WHEREAS the whole reason the Hopper system of tossing bills around before they were Clarked was enacted so as to catch any flaws or problems before the bill went to a vote;
AND WHEREAS a recent flurry of emergency PDs during the 50th Cosâ to amend basic problems in bills which have already passed the Ziu shows that this is not working;
AND WHEREAS royal assent clearly only functions as an additional check when the King feels inclined to do so, which seems extremely rare except when his powers and privileges are involved;
AND WHEREAS forcing every bill to take TWO Clarks before it becomes law might help;
AND WHEREAS the Clark system was developed pre-1997, before Talossa had a functioning bicameral system;
BE IT ENACTED by the King, Senäts and Cosâ of Talossa in Ziu assembled and approved by the people in referendum that
1. Organic Law X:2 be amended by deletion of the following struck-through sentences and addition of the following underlined sentences:
The legislative business of the Ziu is supervised by the Secretary of State. At the start of every month the Secretary of State shall make a copy of the most recent Clark available to all the members of the Cosâ (MCs) and senators. Every MC and senator shall vote on every bill in every Clark (by post, telephone, or electronic device), and MCs and senators will have until the end of business on the twenty-first day of the calendar month to submit their votes to the Secretary of State. MCs shall submit their votes to the Secretary of State between the 1st and 12th day of each calendar month and Senators between the 13th and 24th day of each calendar month.
.1 If the Cosa fails a bill, the Senate shall still vote on it and if the bill passes the Senate after failing the Cosa, then the bill shall be returned to the Cosa for a second reading and vote in the following Clark. Each Senator may make a 50 - 150 word statement of support, or dissenting opinion, which shall be appended to the bill during it's second Clark. If the bill passes a second vote in the Cosa then it is passed into law.
b) Organic Law X:5 be amended as below:
Except where otherwise provided in this Organic Law any bill which receives has received more "për" votes than "contrâ" votes in the Cosâ and the Senäts is considered to have been adopted by the Ziu. All other bills are considered to have been rejected. Any bill adopted by the Ziu is sent at once to the King for his assent.
Ureu q'estadra så,
Dame Miestră Schivă (MC-FreeDems)