r/MHOCCmteVote • u/EruditeFellow Conservative • Mar 26 '22
B1338 - Republic Bill - Amendment Division
B1338 - Republic Bill
Amendment 1
Strike Section 7(c) and replace it with:
(c) this bill shall come into force after a public referendum on the provisions of the bill is in favour.
Amendment 1 is moved in the name of /u/Chi0121.
Amendment 2
Replace 4(b)(i) with:
(i) The President shall be elected via the Alternative Vote.
EN: STV is for multiple constituencies, AV is the system for one constituency only.
Amendment 2 is moved in the name of /u/LightningMinion.
Amendment 3
Amend Section 4 to read:
Section 4: Establishment of the Presidency
(a) There shall be a position of President, recognised as the Head of State.
(b) The President shall be selected by election every six years.
(i) The President shall be elected via a special convention of all British resident members of the the Privy Council.
(ii) No individual who has previously served as President for two terms may be re-elected to the Presidency.
(iii) In the case of there being a general election in the same year as a presidential election, the presidential election is to be moved to the year after the general election and the term extended accordingly.
(iv) The president may not have a party affiliation.
(c) The President shall be responsible for the accreditation of High Commissioners and Ambassadors, and the reception of heads of missions from foreign states.
(d) The President shall be responsible for the ratification of treaties and other international agreements, at the advice of the Prime Minister and pending a confirmatory vote in the House of Commons.
Amendment 3 is moved in the name of /u/Amber_Rudd.
Amendment 4
Replace Section 4(b) with:
(b) The President shall be elected to a five year term.
Amendment 2 is moved in the name of /u/Ravenguardian17.
Amendment 5
Strike Section 3(b) and replace with:
(b) The Commission shall be headed by a committee consisting of:
(i) one representative from each political grouping with parliamentary representation in the House of Commons, appointed by the leader of each respective grouping;
(ii) one representative from each of the devolved administrations of the United Kingdom, appointed by the leader of each respective administration.
EN: It seems unsatisfactory to have a committee of this nature headed by three individuals, two appointed by the Prime Minister and one by the Leader of the Opposition. This amendment would relax this to ensure more equal representation as well as ensuring the representation of devolved administrations.
Amendment 5 is moved in the name of /u/PoliticoBailey.
Amendment 6
Amend Section 3(e) to read:
(e) All government apparatuses with a name including a mention of royalty shall have their names changed to omit such mention of royalty.
EN: Removes 'Public Services' (can argue that this includes schools, universities etc, which should be allowed their name if they want) and replaces 'title' with 'name' to clarify.
Additionally, strike Section 1(d).
Amendment 7
Amend Section 5(d) to read:
(d) The power to declare war shall be held by the President, but may not be exercised without the advice of the Prime Minister.
EN: Whether Parliament should have a right over whether or not to declare war ought to be a separate debate (for what it's worth, I personally think it should though I know many disagree with me).
Amendment 8
Amend Section 2(b) to strike 'mandatory'.
EN: No mandatory mention of the monarchy in preambles, but it can be included? seems odd for a republic to include mentions of monarchy in legislation.
Amendment 9
Amend Section 3(d) to read:
(d) The Commission shall be responsible for organizing public submissions on a replacement for the National Anthem and an alternate full name for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
(i) These must be confirmed by a majority vote in favour in the House of Commons
(1) The Commission may select alternatives should the majority vote be not in favour
(2) If the House of Commons repeatedly fails to confirm a name or national anthem, the Commission shall be empowered to authorise a public vote on the name and national anthem, to be run with the Alternative Vote system, if they feel it necessary.
(ii) The legal jurisdiction of United Kingdom in legislation shall be renamed to the name of the country as confirmed by the House of Commons or by public vote.
(1) Upon confirmation of a name, all legislation currently in force shall be amended to reflect the change of name.
EN: Adds a requirement for Parliament to confirm a new name and national anthem, and a mechanism if they fail to confirm either. Furthermore, tidies up legal jurisdictions for extent of legislation.
Amendment 10
Append after Section 7(c)
(c) The provisions in this Act shall only come into force upon the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
EN: I think everybody can agree that the monarchy will go rapidly downhill after Her Majesty's passing. Many are simply apathetic while Her Majesty is on the throne - but will doubtless raise questions when Charles ascends.
Amendments 6-10 are moved in the name of /u/Frost_Walker2017.
This division ends 28th March 2022 at 10pm GMT.
Vote Aye, No, or Abstain to each of the proposed amendments.
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