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Bill: Presidential Powers Reform Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Catholic Workers Union
Status[?]: passed
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: January 2300
Description[?]:
| Presidential Powers Reform Act An Act to circumscribe the powers of the office of the president. SECTION 1: That the office of the Presidency no longer be granted the sole right to propose a cabinet. |
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: Each party can propose a cabinet coalition.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 03:51:20, October 15, 2006 CET | From | Catholic Workers Union | To | Debating the Presidential Powers Reform Act |
| Message | ((OOC: Didn't we conclude when we passed the last Constitutional update that this was generally an unsuitable proposal in most party's eyes. It really is undemocratic, and there's the seriously troubling prospect that an inactive party would win the presidency and prevent the nomination of a new cabinet.)) |
| Date | 07:37:25, October 15, 2006 CET | From | Telamon Royalist Party | To | Debating the Presidential Powers Reform Act |
| Message | We support this; as we said, even if offered, Princess Melissa would never take the throne as long as this power remained with the Head of State. |
| Date | 10:44:32, October 15, 2006 CET | From | United Liberal Alliance | To | Debating the Presidential Powers Reform Act |
| Message | Obviously if a monarchy were to be created, this power would be given back to Congress. We simply proposed that as IRL in many countries, it should be the President who proposes the Cabinet and Congress votes on it. The people elect the President and the Congress. The President proposes a cabinet to Congress who then vote to approve or reject it so I cannot see how it can be described as undemocratic. It also prevents large numbers of spurious cabinet proposals being made. Having said this, if other parties are really so strongly against this then we won't stand in opposition to reform |
| Date | 17:50:29, October 15, 2006 CET | From | Catholic Workers Union | To | Debating the Presidential Powers Reform Act |
| Message | In real life this makes sense. However, in this game, with possibility of an inactive president, this does not. |
| Date | 21:25:28, October 16, 2006 CET | From | Telamon Labour Party | To | Debating the Presidential Powers Reform Act |
| Message | Every bill that takes power from president to congress will be accepted. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 301 | |||||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | |||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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