Post by Miestrâ Schivâ, UrN on May 22, 2017 15:14:00 GMT -6
WHEREAS the whole reason the Hopper system of tossing bills around before they were Clarked was enacted so as to catch any flaws or problems before the bill went to a vote;
AND WHEREAS a recent flurry of emergency PDs during the 50th Cosâ to amend basic problems in bills which have already passed the Ziu shows that this is not working;
AND WHEREAS royal assent clearly only functions as an additional check when the King feels inclined to do so, which seems extremely rare except when his powers and privileges are involved;
AND WHEREAS forcing every bill to take TWO Clarks before it becomes law might help;
AND WHEREAS the Clark system was developed pre-1997, before Talossa had a functioning bicameral system;
AND WHEREAS having the non-partisant Secretary of State in the Hopper discussions is a good thing we should make more use of:
AND WHEREAS the current law on how the SoS gate-keep bills for the Clark is screwy and incomprehensible:
1. BE IT ENACTED by the King, Senäts and Cosâ of Talossa in Ziu assembled that
El Lexhátx Section H.11, "Legislation", which currently reads:
shall be changed by the amendment of H.11.1 to read:
The following final section shall also be added to H.11:
2. BE IT ENACTED by the King, Senäts and Cosâ of Talossa in Ziu assembled and approved by the people in referendum that
a) Organic Law X:2 be amended by the following sentences in red:
b) Organic Law X:5 be amended as below:
AND WHEREAS a recent flurry of emergency PDs during the 50th Cosâ to amend basic problems in bills which have already passed the Ziu shows that this is not working;
AND WHEREAS royal assent clearly only functions as an additional check when the King feels inclined to do so, which seems extremely rare except when his powers and privileges are involved;
AND WHEREAS forcing every bill to take TWO Clarks before it becomes law might help;
AND WHEREAS the Clark system was developed pre-1997, before Talossa had a functioning bicameral system;
AND WHEREAS having the non-partisant Secretary of State in the Hopper discussions is a good thing we should make more use of:
AND WHEREAS the current law on how the SoS gate-keep bills for the Clark is screwy and incomprehensible:
1. BE IT ENACTED by the King, Senäts and Cosâ of Talossa in Ziu assembled that
El Lexhátx Section H.11, "Legislation", which currently reads:
11. The Secretary of State is empowered to refuse to put a certain bill on a Clark if said bill;
11.1. has the SLIGHTEST problem in excess of five (misspellings, inorganicity, etc.); and/or
11.2. is not clearly typed or word-processed; and/or
11.3. is so substantially different from its original form as a legislative proposal that it constitutes a significantly different proposal.
11.1. has the SLIGHTEST problem in excess of five (misspellings, inorganicity, etc.); and/or
11.2. is not clearly typed or word-processed; and/or
11.3. is so substantially different from its original form as a legislative proposal that it constitutes a significantly different proposal.
shall be changed by the amendment of H.11.1 to read:
11.1. appears to him to be obviously on its face inorganic, or to have such grave errors as would make it ineffective and/or require further legislation or a Prime Dictate to make it effective;
The following final section shall also be added to H.11:
Any such decision shall be subject to judicial review.
2. BE IT ENACTED by the King, Senäts and Cosâ of Talossa in Ziu assembled and approved by the people in referendum that
a) Organic Law X:2 be amended by the following sentences in red:
The legislative business of the Ziu is supervised by the Secretary of State. At the start of every month the Secretary of State shall make a copy of the most recent Clark available to all the members of the Cosâ (MCs) and senators. Every MC and senator shall vote on every bill in every Clark (by post, telephone, or electronic device), and MCs and senators will have until the end of business on the twenty-first day of the calendar month to submit their votes to the Secretary of State. The Clark shall indicate those bills to be voted on by the Cosâ and those to be voted on by the Senäts. No bill shall be voted on by both Houses on the same Clark unless the Seneschál declares such bill a Matter of Urgency by Prime Dictate.
b) Organic Law X:5 be amended as below:
Except where otherwise provided in this Organic Law any bill which receives has received more "për" votes than "contrâ" votes in the Cosâ and the Senäts is considered to have been adopted by the Ziu. All other bills are considered to have been rejected. Any bill adopted by the Ziu is sent at once to the King for his assent.
A simple misprint. I'm very tired.
