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Amending the Constitution
Topic Started: Sep 8 2012, 12:28 AM (161 Views)
Birkinghamia
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Amending the Constitution
Written By Birkinghamia


Section One: The Executive Branch


Article I, Section IV shall be removed and all subsequent sections shall be renumbered consecutively.

Article I, Section VI shall state:

Section VI: The President shall serve for four months after his election. The members of the President's cabinet shall also serve for his entire term, unless the President chooses to remove a member of his cabinet or the cabinet member resigns.

Article V, Section III shall now state:

Section III: From time to time, the President shall make speeches to the Senate, the Regional Constituent Assembly and the citizens of the region.

Section Two: The Legislative Branch

Article III, Section I shall state:

Section I: The Legislative Branch shall consist of two houses: the Senate, which is the upper house, and the Regional Constituent Assembly, which is the lower house.

The Senate shall consist of three Senators elected by the citizens of the region in a free and fair election, who shall be referred to as the Senate. The number of Senators shall increase by one for every twenty citizens gained, with a maximum of seven.

The Regional Constituent Assembly shall contain of any citizen that applies, with the exception of the President and Senators.

Article III, Section III shall state:

Section IIIa: The Senate shall have jurisdiction in the following areas: the power to pass laws in regards to the regional military, the power to approve of or reject treaties, the power to overturn the veto of the President, the power to manage the WFE and the Forum, the power to pass non-legally binding proclamations, and the power to pass legislation in order to improve the general welfare of the region, as long as they are within the restrictions of the Constitution.

Section IIIb: The Regional Constituent Assembly shall have jurisdiction in the following areas: the power to pass laws in regards to the regional military, the power to manage the WFE and the Forum, and the power to pass legislation in order to improve the general welfare of the region, as long as they are within the restrictions of the Constitution.

The Regional Constituent Assembly shall have the power to pass proclamations, which shall not be legally binding. These proclamations must be approved by the Senate.

Article III, Section VIII shall be removed.

Article IV, Section I shall now state:


Section I: The members of the Regional Constituent Assembly shall have the power to recall a Senator in the Senate, if 35% of votes within the Regional Constituent Assembly vote in favor of such a proposal within a voting period.

A voting period shall be defined as a 36 hour period where any member of the Regional Constituent Assembly may vote on proposal placed up for vote.

A Senator may only face a recall election once during each term.

Article IV, Section II shall be removed and all subsequent sections shall be renumbered consecutively.

Article IV, Section III shall now state:


Section III: Every citizen shall have the right to participate in the Regional Constituent Assembly. The Regional Constituent Assembly shall have the power to send legislation to the Senate if a majority of voters within a debate period approves. The Senate must approve of all laws passed by the Regional Constituent Assembly, but the Regional Constituent Assembly cannot reject laws passed by the Senate. The Regional Constituent Assembly is only available to those who are not Presidents or Senators.

A voting period shall be defined as a 36 hour period where any member of the Regional Constituent Assembly may vote on proposal placed up for vote.

The Regional Constituent Assembly shall elect a new Speaker on the date of every Senatorial election. The Speaker shall organize the Regional Constituent Assembly's agenda and debates, but his decisions may be overruled by a majority of the Regional Constituent Assembly.

The Speaker of the Regional Constituent Assembly shall be required to deliver all passed legislation to the Senate within two days after its passage.

Article IV, Section IV shall be removed and all subsequent sections shall be renumbered consecutively.

Article VI, Section I shall now state:


Section I: The Senate shall elect a Speaker of the House amongst themselves, who shall serve in his position for the remainder of the Senatorial session. The Speaker shall organize the house agenda and debates, but his decisions may be overruled by a majority of the Senate.

The Speaker of the House shall become President if a vacancy is made within the position.

The Speaker of the House shall be required to deliver all passed legislation to the President within two days after its passage.

Article VI, Section III shall now state:

Section III: The Senate shall have the power to overturn the veto of the President with a unanimous vote.

Article VI, Section VII shall now state:

Section VII: The Senate and the Regional Constituent Assembly shall have the power to create rules regarding the process of becoming a citizen that must be equally applied and apolitical in nature.

Article IX, Section II shall now state:

Section II: Amendments shall be proposed in the same manner as legislation, and must be approved by 2/3rds of the Senate.

Article IX, Section IV shall now state:

Section IV: Every amendment to the constitution must be approved a plurality of votes in the Regional Constituent Assembly taking place within one week after the date of passage.
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Minecraftia
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> The members of the President's cabinet shall also serve for his entire term, unless the President chooses to remove a member of his cabinet.

What if they resign?
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Birkinghamia
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Fixed.
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Free Kopenhagen
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I like it
A bitter debate and a feminine fate
Lie in tandem like two precious babes
While the former gets warmer, it's the latter that matters
Except on the nation's airwaves
And custodians of public opinion stay fat
After vainly discussing her rights
Lay hands off her body
It's not your f*%$ing life

-Bad Religion
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Commonwealth

I think the senate should increase by 2 for every 20-25 citizens incase of a a stalemate with a bill
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Birkinghamia
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Sep 8 2012, 07:06 PM
I think the senate should increase by 2 for every 20-25 citizens incase of a a stalemate with a bill
It actually doesn't matter, because a bill is required to have a majority to pass. So if a bill was tied in the vote, it would fail.
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Welsh Cowboy
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Three things:

1. I just don't want to cut the Senate. I can't accept that.

2. The Senate must approve RCA proclamations??? So if the RCA wants to proclaim the Senate is being intransigent and undemocratic, the Senate has to approve it? This is simply unnecessary.

3. I agree with Commonwealth. You shouldn't have ties. I think the Speaker's vote should break a tie.
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Birkinghamia
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1. I just don't want to cut the Senate. I can't accept that.

Are you ready to accept that there's a problem in DUAN and that fringe reductions just don't cut it???

Or are you going to keep sitting there believing that there's no problems.

(Yes, there obviously are problems, only you and Onza disagreed with the Directorate's purpose. Your guys' opinions aren't as popular as you think.)

Welsh
 
2. The Senate must approve RCA proclamations??? So if the RCA wants to proclaim the Senate is being intransigent and undemocratic, the Senate has to approve it? This is simply unnecessary.

Why would the RCA make any proclamations that the Senate couldn't approve?

How can the Senate possibly be undemocratic?? And if the Senators are intransigent, they can be recalled.

Welsh
 
3. I agree with Commonwealth. You shouldn't have ties. I think the Speaker's vote should break a tie.

There won't be a tie in the first place if the Speaker doesn't vote.
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New American Territories

I like this bill. However I would like it if the number of people reprsented by individual senators is reduced to 15.
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Birkinghamia
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Sep 10 2012, 11:11 PM
I like this bill. However I would like it if the number of people reprsented by individual senators is reduced to 15.
I would love for each Senator to represent a certain amount, but I'm not sure exactly how many citizens there are.

Which is why we need a registry.
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Onza
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Honestly, in spite of my two disagreements (Senate and VP), I like this.
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