Post by Markotovia on Mar 28, 2015 0:28:50 GMT
Parliamentary Reform Act (PRA)
*This is a Constitutional Amendment
*This is a Constitutional Amendment
Seeing as the CFN is constantly growing with more and more nations involving themselves in the Parliament of the CFN
Noting as the CFN Parliament grows bigger, a separation of powers is needed to ensure a democratic and efficient Legislature
Hereby proposes:
AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE 3: Parliament Functions
* VISTA MAJOR'S ACCELERATION ACT CAN BE INVOKED IN BOTH HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT
1. A Member of Parliament, to be known as an MP, is an individual responsible for generating proposals and representing the general public within the House of the Commonwealth, which shall be the lower house of the CFN Parliament. To qualify for the role of MP, one must apply for citizenship with the Minister of Internal Affairs, have a listed WA nation, and be accepted into the citizenry. A Member of the Senate, to be known as a Senator, is an individual responsible for voting on legislation that has passed through the Lower House. To qualify for the role of a Senator, one must apply for citizenship with the Minister of Internal Affairs, have a listed WA nation, and be at Resident Status in the CFN Citizenry. There will be 1 Senator for every 7 citizens, who will be directly elected. Yet, this clause is subject to change in proportion by a simple vote of Parliament, with the agreement of the Lord-Chancellor. Senators will be directly elected during election time.
2. The Parliament's primary purpose is to be a forum of legislation for the Commonwealth. Any MP or Senator may submit proposals and vote on proposals, however, if a Senator proposes a bill, it must first be voted on in the Lower House. Legislation is passed into law if after a one-week period that legislation holds an 80% or above supermajority endorsement rating in the Lower House. If the endorsement rating is between 50-79%, then the bill will be passed unto the Upper House for revisions to be made. After revisions have been made by the Upper House (Max. 4 Days), the Senators will meet for a final vote. Revisions are to be overlooked and guided by the bill's author(s), with the author say on any revision being final, but any Senator or author could invoke for another House vote on the revised bill, if they feel the bill has been changed drastically. If the bill reaches a 60% or higher endorsement rating in the Senate, then it will passed onto the Chancellor to be signed into law or vetoed. The Executive Veto can be overturned by a joint session of Parliament, called by any MP or Senator, which attains a 2/3 approval ratio to overturn said veto. If a bill reaches a 59% or lower endorsement rating, then the bill will be rendered null and void and removed from Parliament. If the legislation does not reach a 50% or above endorsement rating in the House, then it is removed from the Parliament.
AMENDMENTS TO ARTICE 4: Cabinet Functions
2. The Cabinet is a part of the Parliament, thus Ministers can be MP's, but not Senators, therefore they may freely vote and propose legislation in the House, but not the Senate.
AMENDMENTS TO ARTICE 6: ELECTION PROCEDURE
1. Under this Constitution there shall be elections voted upon by all registered citizens every 2 months. Positions that will be democratically voted into office will include the Cabinet, Chancellor, and Senators. Elections are to be held on the 1-4th of the delegated months. If the proportionality of Senators is changed, or the population changes and effects the number of Senators, the number of Senators elected will be changed during the next election, with the standing Senate remaining the same until then.
