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Bill: [RP Bill] (Needs 2/3 Majority): The House of Commons Procedure Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Conservative Party (Hardliners)
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: December 5250
Description[?]:
| Article I.) Speaker of the House 1. The Speaker of the House of Commons will be an independent political entity elected by the MP in a list of different candidates. 2. It will be the job of the Speaker of the House of Commons to moderate debate within the House of Commons. 3. Political parties throughout the debate process will address the Speaker themselves with the debate of Bills and pieces of legislation. 4. The Speaker will have the power to remove unruly MPs who disturb the decorum of the House. 5. The Speaker will announce MPs who are speaking by their Name, Representative Riding, and any Ministerial Positions, if any, they hold. Article II.) Question Period 1. All pieces of legislation brought before the House of Commons will go through a period of Debate known as Question Period where the Opposition may voice their Opinions about the Bill, offer suggestions and ask questions, while the Government may use their period to voice their defense of their Bills and vice versa should the Bill be Opposition Proposed. 2.) Bill requiring a simply majority to become law will require no less then THREE (3) months of debate before being brought before a vote. 3.) Bills requiring an absolute majority of 50% +1 to become law will require no less then SIX (6) months of debate before being brought before a vote. 4.) Bills requiring a supermajority of 2/3 of the House to become law will require no less then TWELVE (12) months of debate before being brought before a vote. 5.) Political Parties breaking these Procedures will be found in contempt of the House and will have their Bills struck from the record. Article III.) Forms of Address 1.) While in the House of Commons, all Members of the House will speak to others with the proper conduct and Titles to respect the positions they have been entrusted with. 2.) MPs, the Cabinet and the Speaker of the House will be addressed as "the Honorable". 3.) The Prime Minister will be addressed as the "Right Honorable" signifying their role as leadership within the House. 4.) Directors or Deputy Directors or any Luthorian Government or Extra-Government Agency will be addressed by their Title. Article IV) Bill Passage & Repealing 1.) This Bill will require a 2/3 majority to pass and become law. 2.) Repealing of this Law will require a 2/3 majority voting in favor of it. |
Proposals
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 12:09:17, January 22, 2023 CET | From | Course of Freedom (Kellins faction) | To | Debating the [RP Bill] (Needs 2/3 Majority): The House of Commons Procedure Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, We are against this bill as it would become too complicated for the parties to calculate the debate time, then voting time and put it in accordance with the next parliamentary election date (since bills are reset). Moreover, all parties, especially new and future parties, may not know this rule. Jessica Milly, MP. |
| Date | 13:42:54, January 22, 2023 CET | From | Luthorian Labour - Progressive Wing 🛑 | To | Debating the [RP Bill] (Needs 2/3 Majority): The House of Commons Procedure Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, We support Article 1 in general, but oppose Part 5, which could allow the Speaker to stifle the ability of MPs to speak to the House. We think the long debate times could become an issue - there should be simpler guidelines. Other than that, we fully support the theoretical use of Question Time. Article 4 is fully acceptable to us. Axel Park MP for West Orange Leader of the Centre OOC: Don’t all RP bills only need a simple majority to repeal? Btw, we could do Question Time on its own thread. |
| Date | 15:51:16, January 22, 2023 CET | From | Luthorian People's Rally | To | Debating the [RP Bill] (Needs 2/3 Majority): The House of Commons Procedure Act |
| Message | Any cabinet member should be the Right Honourable. We support everything else so I will support. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 241 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 235 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 174 |
| Random fact: Did you know you can change the official name of your nation? All you need to do is draw up a new name that is in accordance with the Nation Renaming Guide, pass a bill proposing the name change with a two-thirds majority and then post a request to Moderation on the "Renaming Requests" thread. You can change city and region names in this way too. |
| Random quote: "It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both." - Niccolo Machiavelli |