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Government of Taijitu => The Ecclesia => Legislative and Treaty Votes => Topic started by: AwesomeSaucer on December 01, 2015, 01:19:40 AM

Title: [informal] Constitutional Convention
Post by: AwesomeSaucer on December 01, 2015, 01:19:40 AM
Well, the time has come according to our current laws.  Let's see what happens!

Cit. Initiator's note: This is not an official vote, but I'm leaving it here.
Title: Re: Constitutional Convention
Post by: Myroria on December 01, 2015, 01:27:25 AM
Just a reminder that to legally change (including abolish, presumably) the Constitution there must be two votes both passing by a supermajority (http://forum.taijitu.org/the-ecclesia/legislative-index/msg152995/#msg152995).
Title: Re: Constitutional Convention
Post by: Gulliver on December 01, 2015, 01:37:04 AM
I belief this vote is just a vote having a convention, at which proposals which would have to then meet the standard you mentioned would be proposed.
Title: Re: Constitutional Convention
Post by: Wast on December 01, 2015, 01:52:36 AM
It's a bit of a leading question, but I don't want to bother to argue over phrasing. Also I added [VOTE] to distinguish it from other threads that will probably have similar names. I'll keep watching in case there is a dispute, but I'm at least going to leave this up.
Title: Re: [VOTE] Constitutional Convention
Post by: Myroria on December 01, 2015, 02:17:49 AM
It was unclear to me if this vote is about having a convention or adopting Khem's original proposal, which involves dissolving the Constitution, or at the very least amending it so the Ecclesia does not exist. Since the motion was on Khem's proposal and not the middle ground I assumed that was the matter at vote.
Title: Re: [VOTE] Constitutional Convention
Post by: AwesomeSaucer on December 01, 2015, 02:27:29 AM
The proposal this vote is on its to simply hold a constitutional convention to draft a new Taijituan constitution to replace our current one representing the Glorious Revolution.

Along with the constitution itself, we will discuss names, community, the forums, and the general future and vision of what we'd like Taijitu to be.  :)

(If this passes, there will also be a vote on exactly how we meet, whether it be here, IRC, Skype, or anything else.)
Title: Re: [VOTE] Constitutional Convention
Post by: Myroria on December 01, 2015, 02:30:25 AM
There was never a motion and a second regarding that course of action.
Title: Re: [vote?] Constitutional Convention
Post by: Prydania on December 01, 2015, 02:54:24 AM
Myro, are you back? Myroria is in TNP, you said you were leaving.
You've also said you prefer to RP in TNP.

If you're back in Taijitu, that's fantastic. I'm just curious as to what extent you've returned.
Title: Re: [vote?] Constitutional Convention
Post by: Myroria on December 01, 2015, 02:58:12 AM
I'm thinking of following your lead and leaving after a month for a year or two.
Title: Re: [vote?] Constitutional Convention
Post by: Prydania on December 01, 2015, 03:00:46 AM
I'm thinking of following your lead and leaving after a month for a year or two.
At least I stay gone when I leave ;)

If you took that as hostile, btw, you're mistaken. I'm trying to gauge how active you're going to be in fields I'm interested in.
Title: Re: [vote?] Constitutional Convention
Post by: Myroria on December 01, 2015, 03:03:54 AM
Thank you for clearing your intentions up. I am not sure to what extent I will be involved at this time.
Title: Re: [vote?] Constitutional Convention
Post by: Prydania on December 01, 2015, 03:04:35 AM
Well it's RP. I'd like to RP some stuff.


It's the RP. It's always about the RP :p
Title: Re: [VOTE] Constitutional Convention
Post by: AwesomeSaucer on December 01, 2015, 03:05:29 AM
There was never a motion and a second regarding that course of action.
There were at the very beginning of the thread.  :P
Title: Re: [vote?] Constitutional Convention
Post by: Sovereign Dixie on December 01, 2015, 03:18:24 AM
This is confusing as fuck. The proposal Khem brought up is what should be going up for a vote.
Title: Re: [vote?] Constitutional Convention
Post by: Dyr Nasad on December 01, 2015, 03:19:52 AM
WAST
PLEASE
HALP

Because this vote makes less than the ideal amount of sense
Title: Re: [informal] Constitutional Convention
Post by: Wast on December 01, 2015, 03:32:02 AM
Now corrected; the official vote on the convention proposal is now active in its own thread.
Title: Re: [informal] Constitutional Convention
Post by: Sovereign Dixie on December 01, 2015, 04:26:54 AM
Now corrected; the official vote on the convention proposal is now active in its own thread.

Thanks Wast for clearing up the confusion. Have a derp cat!

(http://i.imgur.com/AS1or.jpg)
Title: Re: [informal] Constitutional Convention
Post by: Lindisfarne on December 07, 2015, 07:28:38 PM
I think the question should read: Shall Taijitu hold a constitutional convention?

Wether this leads to an overthrow of the glorious revolution or not, remains to be seen.