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Bill: Beluzia constitution reform
Details
Submitted by[?]: Liberals and Socialists (LP-SDP)
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: August 5394
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Policy on membership in the national cabinet
Old value:: Members of the national cabinet must be elected members of the national legislature.
Current: Members of the national cabinet are not required to be members of the national legislature.
Proposed: Members of the national cabinet are not required to be members of the national legislature.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The constitutional right and responsibility to propose a cabinet to the legislature.
Old value:: Each party can propose a cabinet coalition.
Current: Only the Head of State can propose a cabinet coalition.
Proposed: Only the Head of State can propose a cabinet coalition.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government-issued identity card policy.
Old value:: Citizens are issued with identity cards on a voluntary basis.
Current: Citizens are issued with identity cards on a voluntary basis.
Proposed: All citizens are issued with identity cards and are required to carry them at all times.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The method used to determine the number of seats each region receives in the national legislature.
Old value:: A proportional algorithm that gives a very small advantage to larger regions.
Current: A proportional algorithm that gives a very small advantage to larger regions.
Proposed: Equal representation, regardless of region population.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 13:21:31, November 15, 2023 CET | From | Liberals and Socialists (LP-SDP) | To | Debating the Beluzia constitution reform |
| Message | Mr Speaker, The LP-SDP plans to submit a multi-part constitutional reform bill now and in the coming days. The first part of this is intended to strengthen the unified parliamentary democracy. During the last three elections, two were early elections because several parties tried to sabotage the strongest party and prevent the strongest party with democratic legitimacy from forming a government. This caused damage to our economy, our democratic system, and the rule of law. Our first proposal is that future governments should be able to elect experts from outside the parliament as members of the national cabinet. It will be possible to form a later technocrat or expert government. Our second proposal is that the strongest parliamentary party should first be able to submit a proposal to form a government, after that, if it does not receive confidence from the parliament, then the second strongest party should be able to make a proposal to form a government. In both cases, the President of the Republic of Baluzia could make a proposal, as in any well-functioning parliamentary democracy. Our third suggestion is that in today's world, it is essential to have your identity card with you. Our fourth proposal is about putting an end to the unfair system that can send more members of parliament to cities with smaller populations than our capital or a larger city. This is unfair and undemocratic. We ask the parties to consider our proposal and accept it. Branislav Kubicek, parliamentary faction leader of the LP-SDP, former president of the Republic of Beluzia |
| Date | 14:19:33, November 15, 2023 CET | From | Labor Party | To | Debating the Beluzia constitution reform |
| Message | The Labor Party Executive Committee discussed the proposal and decided that it could not support the proposal as a whole. The party does not agree with the article to change the principle of the proposal to form the government. We fear that the president would abuse his powers and propose governments of his party. In our opinion, the current system gives everyone the same opportunity to form a functioning government. We have to realize that in the system of parliamentary democracy, the key is not who won the election, but who has the best chance to form the government and, as history has shown, it was often not the strongest party. We also have reservations about the article on changing the method of the principle of recalculating mandates, in our opinion, the current system compensates for differences in the population. It is very difficult to beg the system from the number of inhabitants. The party leadership agreed with the remaining proposals (citizenship cards and membership in parliament). |
| Date | 17:03:32, November 15, 2023 CET | From | Liberal & Nationalist Party | To | Debating the Beluzia constitution reform |
| Message | Mr Speaker, We believe the changes laid out in this proposal will actually make the formation of a government more difficult, allowing only the president to form a government would likely lead to a scenario where he/she would only propose governments from his or hers own party, which may not be the largest in the legislature. We also have a serious problem with article 3, whilst we believe all citizens who wish to have an identity card should have access to one we vehemently disagree with the notion that people should be required to carry them at all times. This is particularly surprising from a self proclaimed Liberal party, such a change in the law would strip away personal freedom and decrease liberty and individual independence. Lauren Thompson, Leader of the Opposition & LNP |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 92 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 658 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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