[PASSED] Constitutional Amendments
Oct 25, 2015 19:04:58 GMT -6
C. Carlüs Xheraltescù and Françal Ian Lux like this
Post by Dien on Oct 25, 2015 19:04:58 GMT -6
The following are proposed amendments to our constitution, taken from the LibCon/Free Democrats Convention thread in Maricopa.
Proposed Amendment 1: On September 25th, Miestrâ Schivâ proposed the following: (Txec Nordselva seconded the motion.)
Proposed Amendment 2: On October 18th, Munditenens Tresplet proposed the following:
Proposed Amendment 3: On October 23rd, Carlüs Xheraltescú proposed the following:
Proposed Amendment 1: On September 25th, Miestrâ Schivâ proposed the following: (Txec Nordselva seconded the motion.)
I would also like to offer the following amendments to our Constitution, amending Sections I, II and IV:
I. Els Democrätsen Liverats da Talossa (the Free Democrats of Talossa) is an active political party in Talossa whose purpose is to fight for and defend liberty and democracy for its citizens and provinces.
II. The official slogan of the party shall be ‘livertà és democraçù pirméis!’ (liberty and democracy first!)
IV. The official logo of the Free Democrats shall be as below:
II. The official slogan of the party shall be ‘livertà és democraçù pirméis!’ (liberty and democracy first!)
IV. The official logo of the Free Democrats shall be as below:
Proposed Amendment 2: On October 18th, Munditenens Tresplet proposed the following:
To change all instances of "Liberal Congress" where it occurs throughout the Constitution to "Free Democrats" or "party" (where grammatically appropriate), with the exceptions of Sections I and IV. Specifically, these changes would be as follows:
III. The Liberal Congress party and its internal policy making decisions will be open and chosen democratically by its membership by simple majority vote; a constitutional amendment will require a 2/3 majority. Once a vote has been called, members have 3 days to cast their vote.
V. The party shall elect from its membership the following officers:
i. A President, who will serve as the party leader of theLiberal Congress Free Democrats and shall be responsible for the distribution of seats in the Cosa.
ii. A Secretary, who will be responsible for conducting elections in the party in addition to preparing important party documents for publishing, and providing the parliamentary party with any assistance it might need.
iii. Provincial Branch Chairs, who will serve as leaders of the party in their respective provinces and be responsible for the distribution of seats in the legislature of the province from which they are elected.
XI. In the event that a member is acting in a way that is damaging to the reputation of theLiberal Congress Free Democrats, a petition representing at least half of the party membership may be presented to the party leader asking for the member's removal. The party leader shall schedule closed removal proceedings and notify the member in question, along with a copy of the petition, no less than ten days before such proceedings are to begin. During the proceedings, the member shall be afforded an opportunity to present his defense, and other members may also make their own arguments for or against the removal. On the fifth day of the proceedings, the party leader shall call a closed vote to be held on the removal. If two-thirds (2/3) of the membership vote in to remove, the member shall immediately be removed, and the party leader shall publicly announce the removal. A removed member shall be eligible to rejoin the Liberal Congress Free Democrats after two General Elections following the removal.
XIII. TheLiberal Congress adheres Free Democrats adhere to the notion of 'constitutional agnosticism' which can be understood as a commitment to bridging the gap between the existing debate versus monarchism and republicanism. As such, members shall always be free from adherence to a party line that favours either side of the debate.
V. The party shall elect from its membership the following officers:
i. A President, who will serve as the party leader of the
ii. A Secretary, who will be responsible for conducting elections in the party in addition to preparing important party documents for publishing, and providing the parliamentary party with any assistance it might need.
iii. Provincial Branch Chairs, who will serve as leaders of the party in their respective provinces and be responsible for the distribution of seats in the legislature of the province from which they are elected.
XI. In the event that a member is acting in a way that is damaging to the reputation of the
XIII. The
Proposed Amendment 3: On October 23rd, Carlüs Xheraltescú proposed the following:
I'd like to propose the following change to the constitution as well:
IX. The election of party officers, endorsement of Senäts candidates, and approval of MC party lists shall be conducted annually in a Convention held at the earliest convenience during Winter, defined as December through March. The party may, should it be deemed convenient, vote on the endorsement of Senäts candidates, and approval of MC party lists. If a by-election is called for whatever reason, endorsements may be made outside of the Convention. An Exceptional Conventions may be called by a petition of two-thirds (2/3) of the party membership, or by a simple majority vote of the party's officers, where the party may also vote on the endorsement of Senäts candidates, and approval of MC party lists if it has not yet done so for the electoral cycle. Should a by-election be called for whatever reason, endorsements may be made outside of Conventions.
