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Emergency powers passed by a simple majority is also ridiculous. How come it’s not 2/3 or 3/4. So if you have a majority in parliament feel free to just declare
by christkv 5y ago
Emergency powers passed by a simple majority is also ridiculous. How come it’s not 2/3 or 3/4. So if you have a majority in parliament feel free to just declare emergencies at your leisure?
- nybble41 5y agoAgreed, a simple majority for emergency powers is ridiculous. I'd go with at least a 4/5 threshold myself. More than that, any invocation of emergency powers should force a public confidence vote for every elected official when the (strictly limited & non-extensible) duration of the emergency powers expires, where any incumbent who can't achieve at least a simple majority of support following their handling of the emergency is barred from political office for life. That ought to make them think twice about whether declaring an emergency is really worthwhile.
- im3w1l 5y agoThere is too much partisanship for the last part. So many people would salivate at the chance of banning their enemies for life.