This topic is for the discussion of the interregional legislature.
I think that we've agreed on the fact that this legislature should be bicameral, and that the lower house should be proportionally representative and the upper should be equally representative. I believe we've agreed to call the lower house the General Assembly, and so far we've called the upper house the Senate.
This is a list of what we have:
--The General Assembly proportionally represents the four regions. Each region's representative count will be a given percentage of the region's population rounded to the nearest odd number (four odd numbers makes an even number, plus the speaker makes an odd to avoid ties).
--The General Assembly proposes laws and initially debates and votes on them. An elected "speaker" is the vote-counter for this; he/she can vote as well. The speaker is responsible for organizing debates and votes in the GA.
--If the president vetoes a bill, it returns to the GA for a second vote to attempt to override the veto.
--The Senate equally represents the four regions; each region will have 4 representatives in the Senate.
--The Senate approves laws after presidential review (or after the GA overrides a veto). Once the Senate passes a bill, it is implemented.
--The vice-president serves as the chairperson for the Senate; he/she will count votes for the Senate, and is permitted to vote. The VP is also responsible for introducing bills to the Senate for debate and/or voting.
As of now, the basic things we need to establish are the following:
--Specific duties of the legislature
--What house has the ability to recall an official
--Vote percentages for each of the duties
--What name we should give the entire legislature
I also propose a small change. We shouldn't call the upper house the Senate; half the nations in the world have something called the Senate, so we should be a little more original. I suggest something like the "Federal Caucus" or the "Chamber of Delegates" or something.
I think that we've agreed on the fact that this legislature should be bicameral, and that the lower house should be proportionally representative and the upper should be equally representative. I believe we've agreed to call the lower house the General Assembly, and so far we've called the upper house the Senate.
This is a list of what we have:
--The General Assembly proportionally represents the four regions. Each region's representative count will be a given percentage of the region's population rounded to the nearest odd number (four odd numbers makes an even number, plus the speaker makes an odd to avoid ties).
--The General Assembly proposes laws and initially debates and votes on them. An elected "speaker" is the vote-counter for this; he/she can vote as well. The speaker is responsible for organizing debates and votes in the GA.
--If the president vetoes a bill, it returns to the GA for a second vote to attempt to override the veto.
--The Senate equally represents the four regions; each region will have 4 representatives in the Senate.
--The Senate approves laws after presidential review (or after the GA overrides a veto). Once the Senate passes a bill, it is implemented.
--The vice-president serves as the chairperson for the Senate; he/she will count votes for the Senate, and is permitted to vote. The VP is also responsible for introducing bills to the Senate for debate and/or voting.
As of now, the basic things we need to establish are the following:
--Specific duties of the legislature
--What house has the ability to recall an official
--Vote percentages for each of the duties
--What name we should give the entire legislature
I also propose a small change. We shouldn't call the upper house the Senate; half the nations in the world have something called the Senate, so we should be a little more original. I suggest something like the "Federal Caucus" or the "Chamber of Delegates" or something.