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Should we accept this as the standard for adding amendments into the CoL?
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90.91% |
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33 voters |
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Timeline
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Sunshine State, USA
Nov 2000
time: 00:21
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This is not an amendment, but rather a standard by which all President’s must follow when adding an amendment into our Code of Laws. Also, should this option win, our CoL will be restructured to fit this layout. Since it is official, it requires 2/3 to pass.
Question:
Should we accept this as the standard for adding amendments into the CoL?
Options:
Yes
No
Standard:
“Any amendment placed into the Code of Laws should be summarized at the bottom of the CoL document in the “Amendments” section. This summery should contain (but is not limited to) the following information:
*Name of Amendment
*Date of inception
*Link to poll of validity
*Document location of amendment
If the amendment replaces or removes any existing text in the Code of Laws, this original text should be preserved in the amendment’’s "summery".”
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Last edited by Timeline on 24-07-2002 at 16:37
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by Divine Right
May 2001
time: 00:21
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FYI, according to the COL, there is no requirement for 2/3 support. In fact, if it doesn't concern an amendment or an impeachment or a Judge approval/confirmation, there is no percentage % requirement for any poll. The only rule given in the COL is that the poll option with the largest # of votes wins. (Now that I think of that, that *might* be the solution to the abstain issue as well... ).
However, our tradition is that polls concerning new rules, whether procedural or policy (ex. Plan Eagle, Mapmaking trade, Embassies, etc...), requires 50% plus 1 vote for ratification (the same as most votes wins in a 2 option poll). This is not enshrined in any law, it is simply the generally accepted customary way we have done things for the last few months.
But if you think this is vague and could lead to confusion, or does lead to confusion, start a discussion thread for a future amendment about polling.
However, since Timeline wrote 2/3 is required to pass in the poll description, that may overrule the customary tradition of using 50% plus 1.
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by Divine Right
May 2001
time: 00:21
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Proserpine, I suppose that's one reason why GePap wants to get a different set of laws going in that other thread.
The COL has been tranformed into a Constitution by public perception and it is supposed to be the rules about the C3DG game structure & procedures. Changes to that are serious and require 2/3 approval.
Other laws, such as procedures and policies aren't listed anywhere officially, but if they pass with 50% or more, we generally accept them as being binding. Examples: Plan Eagle or Case Pink/Teal. These are more flexible and generally temporal... and they generally don't affect the rules and structure of the C3DG game outside the ingame.
It would not be a bad idea to list these either or consider them as "regular" laws, policies, and procedures. Then, only the amendments to the COL and impeachment would have a 2/3 approval requirement.
Not everything we decide is serious enough to warrant being an amendment to the COL. Namely, we make plenty of polls and decisions, not all of them need to be cluttering the COL. If they're important enough, we could put them in a different COL (and rename the first to Constitution). Example: Putting Uber's Pop-rushing poll into some kind of law book which can be changed upon simple majority repoll, but keeping it out of the Constitution (as it doesn't affect how we interact, only what we do ingame).
Hmm, maybe I should put this in its own thread.
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