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Bill: SDP Constitutional Reform Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Social Democratic Party
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: May 5088
Description[?]:
| A bill to reform the Mikuni-Hulstrian Constitution to make our country a more democratic society |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The constitutional right and responsibility to propose a cabinet to the legislature.
Old value:: Only the Head of State can propose a cabinet coalition.
Current: Each party can propose a cabinet coalition.
Proposed: Only the largest party can propose a cabinet.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Structure of the executive branch.
Old value:: The Head of State is also Head of Government.
Current: The Head of State and Head of Government are two separate officials.
Proposed: The Head of State and Head of Government are two separate officials.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The salaries of members of parliament and/or government.
Old value:: Members of parliament and/or government are entitled to a comparatively large salary.
Current: Members of parliament and/or government have all their expenses paid for by the state.
Proposed: Members of parliament and/or government are entitled to a comparatively average salary.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The title of the head of government, who chairs the cabinet.
Old value::
Current: Kanzler/Shushō
Proposed: First Minister
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The formal title of the Head of State.
Old value:: Genosu Fuyuarā
Current: Präsident/Shachō
Proposed: President
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The official title of the legislative assembly.
Old value:: Raikusukonguresu dā Ābaitā- ando Sōrudoētenrēto
Current: Parlament/Gikai
Proposed: Mikuni-Hulstria Parliament
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The appointment of mayors.
Old value:: The Head of State oversees the appointment of all mayors.
Current: Citizens elect their mayor directly in a local election.
Proposed: Citizens elect their mayor directly in a local election.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Privileges of nobility (if nobility is recognised by the government).
Old value:: Nobility confers major rights, but is not hereditary.
Current: Nobility confers only titles and certain minor rights, but no political powers, and can be hereditary.
Proposed: Nobility confers only titles and certain minor rights, but no political powers, and can be hereditary.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change The title of the national cabinet
Old value:: Council of Ministers
Current: Federal Council
Proposed: Cabinet
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change The title of the presiding officer of the national legislature
Old value:: Chairman/Chairwoman
Current: Chairman/Chairwoman
Proposed: Speaker
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change The total number of seats in the legislative assembly. Should be between 75 and 750.
Old value:: 493
Current: 550
Proposed: 129
Debate
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| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 159 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 331 |
| Random fact: Real-life organisations should not be referenced in Particracy, unless they are simple and generic (eg. "National Organisation for Women" is allowed). |
| Random quote: "In a sense we have come to our nation's capital to cash a cheque. When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir. This note was a promise that all men, yes, black men as well as white men, would be guaranteed the unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." - Martin Luther King Jr. |