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Bill: Bill NP-97: Presidential Nomination of Magistrates
Details
Submitted by[?]: National Progress 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: September 5226
Description[?]:
(This bill was proposed by the Minsiter of National Affairs and deputy Prime Minister Tom Hawking-Davidson) There is no such thing as a truly independent commission. The current system cannot work, how would we know for sure that the commission naming judges is not bias? What we propose is a complete rethinking of the system. We need to have check and balance between the judicial power and political power. Right now, the judicial power is unchecked and this need to be addressed, we need to give some capacity to the National Senate and the President to oversee the judicial system. We propose the following system: Provision; Article 1) The President of the Republic shall have the exclusive power to name all federal judges and magistrates. Article 2)Any nomination of federal judge or magistrate made by the President of the Republic might be cancel by the National Senate throught a simple majority vote |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Policy on the appointment of judges/magistrates
Old value:: Judges/Magistrates are appointed by an independent commission.
Current: Judges/Magistrates are appointed by an independent commission.
Proposed: Judges/Magistrates are appointed by the head of state.
Debate
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| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 132 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 325 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 48 |
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