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“Division! Clear the Lobby!”
| Category: Father Knows Best State | ||
| Civil Rights: Below Average |
Economy: Good |
Political Freedoms: Rare |
Regional Influence: Sprat
Location: The Confederacy of Free Nations
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Parliamentary Procedure and Bill Formatting
1. Motions, Bills, Law Amendments or Constitutional Amendments must be sent to the Speaker for review before being submitted in order to bring it into compliance with house rules and publishing.
2. Bills have a one week voting period according to the Constitution; however, the author can request that a debating period be set up before voting begins.
3. No large edits or amendments to a bill or motion may be made while being voted on.
4. The Speaker shall arrange the debating period, which may take place on any given day or days, and will allow for edits and other changes.
5. Debating can happen in the Forums. All edits will be made public by the Speaker or the author(s) on the forums.
6. Only small edits to spelling and grammar may be made by the author after debating/when being voted on.
7. Once a vote is made, it may be changed; however, it is asked that the old vote be deleted so as to keep the thread organized and tidy.
8. Votes on bills will be clearly defined as one of the following: Endorsed or Denounced.
1. While debating on the forums, any MP may propose an amendment to the bill. It is at the author's full and unabridged discretion to add or disregard the proposal at the end of the debating period.
1. The Speaker shall have the authority to remove any member from the debating chamber or voting chamber if determined to be disturbing the process of the chamber.
2. The Speaker reserves the right, as affirmed by the Constitution, to make minor grammatical, spelling, punctuation or syntax corrections, at any time, to all bills submitted for consideration. He shall, however, inform the author(s) and the Parliament of said changes.
Parliament Bill/Amendment/Motion # ____________
A Bill For An Act Entitled: (Title of bill)
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An Amendment to the Constitution Entitled: (Title of amendment)
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A Motion For Approval Entitled: (Title of Motion)
(Date, day/month/year)
(Author)
Parliament Proposal
Resolved by the Confederate Parliament of the Confederacy of Free Nations, that the following article is proposed as a law under the jurisdiction of the Confederacy of Free Nations, enforceable by all of its institutions.
Be it enacted by the Confederacy of Free Nations, in Confederate Parliament assembled, that
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