Post by Jaslandia on Nov 12, 2017 17:12:13 GMT -5
The Confederate Parliament
Constitutional Amendment #001
An Amendment to the Constitution Entitled: Deputy Speaker Establishment Amendment
November the Twelfth, 2017
Member of Parliament: Jaslandia
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 MP’s of the Confederacy of Free Nations in the Confederate Parliament, that
Constitutional Amendment #001
An Amendment to the Constitution Entitled: Deputy Speaker Establishment Amendment
November the Twelfth, 2017
Member of Parliament: Jaslandia
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 MP’s of the Confederacy of Free Nations in the Confederate Parliament, that
Section 1
ss.1. Article 4, Section III of the Constitution shall be modified to read:
“The members of the Cabinet and the Speaker of Parliament shall each individually be allowed to appoint a deputy to their seat. The deputy shall be bound by law to keep in confidence what he or she learns of classified information. The Cabinet member and Speaker may appoint and dismiss deputies at will. Deputies may automatically succeed to take on the Cabinet member's/Speaker’s position if that member resigns or falls, but shall be subject to a confidence motion within Parliament to be initiated by the Speaker (or Chancellor, if the Deputy Speaker is assuming office as Speaker) as soon as possible. Should the confidence motion fail to pass, a by-election for the Cabinet member's/Speaker’s position shall be initiated.”
Establishment
ss.1. Article 4, Section III of the Constitution shall be modified to read:
“The members of the Cabinet and the Speaker of Parliament shall each individually be allowed to appoint a deputy to their seat. The deputy shall be bound by law to keep in confidence what he or she learns of classified information. The Cabinet member and Speaker may appoint and dismiss deputies at will. Deputies may automatically succeed to take on the Cabinet member's/Speaker’s position if that member resigns or falls, but shall be subject to a confidence motion within Parliament to be initiated by the Speaker (or Chancellor, if the Deputy Speaker is assuming office as Speaker) as soon as possible. Should the confidence motion fail to pass, a by-election for the Cabinet member's/Speaker’s position shall be initiated.”
Section 2
ss.1. The following section (Section III) shall be added to Article 3 of the Constitution:
“In the absence of the Speaker, the Deputy Speaker will be empowered to preside over Parliamentary meetings, collect votes, and preside over debate.”
ss.2. The following section (Section IV) shall be added to Article 3 of the Constitution:
“The Speaker of Parliament will also allowed to appoint a maximum of two Parliamentary Clerks. Parliamentary Clerks shall advise and offer limited assistance to the Speaker and Deputy Speaker, but the Clerks may not collect votes or preside over debate.”
Powers
ss.1. The following section (Section III) shall be added to Article 3 of the Constitution:
“In the absence of the Speaker, the Deputy Speaker will be empowered to preside over Parliamentary meetings, collect votes, and preside over debate.”
ss.2. The following section (Section IV) shall be added to Article 3 of the Constitution:
“The Speaker of Parliament will also allowed to appoint a maximum of two Parliamentary Clerks. Parliamentary Clerks shall advise and offer limited assistance to the Speaker and Deputy Speaker, but the Clerks may not collect votes or preside over debate.”
Section 3
ss.1. Upon the passage of this amendment, the sections in Article 3 will be renumbered as needed.
Chancellor’s signature_______ (not required)
Addendum
ss.1. Upon the passage of this amendment, the sections in Article 3 will be renumbered as needed.
Chancellor’s signature_______ (not required)