MA: Amendment to Article III of the Mideast Constitution (Passed)

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I'm rather on the fence about this amendment. What if there aren't 5 people that run for assembly? The current system seems fine I suppose.

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Since this is a constitutional amendment my opinion does not matter more than the opinion of any other citizen (I can neither sign nor veto this bill since it will be submitted to a popular vote if it passes the Assembly), but I'd like to stress that I am opposed to the amendment. Indeed, the current system has proved to be just fine because it is flexible and activity-dependent; in times of high activity in the region the current wording of the constitution makes sure that we have five Assemblymembers and in times of low activity the Assembly consists of three members. In my opinion, there could not be a better system to deal with the changing dynamics of Atlasia.

This is really what I'm thinking. The current system adheres to an activity limit as well as allowing for the most competitive elections possible.

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I'm rather on the fence about this amendment. What if there aren't 5 people that run for assembly? The current system seems fine I suppose.

Exactly, though I'm tempted to support it's passage if only to allow the voters to choose.

^^ This has been my only thought to vote in favour of this bill.

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I'm rather on the fence about this amendment. What if there aren't 5 people that run for assembly? The current system seems fine I suppose.

Exactly, though I'm tempted to support it's passage if only to allow the voters to choose.

The current wording of the constitution is quite recent. In fact, the Mideast electorate overwhelmingly voted in support of the system we have now just a couple of months ago (the July election for Assembly were only the second election with the current system in place!). Thus, it is fair to say that the voters have already chosen and there's no need to submit this proposal to another vote at this point.

Fair enough.

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Abstain

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Aye