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After seeing Milograd's plan to divide the HGA into an upper and lower house, I have decided to propose this way more awesome plan that meshes the two parts of our regional burrito rather well, if I may say so myself. Keep in mind that this is a rough draft, and will likely change significantly. The Assembly The Assembly would be handled using regional polls. Assembly polls will remain open to all WA members in the region, making sure that each person only gets one vote; however, votes cast by those who have been in the WA or region for less than a week would be discarded and not counted in the official tally, in order to prevent manipulation by switchers or people moving into the region just to vote before leaving. The Delegate will be head of the Assembly, organizing debates and voting to keep it from getting out of hand. The Assembly's main powers will be reserve powers. Rather than handle the day-to-day running of the region, the Assembly will be expected to serve as a check on the Senate's authority and to represent the will of the region as a whole, rather than just the forums. As most members of the region are not highly interested in the niceties of legislation, bills passed by the Assembly will not require their approval to become law. However, if a petition is signed by at least 1/3 of the Senate supporting a referendum on a bill, it will be moved to a vote before the Assembly; should it receive more than 50% of votes cast there, the bill will pass. The Delegate or the Prime Minister may move to recall one or more senators. In order to succeed, the motion must receive 2/3 approval in the Assembly. The Senate The Senate's job would be to handle the day-to-day affairs of the region and most legislation, ensuring that most members of the region do not have to focus on small formalities. Legislation will need support from a majority in the Senate to pass. The Senate would be composed of the most active members of our region, in order to reward them for their greater services to the region. As such, all members of the Senate must be on the forums and remain active on them; failure to meet a certain post quota per month would result in automatic removal, unless a special exemption had been granted by the Prime Minister, allowing for some periods of inactivity (e.g. While going on vacation). In the future, the Prime Minister will be nominated by the Delegate and then confirmed by the Senate. The Senate shall have the authority to remove the Prime Minister or any Officer they appoint through the use of a vote of no confidence. The Prime Minister will also be the head of the Senate. Senators will be appointed in one of two ways: Either the Prime Minister may propose a new Senator to the Citizen's Assembly, who will then ratify the choice, or the Delegate may propose a new Senator to the current Senate. Senators may be expelled from the body by a 2/3 majority vote in the Senate. All bills passed by the Senate are subject to veto by the Delegate.- 31 replies
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