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<table border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" width="100%" class="forumline"> <tr> <th class="thCornerL" width="22%" height="26">Author</th> <th class="thCornerR">Message</th> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class=""><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>KingRafaelII</b></span></td> <td class="" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/ezWind/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2007 6:34 pm<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="genmed">This Bill has the Full support of The Royal house</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/ezWind/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class=""><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>KingRafaelII</b></span></td> <td class="" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/ezWind/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2007 8:48 pm<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: Royal Version of a Parliamentary Procedures Act</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="genmed"> <table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center"> <tr> <td><span class="genmed"><b>Quote:</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="quote">Parliamentary Procedures Act of 2007 <br /> <br />Section 1: Name <br />1.) This Bill is called the Parliamentary Procedures Act of 2007. <br /> <br />Section 2: Definitions. <br />1.) Sponsor: one who presents a bill. <br />2.) Floor: The forum for debate. <br />3.) Bill: shall be a draft of a proposed law, statute, decree, enactment or amendment, presented for the approval of Parliament. <br />4.) Act: shall be a law, statute, decree, enactment or amendment, resulting from a decision of Parliament. <br />5.) Resolution: shall be a formal statement of a decision or expression of opinion adopted by Parliament. <br />6.) To simplify matters, all references to the male gender shall mean both male and female gender. <br /> <br />Section 3: The Speaker of Parliament <br />1.) The Speaker of Parliament shall be the Presiding Officer of Parliament and shall also be known as the Prime Minister. <br />3.) The Speaker shall not be prohibited from fulfilling all other duties and privileges of a Member of Parliament. <br />4.) The Speaker shall present all bills passed by Parliament to the Crown Council for the giving of Assent if such bills require Royal Assent as soon as possible. <br />5.) The rights, duties, responsibilities and obligations of the Speaker of Parliament shall be established and outlined according to statute to be laid down by Parliament. <br />6.) The Deputy Prime Minister shall serve under the duty of the Prime Minister (Speaker) and shall take his place when the Speaker is unavailable. <br /> <br />Section 4: Parliamentary Procedure <br />1.) These rules shall serve as the primary Parliamentary procedures for Parliament unless Parliament passes special rules for special legislative days. <br />2.) Any member may introduce legislation as long as they follow precedence laid down by that the constitution. To do so he must present the bill to the Speaker, who shall introduce for debate no more than 4 bills at times. <br />3.) Each bill shall be debated for no less than two days and no more than a week. All bills shall by default be granted a debate period of two days until a motion is called upon for an extension. <br />4.) After the debate period is over the Speaker shall conduct a vote. The voting choices will be: "Aye" in approval, "Nay" in disapproval, "Silens" in neutrality, and "Extend" to extend the debate period for another week. <br />5.) Voting shall last exactly four days, or until a majority is reached. <br />6.) The Speaker is empowered to cut down the voting as he deems necessary. <br />8.) Any Member of Parliament may call for "Cursus" in regards to any piece of legislation. This must be seconded by another member. Under “Cursus” procedures, voting procedures are immediately initiated once such a motion is seconded. The Speaker of Parliament has the authority to revoke or evoke Fast Track procedures if he feels it is necessary. <br />9.) At any time, a voting MP may declare a leave of absence, which shall be valid for no more than four (4) days. The declaration should be filed to either the Speaker’s (Prime Minister’s) Office or the Ministry of Interior. The MP may specify how long his leave of absence shall last. If it should last for more than 4 days, the MP may specify so clearly in his leave of absence. MPs may appoint proxies. The proxy of choice shall be stated on the Leave of absence. <br /> <br />Section 5: Behavior of the Members of Parliament <br />1.) All members must treat each other with respect and dignity. <br />2.) The Speaker reserves the right to suspend a member for a period of two days, if he is out of order. <br />3.) Any Member of Parliament may present a motion to suspend another member. To do so he must have a verifiable cause. <br />4.) A member of the Parliament may be expelled if he acts in unethical ways, or if he has been suspended three times. The King must give His Royal Assent for the expulsion. <br />5.) Expulsions may be appealed in the High Court. <br /> <br />Section 6: Committees <br />1.) Any Member of Parliament may present a motion to form a Committee on a particular subject area for the purposes of legislative discussion and possible formation of a bill. <br />2.) The Speaker of Parliament must consent to the formation of the Committee. The Member of Parliament that motions for a Committee shall henceforth become its Chairman. The Chairman shall be responsible for adjourning such a committee session. <br /> <br />Section 7: Amendments to the PPRA, Suspension of the PPRA <br />1.) This act may be amended by the Speaker of Parliament upon recommendation by the Members of Parliament. <br />2.) If a motion to amend this act is approved by two-thirds of Parliament, the Speaker shall amend the act. <br />3.) The Speaker of Parliament shall reserve the power of suspending and reinstating this act. <br />4.) If a motion to suspend is approved by two-thirds of the Parliament, the Speaker shall suspend this act. <br />5.) If a motion to reinstate is approved by two-thirds of the Parliament, the Speaker shall reinstate the standing orders. <br />6.) Amendments to the Constitution may not be introduced under suspension of this act. <br />7.) Changes to Titles of Officials in this act shall not be required of them a vote</td> </tr> </table> <br /> <br />Debate on this Is Open</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/ezWind/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> </table>
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