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 ==== Overview ====
+Following the [[Crisis of 2008]], Parliament remained inactive for many months.  In January 2009, several bills were proposed in an effort to re-energize [[AH.com Politics]].  This bill began as an attempt to put the entire chapter in the past and elect a new government early, but soon evolved into a general reform bill that promises to expand the size of parliament, rename the lower house, and set a specific date for the General Elections.
 ==== History ====
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 Pkmatrix (YSP) submitted the revised bill, now titled the "Krall-Pkmatrix Parliamentary Reform Bill", for Parliament's consideration on January 31, calling for the lower house to be named the "Diet of AH.com", for the lower house to be expanded from 15 to 17 members, cementing Parliamentary and Presidential elections to August 1, and setting elections for temporary members of the Landsraad on February 15.
+On February 1, [[Susano]] (FFF) spoke out against the bill:  "I oppose it on fundamental grounds, since Im opposed to raising the number of MPs, and additionally, I see no reason to have this bill be superseding the Landsraad Bill - section 1 is absolutely superfluous."
 ==== Proposed Text of Legislation ====
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 Voting on this bill began on January 31, 2009 and will end on February 7, 2009.
-[[Pkmatrix]] (YSP), [[LordInsane]] (E), and [[Steffen]] (FFF) voted IN FAVOR.
+[[Pkmatrix]] (YSP), [[LordInsane]] (E), [[Steffen]] (FFF), [[TheDarkServant]] (E), and [[VulcanTrekkie45]] (YSP) voted IN FAVOR.
+[[Susano]] (FFF) voted against.
-NONE voted against.
+[[LightInfa]] (E), [[Ran Exilis]] (E), [[Haggis]] (E), [[Gladi]] (E), [[Demosthenes]] (E), [[Keenir]] (E), [[09camaro]] (E), Opposition Leader [[Kidblast]] (YSP), [[Nekromans]] (YSP), and Acting [[ahcom pm|Prime Minister]] [[fenkmaster|Douglas]] did not vote.
-[[LightInfa]] (E), [[Ran Exilis]] (E), [[Haggis]] (E), [[Gladi]] (E), [[Demosthenes]] (E), [[TheDarkServant]] (E), [[Keenir]] (E), [[09camaro]] (E), Opposition Leader [[Kidblast]] (YSP), [[Nekromans]] (YSP), [[VulcanTrekkie45]] (YSP), [[Susano]] (FFF), and Acting [[ahcom pm|Prime Minister]] [[fenkmaster|Douglas]] have not yet voted.
+Voting ended at 10:02 AM on February 7, 2009 with 5 votes in favor, 1 against, and 9 votes abstaining.  Although the bill received the necessary support to enter an expedited passing under Article I of the [[Legislative Procedures bill|Legislative Procedures Act]], Susano's vote against invalidated it.  Thus, unable to receive the additional three votes necessary, the bill failed to pass.