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1. This act shall be titled the Repeal of the Default Seats of the Underhusen Act

Repeal
2. The Storting hereby repeals the Default Seats of the Underhusen Act, which shall be struck null and void.

I have mentioned it before as a Skrifa who voted against this act, and I am not afraid to state it again. This legislation is nothing more than a life support machine for a dysfunctional institution, allowing the institution to exist in spite of disinterest and inactivity. By removing one of the most basic expectations as a Skrifa towards the end of the term, this has achieved nothing but perpetuated sessions after sessions of inactive Underhusen. For now, to my fellow Skrifa, I suggest completely repealing this act.

Another alternative would be for a referendum to take place should there be such a situation where the Underhusen fails to decide for the number of legislators in the next Underhusen in time for the elections.

The referendum option would further reinforce this Seating’s commitment to an institutional overhaul, which in this case is increasing overall public participation.

Do refer to
https://wintreath.com/forums/index.php?topic=2339.msg35089#msg35089

The last time I recommended such an amendment, Wintermoot did mention that a referendum would “essentially be an admission that the Underhusen cannot manage its own affairs”. Well, his astute observation is absolutely true. An Underhusen who can’t perform its basic function is one that clearly cannot manage it own affairs and should be determined and treated as such.

I fully support this act.

I think this is a good idea. Just repealing the act is a good start, but leaves open some questions.

The exact number of Skrifa shall be determined by the Underhusen prior to Underhusen elections opening. Should the number of candidates not exceed the determined number of Skrifa, all candidates shall be considered elected by default.

Since the Underhusen is ultimately responsible for selecting the number of Skrifa, a lack of a seating bill brings about some constitutional questions. If no seating bill is passed before the election, what happens to the number of seats?

Passing an amendment to replace the way that number is selected, per Michi's quoted amendment c. 2015, would be an amendment to the Fundamental Laws, which would require the consent of the Overhusen and a supermajority of citizens. If we wanted to install referendums for that purpose, there would need to be a referendum before there can even be referendums.

At that point we may as well just add on an amendment to reduce the number of Skrifa to one or zero!

I support the bill for now so we can leave the issue blank, and propose we get back to it later.

This proposal is now open for motions.

I motion to vote.

I second the motion to vote

The motion to vote has been seconded. This proposal will now go to vote.