“We don’t agree on the last article because it goes really too far for what it is.”
Strengthening Democratic Institutions Act of 2024
Rationale
Strengthen accountability, transparency, and equity by closing loopholes in corruption, lobbying, monopolies, and language rights for fairer governance and opportunity for all.
Proposed Changes
| Law | Previous | Proposed | ||
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| 1 | Anti-Corruption Commission |
Independent commission with investigative powers
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Independent commission with its own prosecutors and asset-seizure powers
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| 2 | Lobbying & Political Donations |
Unrestricted donations and lobbying
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Strict caps and a public lobbying register
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| 3 | Competition & Monopolies |
Active competition enforcement
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Proactively break up dominant firms
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| 4 | Official Language Policy |
Ban other languages in schools and government services
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Multilingual rights guaranteed (core services available in multiple languages)
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Anti-Corruption Commission2
Lobbying & Political Donations3
Competition & Monopolies4
Official Language PolicyProposer
Party
Distributists
The power of distribution where everyone owns
Core pillars
Philip Robinson
Candidate for First Citizen · Age 43
A former quantitative analyst who left the private sector to fight for working families, Philip Robinson’s data-driven pragmatism and unshakable loyalty to leadership have made him a trusted strategist in the party’s ranks.
Timeline
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Draft14 April 2024
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Vote Open22 June 2024
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Vote Closed21 August 2024
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Did Not Become Law21 August 2024
Vote tally
Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.
First Council of Ministers
FailedFor: 9 / 100 seats (9.0%)
Against: 35 · Abstained: 48 · Not voted: 8
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centralist Unity | 19 | Abstain | No reason given |
| Distributists Proposer | 9 | Yes | No reason given |
| Freedom Alliance | 11 | No | We don’t agree on the last article because it goes really too far for what it is. |
| New Morning Movement | 24 | No | We can't support this bill |
| Progressive Democratic Union | 29 | Abstain | This bill goes too far in many aspects, especially on competition and monopolies. We are an ordoliberal party that believes in regulation, but breaking up firms while they haven't broken any laws seems like a violation of the rule of law to us |
The People’s Assembly
FailedFor: 18 / 200 seats (9.0%)
Against: 69 · Abstained: 96 · Not voted: 17
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centralist Unity | 38 | Abstain | No reason given |
| Distributists Proposer | 18 | Yes | No reason given |
| Freedom Alliance | 21 | No | We don’t agree on the last article because it goes really too far for what it is. |
| New Morning Movement | 48 | No | We can't support this bill |
| Progressive Democratic Union | 58 | Abstain | This bill goes too far in many aspects, especially on competition and monopolies. We are an ordoliberal party that believes in regulation, but breaking up firms while they haven't broken any laws seems like a violation of the rule of law to us |
First Citizen
FailedFor: 0 / 1 seats (0.0%)
Against: 1 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Hill | 1 | No | No reason given |
Voting record
Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.
“We can't support this bill”
“This bill goes too far in many aspects, especially on competition and monopolies. We are an ordoliberal party that believes in regulation, but breaking up firms while they haven't broken any laws seems like a violation of the rule of law to us”