Proposal: Constitutional Monarchy with Bicameral Legislature
Day 2,997, 06:39
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by JQXZ
As part of the consultations taking place under the recently passed Referendum Act, I propose replacing the current system with a three part system based on a constitutional monarchy with a bicameral legislature.
The current posts of King and Constitutional Dictator would be merged, and the eUK monarchy would be enshrined in the constitution. The King, Woldy, would hold the game mechanics post of Dictator, a position that the government would commit to defending militarily. The King would be responsible for enacting laws passed by the legislature into game mechanics law, where appropriate; and for appointing cabinet ministers on the orders of the Country President, which he would not be allowed to ignore.
The lower house of the legislature would be the Congress elected through game mechanics.
The upper house of the legislature would be formed of appointed members. Most members would be permanent, unless dismissed. Permanent members would be appointed, for elife, by Congress. Conditions that would have to be met to be eligible for appointment would be:
Citizenship in the eUK.
At least 12 months experience in eRepublik.
Ownership of a newspaper in which serious political articles are published at least annually.
Membership of an eUK military unit.
Swearing an oath of loyalty to the King and the constitution.
Not having been involved in any dishonest activity while in a previous political post.
Potential permanent appointments to the upper house would have to be approved by the King. Permanent members of the upper house would be able to be dismissed by Congress.
The Country President would be a member of the upper house for his or her term.
The King would be an observer member of both houses, but would not have voting rights.
Laws would be proposed and voted on in message threads, separately for each house. The final version version of any law would have be approved by a majority of those who voted in each house.
The Country President would be elected through game mechanics, and would have the right to select a cabinet and order it's appointment by the King.
Representation and promotion of the nation abroad would be a joint responsibility of the King and the Country President.
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I agree with this, because if we have a permanent house it means we can scrutinise the bills and legislation through congress easier, without having a big argy bargy in congress!
While bicameral legislature would be nice, it would require far more active members of the country than we currently have, sadly. It would (hopefully) keep Congress honest!
We had a House of Lords which sounds similar to your upper chamber - in the end though it just become an elitist club..
should prolly bring it back
House of Lords would be a good name for a new upper chamber - as long as it didn't put off any radicals.
Ah! A house of lords! Ah!
Yes. Great idea!
Very interesting ideas!
The House of Lords failed in the past so why try to resurrect failure?
ur posts are making a lot of sense lately
Interesting ideas - certainly better than those that have been proposed. As far as the House of Lords go, I would think a trial period would be best to see how it works out. It wouldn't hurt anything since we're basically reshaping the frame of government. 90 days max - it allows three months to see how it goes. If it seems to harm rather than benefit, adjustments should be made accordingly. Very solid plan though.