Parliament

Section A: Proposing a Bill:

  1. A Bill can be proposed by any current Member of Parliament
  2. For a bill to be put into Parliamentary Consideration, it must be seconded by a Member of Parliament who does not appear on the list of authors of the bill
    1. Confidence Motions must be seconded and thirded.
    2. Constitutional Amendments must require 2/3rds of Parliament’s support, in order to be passed.

Section B: Choosing a Prime Minister:

  1. In the absence of a Prime Minister, Members of Parliament must vote for a new Prime Minister
  2. The candidate for Prime Minister must be a sitting Member of Parliament
  3. A Member of Parliament must propose a bill that specifies their Candidate for Prime Minister.
    1. If there is a sitting Prime Minister, and if there is a Confidence Motion for another candidate, if that Confidence Motion passes, the Sitting Prime Minister gets replaced by the Candidate specified in the bill.
      1. If the Confidence Motion for another candidate fails, the Sitting Prime Minister maintains their position
    2. If there is more than one Confidence Motion, each for a separate Candidate, the Confidence Motion with the most votes in favour gets passed.
      1. This ensures that the candidate with the most confidence of the House of Commons becomes Prime Minister

Section C: Choosing a Speaker:

  1. In the absence of a Speaker, Members of Parliament must vote for a new Speaker.
  2. A Speaker must be a Member of Parliament
  3. A Speaker will be selected by a simple majority vote in Parliament
  4. The candidate for Speaker with the most votes becomes Speaker of the House of Commons

Section D: Prime Ministerial Responsibilities:

  1. The Prime Minister serves as the official representative of the nation to the rest of the server.
  2. The Prime Minister must appoint a Deputy Prime Minister
  3. The Prime Minister may create Ministries and define their mission and purpose as per the Incorporation Act
  4. The Prime Minister may appoint Ministers to the aforementioned Ministries
  5. Other responsibilities are to be decided by either the Prime Minister, or via the House of Commons

Section E: Deputy Ministerial Responsibilities

  1. Serves as the Acting Prime Minister in the absence of the Prime Minister

Section F: Ministerial Responsibilities

  1. A Minister's responsibility is to their portfolio as defined by the Prime Minister.

Section G: Speaker’s Responsibilities:

  1. The Speaker serves:
    1. As a moderator on the subreddit
    2. To facilitate the discussion of outstanding legislation in the House of Commons
    3. To enforce decorum in the House of Commons during such discussions
    4. To facilitate voting on outstanding legislation after it has been debated and amended
    5. To enforce the rules of Parliament
    6. To defend the rights and privileges of the Members of Parliament.
  2. The Speaker is also responsible for choosing a Deputy Speaker, who will serve as the acting Speaker in their absence.

Section H: Member's Responsibilities:

  1. A Member of Parliament's main responsibilities are as follows:
    1. Legislative activity: Proposing, amending, and removing laws and the policies through the legislative process
    2. Surveillance activity: Scrutiny of the government’s administrative performance, including the spending of money
  2. A Member of Parliament's additional (optional) responsibilities are as follows:
    1. Constituency service: assistance for individual citizens, newfriends, and visitors
    2. Party responsibilities: partisan obligations if a Member of Parliament is a member of a political party

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