Legislative Bill · Drumagh
Passed

Republican Meritocracy and Excellency Act of 2021

Proposed by Radical Republican Union · fronted by Penelope Sinclair
Passing
in all 2 chambers
Opened
17 Nov 2021
Voting closes
16 Jan 2022
Chambers
2 legislatures
Articles
1 change

Rationale

As university education is free and strictly state-run, we believe it would be sensible to establish institutions of republican excellence, accessible solely through competitive entrance examinations, and entirely free of charge, in order to promote young talent through meritocracy.

Proposed Changes

1

School Selection
Previous law
Comprehensive, mixed-ability classes
Selective grammar schools by exam

Timeline

  • Draft
    17 November 2021


  • Vote Open
    17 November 2021


  • Vote Closed
    16 January 2022


  • Became Law
    16 January 2022

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

First Council of Ministers

Passed
80Yes 0No 20Not voted 100 seats

For: 80 / 100 seats (80.0%)

Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 20

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 100.0%)
Party Seats Vote
Centralist Unity 17 Yes
Libertarian Congress 0 Yes
Radical Republican Union Proposer 21 Yes
Revolutionary Maoist Communist Front 42 Yes
The United Workers Front 0 Abstain

The People’s Assembly

Passed
160Yes 0No 40Not voted 200 seats

For: 160 / 200 seats (80.0%)

Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 40

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 100.0%)
Party Seats Vote
Centralist Unity 34 Yes
Libertarian Congress 0 Yes
Radical Republican Union Proposer 42 Yes
Revolutionary Maoist Communist Front 84 Yes
The United Workers Front 0 Abstain

First Citizen

Passed
1Yes 0No 0Not voted 1 seat

For: 1 / 1 seats (100.0%)

Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0

Passes unless the office holder votes against (abstention counts as pass)
Party Seats Vote
Revolutionary Maoist Communist Front 1 Yes

Voting record

Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.

Centralist Unity
Voted Nov. 21, 2021
Yes

“We are fully supportive of a society based on merit, as that will incentive innovation, skill and a fusion of hard and smart labor.”

“True equality is not pretending all talent is identical, it is ensuring every child of the people, regardless of birth or wealth, has the chance to rise through ability alone. Under capitalism, "elite education" means private schools bought by rich families. This proposal is different: entry decided by examination, not inheritance, and entirely free of charge. The Revolutionary Maoist Communist Front does not fear excellence, we fear excellence reserved for the bourgeoisie. By opening these institutions to all children on equal footing, we turn meritocracy into a weapon against class privilege, not a tool of it. The brightest children of workers and peasants deserve the same opportunities as the children of the wealthy. We remain vigilant, these schools must never become breeding grounds for a new detached elite. But as proposed, free, competitive, open to all, this reform serves the people's talent, not private wealth. We vote YES, while pledging to monitor its implementation closely.”

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