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MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!
Kalwejt
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« on: July 31, 2015, 05:13:20 AM »
How about reducing the size of the Senate to ensure more competitive federal elections?

Basically, instead of 10, there would be 8 Senators, four elected at-large and four from districts (since we have more than 4 regions). Electoral cycles remains the same.

What do you think?
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Kalwejt
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« Reply #1 on: July 31, 2015, 06:14:23 AM »
Quote from: Speaker Cris on July 31, 2015, 05:38:11 AM
I'm in favour of reducing the size of the Senate.
3 regions. 2 Senators per region + 1 Senator elected At-Large (At-Large elections for 1 seat are really interesting) = 7 Senators.

It's very good, but I'd still have at least 2 Senators elected at large. Your proposal makes population at large underrepresented.
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Kalwejt
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« Reply #2 on: August 03, 2015, 11:45:23 AM »
Quote from: Speaker Harry S Truman on August 03, 2015, 11:27:21 AM
Quote from: Leinad, Southern Legislator on August 03, 2015, 03:45:25 AM
Why not retain the 5 regional senators, and simply reduce the number of at-large senators? What's the reason to have the same number of each?
I don't have a problem with this in theory, but I don't think Atlasia can sustain 5 active Regions right now.

Neither do I.
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Kalwejt
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« Reply #3 on: August 04, 2015, 12:48:49 PM »
I'm happy most of us seems to agree on principle.
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Kalwejt
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« Reply #4 on: August 05, 2015, 05:15:18 AM »
I don't think we could sustain a bicameral Congress in present situation Sad
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