Obviously I like the current bill, I wrote it.
I also think that, for the purposes of a small micronation such as ours, simpler is better. This is especially true in constitutions, they shouldn't be overly prescriptive. I would like a constitution that outlines the governing structure, protects rights, but retains as much flexibility as possible.
If you wish to write a completely new draft constitution and propose it as an alternative to this bill, you are entitled to do so
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In terms of the current amendment, I feel this would simply make the moderative function subservient to the executive. There is no point having a moderative function if it is merely appointed by the head of the executive.
The idea behind having a Council of Elders consisting of the five previous Consul's was to try and retain some "institutional memory".
I am aware there is a typo in the bill as it presently stands, it says that the moderative function will consist of the five previous First Ministers. This is because in an earlier draft I considered doing away with the position of Consul, where this bill says First Minister it was meant to say consul. I will move an amendment to correct this typo as soon as we are done considering Mr Klaas's amendments.
