Act of Congress Socialism Amendment

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A
BILL
To

Amend the Constitution​

The people of the Commonwealth of Redmont, through their elected Representatives and Senators in the Congress and the force of law ordained to that Congress by the people through the constitution, do hereby enact the following provisions into law:

1 - Short Title and Enactment
(1) This Act may be cited as the “Socialism Amendment”.
(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.
(3) Authored by hugebob23456.
(4) Co-Sponsored by awwwimnicki and Bubba_Tea_.

2 - Reasons
(1) To correct what I’m pretty sure is a typo.
(2) At present, constitutional amendments may pass by simple majorities in Congress so long as the amendment is not a complex change or rights and freedoms change.
(3) The constitution must be difficult to amend, as it contains only the most foundational, universally accepted law that won’t flip flop with the partisan changes within Congress.
(4) Added the term "Veto Override" next to "Presidential Assent" because the constitution does already have a codified process to allow the Congress to override vetoes for constitutional amendments by 80% majorities. This is just for consistency and clarity.
(5) The referendum text has been modified but the effect is unchanged. Before this amendment, only complex changes needed to go to referendum and required a supermajority to pass. After this amendment, only complex changes will need to go to referendum and will require a supermajority to pass. Additionally, "A Representative" has been changed to "The Speaker" as it has historically been the Speaker's duty to post referendums.
(6) Rights and Freedoms are already under the definition of Complex Changes, so this change will NOT make it easier to amend Rights and Freedoms.

3 - Terms
(1) “Changing the Constitution
A constitutional change must satisfy these requirements beyond the normal congressional process when an amendment is in relation to a complex change or a rights and freedoms change:

• A Representative must pose a referendum on forums where citizens, over the course of 3 days, will vote on the proposed amendment.
• A supermajority needs to be achieved via public referendum, only if the amendment is for a complex change.
• A super majority is achieved in both chambers of Congress.
• Presidential Assent”

Changes to:

“Changing the Constitution
A constitutional change must satisfy these requirements beyond the normal congressional process:

• The Speaker of the House of Representatives must pose a referendum on the forums where citizens, over the course of 3 days, will vote on the proposed amendment, only if the proposed amendment is a Complex Change. Such a referendum must result in at least a supermajority of votes in favor of the amendment to pass.
• A super majority is achieved in both chambers of Congress.
• Presidential Assent or Veto Override”

 

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Presidential Assent

This bill has received presidential assent and is hereby signed into law.