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Bill: Equal Representation of Regions Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Union Liberty Alliance
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: June 2309
Description[?]:
| Each region should have equal representation, regardless of region population to insure that no region gets an advantage over the other. |
Proposals
Article 1
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 | 19:29:37, November 04, 2006 CET | From | Aldegar Social Democratic Party | To | Debating the Equal Representation of Regions Act |
| Message | What if some regions have much larger populations than others? |
| Date | 19:35:12, November 04, 2006 CET | From | Aldegar Social Democratic Party | To | Debating the Equal Representation of Regions Act |
| Message | Then regions would have either more or less representation than they would be entitled to. A good example of this system in action is the United States Senate, in which the average Californian has around 1/72 of the Senate voting power of the average Wyomingite. (Sorry for the double post.) |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 163 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 212 |
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