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House Vote: 8-0-0
Senate Vote: 5-0-0
A
BILL
To
Amend the constitution
The people of Democracy Craft, through their elected Representatives in the Congress and the force of law ordained to that Congress by the people through the constitution, do hereby enact the following provisions into law:
1 - Short Title and Enactment
(1) This Act may be cited as the “Constitutional Change Act”.
(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.
2 - Amendments
(1)The process of changing the constitution will be changed from subsection a to subsection b:
(a) Current process:
- A 'Bill: Draft' proposing changes to the constitution is made public.
- A Representative must then start a referendum on forums where citizens, over the course of 5 days, will vote on the proposed amendment.
- A super majority in both chambers of Congress.
- An absolute majority (50%+1) needs to be achieved via public referendum, if the amendment is for a Government Change or a Rights and Freedoms change.
- Presidential Assent.
(b) Proposed Process:
- A constitutional change must satisfy these requirements beyond the normal congressional process when an amendment is in relation to a complex change or a rights and freedoms change:
- A Representative must pose a referendum on forums where citizens, over the course of 3 days, will vote on the proposed amendment.
- An absolute majority (50%+1) needs to be achieved via public referendum.
- A super majority is achieved in both chambers of Congress.
- Presidential Assent
(2)The power of presidential assent and veto will be reaffirmed. Congress can only override Presidential Vetos to non-complex changes. The following changes from subsection a to subsection b:
(a) Vested in the President is the power to veto legislation passed by Congress.
(b) Vested in the President is the power to assent to or veto legislation passed by Congress.
Senate Vote: 5-0-0
A
BILL
To
Amend the constitution
The people of Democracy Craft, through their elected Representatives in the Congress and the force of law ordained to that Congress by the people through the constitution, do hereby enact the following provisions into law:
1 - Short Title and Enactment
(1) This Act may be cited as the “Constitutional Change Act”.
(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.
2 - Amendments
(1)The process of changing the constitution will be changed from subsection a to subsection b:
(a) Current process:
- A 'Bill: Draft' proposing changes to the constitution is made public.
- A Representative must then start a referendum on forums where citizens, over the course of 5 days, will vote on the proposed amendment.
- A super majority in both chambers of Congress.
- An absolute majority (50%+1) needs to be achieved via public referendum, if the amendment is for a Government Change or a Rights and Freedoms change.
- Presidential Assent.
(b) Proposed Process:
- A constitutional change must satisfy these requirements beyond the normal congressional process when an amendment is in relation to a complex change or a rights and freedoms change:
- A Representative must pose a referendum on forums where citizens, over the course of 3 days, will vote on the proposed amendment.
- An absolute majority (50%+1) needs to be achieved via public referendum.
- A super majority is achieved in both chambers of Congress.
- Presidential Assent
(2)The power of presidential assent and veto will be reaffirmed. Congress can only override Presidential Vetos to non-complex changes. The following changes from subsection a to subsection b:
(a) Vested in the President is the power to veto legislation passed by Congress.
(b) Vested in the President is the power to assent to or veto legislation passed by Congress.
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