per district based on plurality election results in national elections. See: http://classic.particracy.net/viewbill.php?billid=482807 |
| Date | 03:27:14, June 12, 2021 CET | From | Green Liberal Party of Kalistan | To | Debating the Meritocratic Selection Act |
| Message | The bill applies to civil servants, not to elected officials. Nothing in the bill would change the District Government Act, including the way in which governors are elected. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 235 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 15 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Submitting a bill without any proposals in it will not attract or detract voters. It will not raise your visibility or change your political position. |
| Random quote: "Every month we do not have an economic recovery package, 500 million Americans lose their jobs." - Nancy Pelosi |