As we all know, you created the universe last Thursday, complete with our memories, history books, fossils, Reddit accounts, and detailed arguments about events that supposedly happened before then.
We are all hoping you pass the test and are excited to see what will happen in this coming week
Over the past few weeks, a number of amendments have been made to the Constitution. Most are minor clarifications or structural changes, but several introduce significant changes.
Below is a summary of the most important changes:
• Presidential elections: Presidential elections have been changed from once every two months to once every month, alongside corresponding changes to the election timetable.
• Parliament size: The method used to determine the number of MPs has been changed. Parliament will now use the formula 10 + 75/N_citizens, with a maximum of 30 seats.
• Legislative term limits: MPs may no longer serve more than two consecutive terms, although they may run again after sitting out one election cycle.
• Introducing legislation: Bills now require the support of at least 25% of Parliament or eight MPs, whichever is lower, before being submitted to the Speaker.
• Citizen Bills: Once each month, one citizen will be selected at random and given the right to submit a Bill to Parliament. Their Bill must receive the same opportunity for debate, amendment and voting as legislation proposed by an MP.
• Emergency parliamentary sittings: The President may now call a 10-hour emergency sitting of Parliament to reconsider legislation where serious unforeseen consequences become apparent before it comes into force. Overturning the legislation requires a three-quarters participation threshold and a three-quarters majority.
• Referendum petitions: A citizen petition supported by 30% of the citizenry now automatically requires a referendum to be held within two weeks.
• New constitutional rights: The Constitution now explicitly establishes Thursday as a government day of rest and includes a new Right to Remain Silly.
Thank you for your attention to this matter!
We’ve started a group chat for members of the new Parliament to discuss parliamentary business. If you were elected to the Legislature, please join.
The members are:
u/AltDetom555555b
u/NationalParks4life
u/nearby_athens2800
u/astrophysics666
u/stopatingminecraft
u/a_memester1999
u/geraldine-ferrari
We need to discuss a few things fairly soon, particularly when Parliament should sit and the constitution.
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The NEWT ACT
Sponsors: u/Astrophysics666
Co-Sponsors (optional): Everyone expect the reader.
Section I. Purpose and Intent
This Act establishes Thursday as the official beginning ofthe week within the Democracy of Reddit.
The purpose of this Act is to bring the legal definition ofthe week into accordance with the true principles of LastThursdayism, recognising Thursday as the natural pointfrom which a week starts.
Accordingly, the conventional Monday-to-Sunday weekshall be replaced for official purposes by a Thursday-to-Wednesday week.
Section II. Definitions
For the purposes of this Act:
“Week” shall mean a period of seven consecutivedays beginning on Thursday and ending onWednesday.
“Start of the week” shall mean 00:00 onThursday.
“End of the week” shall mean 23:59:59 on thefollowing Wednesday.
“Last Thursdayism” shall refer to the truth thatthe universe came into existence last Thursday, with all apparent evidence of an earlier historyhaving been created alongside it.
“Official purposes” shall include parliamentarybusiness, government announcements, weeklyreports, deadlines, schedules, statistics, and anyother activity for which the Democracy of Redditformally defines or refers to a week.
Section III. Provisions
Thursday shall be recognised as the first day ofevery week within the Democracy of Reddit.
The official order of the days of the week shalltherefore be:
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday.
Any law, rule, regulation, parliamentaryprocedure, deadline, report, or official documentreferring to the beginning or end of a week shallbe interpreted according to the Thursday-to-Wednesday calendar established by this Act.
Where an existing rule refers specifically toMonday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday, the named day itself shallremain unchanged unless Parliament providesotherwise.
References to terms such as “this week”, “nextweek”, and “last week” in official business shallbe calculated using Thursday as the beginning ofthe week.
For the avoidance of doubt, this Act does not alterthe number, names, or duration of the seven daysof the week. It alters only their official ordering andthe point at which a new week begins.
Section IV. Enforcement
a. The Speaker of Parliament (and mods) shall beresponsible for ensuring that parliamentary schedules, deadlines, and official references to weeks comply withthis Act.
b. Government departments and other relevant publicbodies shall interpret weekly reporting periods anddeadlines according to the Thursday-to-Wednesdaysystem.
c. The use of Monday as the beginning of the week shallinvalidate otherwise lawful government or parliamentaryaction.
d. Repeated or deliberate refusal by an officeholder toapply the calendar established by this Act may becorrected by order of the Speaker or other relevantauthority.
Section V. Implementation andOversight
a. Upon commencement of this Act, all new parliamentaryand governmental schedules shall use Thursday as thefirst day of the week.
b. Existing schedules and deadlines shall remain valid, but where their interpretation depends upon the meaningof a “week”, they shall henceforth be interpretedaccording to this Act.
c. The Speaker of Parliament shall issue any proceduralguidance required to ensure a consistent transition to theThursday-to-Wednesday week.
Section VI. Amendments andRepeal
a. This Act may be amended in accordance with theordinary legislative procedures of Parliament.
b. Any previous act, standing order, regulation, orresolution defining Monday, Sunday, or any other day asthe official beginning of the week shall be amended orrepealed to the extent that it conflicts with this Act.
Section VII. Effective Date
This Act shall take effect at 00:00 on the first Thursdayfollowing its passage by Parliament and approval bythe President.
From that moment onwards, all official weeks within theDemocracy of Reddit shall begin on Thursday.