And the Close the Gap Campaign holds many lessons
for the constitutional reform process ahead of us.
Not exact matches
«Responsible change may not come as immediately as some hope
for, but rather through an incremental
process of
constitutional reform and U.N. - supervised elections.
The people under the most pressure are the Senate Republicans, all of whom signed Koch's three - pronged pledge (it also included budget and ethics
reform), only to turn around and pass a
constitutional amendment that would overhaul the
process in time
for the 2022 elections but leave it in all it's partisan and un-independent glory this year.
[1] The manifesto text does say that
reform of the second chamber and consideration of the role of English MPs is scrutinising English legislation are «part of the
Constitutional Convention
process» (my emphasis), implying that there might be other issues
for the convention to consider.
They would be allowed to design the districts as they pleased to respond to the 2010 census, but would have to pass a
constitutional amendment to
reform the
process for the next census in 2020.
[i] «The manifesto text does say that
reform of the second chamber and consideration of the role of English MPs is scrutinising English legislation are «part of the
Constitutional Convention
process» (my emphasis), implying that there might be other issues
for the convention to consider.
The governor will accept the legislature's lines, in exchange
for a
constitutional amendment and an accompanying law to
reform the
process the next time around, after 2020.
It's been many years since I began campaigning
for the House of Commons to have a say on whether we went to war or not, so I was delighted that the Cabinet Secretary in a so far unreported statement told the Political and
Constitutional Reform Committee this week that he would examine the words needed to put the right of Parliament to be involved in the war - making
process into the Cabinet Manual.
Political observers say the ability to tweak district lines is crucial to the Republicans» ability to stay in power, and they have been loath to cede any control over the
process — their
reform bill, which passed the Senate in March, sets in motion a
constitutional change that would not take effect
for a decade.
The body in question, the Political and
Constitutional Reform Select Committee, had previously produced penetrating reports on English devolution, the need
for a
Constitutional Convention, Parliamentary boundaries, the future
for Scotland, improving the legislative
process, voter disengagement, the gagging bill, etc. — enough critical analysis
for a domineering Conservative majority to want to get rid of it.
Some said they voted
for the new lines because they were fair, or because of another bill that provided a
constitutional amendment to
reform the redistricting
process next time around in 2022.
The
Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 introduced a new statutory basis
for the management of the civil service, and a new parliamentary
process for the ratification of treaties.
The structural
reform would likely be a
constitutional amendment
for the 2022 redistricting
process.
But instead, setting a pattern
for the fate of his
reform promises, Cuomo cut a deal: keep this set of lines — which will remain in place
for ten years, boosting the G.O.P.'s chance to hold the Senate — in exchange
for reducing pensions
for new public employees, authorizing casino gambling and this
constitutional amendment, which will change the
process for 2022.
The Prime Minister has also raised the possibility of
constitutional reform to recognise Indigenous peoples and has identified
processes to improve Indigenous representation — two key issues that will impact on the adequacy of rights protection
for Indigenous peoples.
The Commission further recommended that the Australian Government should begin a
process of
constitutional reform to protect the principle of equality
for all people in Australia, including:
That the Commonwealth Government, in consultation with the Council
for Aboriginal Reconciliation, ATSIC, the
Constitutional Centenary Foundation and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner establish structures and processes of constitutional reform and national renewal which are building towards the new millennium and the centenary of the Constit
Constitutional Centenary Foundation and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner establish structures and
processes of
constitutional reform and national renewal which are building towards the new millennium and the centenary of the Constit
constitutional reform and national renewal which are building towards the new millennium and the centenary of the Constitution in 2001.