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(last post: March 13, 2008 - 16:29)
Citizen #22:
Miestrâ Schivâ | > > > Personally, I think we should not worry about instituting the Senats. Maybe even abolish it outright and work unicamerally permanently. We're not large enough, and wont be in the forseeable future.
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> > Hear, hear!
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> Yeah.
The main argument for the Senäts that I can see is that it would give an added dimension to Parlamînt. Firstly, people grumble about the "party list" voting system for the Deputies - the Senators would be elected as individuals. In addition, all Senators would be distinguished by long service in the Republic. I do like the idea of a sober upper house of semi-retired politicians acting to advise and warn the young hotheads in the Chamber.
If we were to abolish the Senats, then I would certainly support a shift to STV for the Chamber, so that we could have some legislators elected as individuals. Another idea to consider would be whether we needed a provincial basis for an upper house, or whether it could be elected on some other basis.
Miestrâ Schivâ
Seneschál dal Repúblicâ Talossán / Prime Minister of the Talossan Republic
"The Republic's Most Articulate Spokeswhatever" - R. B. Madison
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