The Citizens' Union
- Thread starter Falconias
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This is short until I get the party made, and some of my ideas aren't fully thought through, but:
Electoral Reform:
-Re-vamped Presidential voting system that involves a second round of voting depending on the outcome of the initial vote
-If only 2 candidates to begin with, a reject all option; if only 1 candidate, a reject option
-Should no Presidential candidate surface within a week or so, Supreme Chancellor rules until Presidential candidate is found, then a shorter campaign period begins where other people may also vie for the position
-Re-vamped Senate voting system that involves preferential voting. One possible option to keep it on-site is 10 different polls, each asking you to select a particular Senator for that rank. -- EDIT: sounds tedious but would be explained greater in full platform
City Council:
-Re-name to Citizens' Congress
-Re-name Mayor to Chairman
-Embody the CC into the Constitution
-Chairman elected by all citizens, not just the Citizens' Congress (check on Chairman's power)
-Citizens' Congress has ability to hold a referendum on a constitutional amendment, a veto of a passed act, remove a singular Cabinet minister from their post, or force an election, all only with extreme majority (~75%) NOTE: does not have the same power as the Senate to impeach the President and not have an election
Judicial changes:
-Chief Justice and Associate Justices may not serve in the Senate as well as their previous restrictions
-For internal debate: associate Justices may however choose to affiliate themselves with a political party
Term lengths:
-Chairman elections to change from 1 month to every 2 months -- NOT necessarily concurrent with Presidential elections (ie a Presidential VoNC would not trigger a Chairman election)
Electoral Reform:
-Re-vamped Presidential voting system that involves a second round of voting depending on the outcome of the initial vote
-If only 2 candidates to begin with, a reject all option; if only 1 candidate, a reject option
-Should no Presidential candidate surface within a week or so, Supreme Chancellor rules until Presidential candidate is found, then a shorter campaign period begins where other people may also vie for the position
-Re-vamped Senate voting system that involves preferential voting. One possible option to keep it on-site is 10 different polls, each asking you to select a particular Senator for that rank. -- EDIT: sounds tedious but would be explained greater in full platform
City Council:
-Re-name to Citizens' Congress
-Re-name Mayor to Chairman
-Embody the CC into the Constitution
-Chairman elected by all citizens, not just the Citizens' Congress (check on Chairman's power)
-Citizens' Congress has ability to hold a referendum on a constitutional amendment, a veto of a passed act, remove a singular Cabinet minister from their post, or force an election, all only with extreme majority (~75%) NOTE: does not have the same power as the Senate to impeach the President and not have an election
Judicial changes:
-Chief Justice and Associate Justices may not serve in the Senate as well as their previous restrictions
-For internal debate: associate Justices may however choose to affiliate themselves with a political party
Term lengths:
-Chairman elections to change from 1 month to every 2 months -- NOT necessarily concurrent with Presidential elections (ie a Presidential VoNC would not trigger a Chairman election)
karthikking
New member
I like the ideas. I am the second member.
