raknovel Chapter 76 Amendment Issues
Chapter 76 Amendment Issues
"I'm initiating a change to the agenda."
After Kui-pyo finished speaking, Kai-yang suddenly spoke.
No one present reacted much—after all, this kind of thing is quite common in parliamentary votes.
Amending an agenda item is a process that can be initiated after a vote in parliament if the voter is dissatisfied with the agenda item, allowing them to change the original agenda item to another related one.
This mechanism might seem to lead to an indefinite extension of parliamentary time—if amendments to agenda items keep being initiated, wouldn't it never end? But in reality, amendments to agenda items cannot be initiated indefinitely.
To initiate a change to an issue, the original issue cannot receive more than half of the votes in favor.
The reason is simple: if more than half of the votes are in favor of the original issue, it means that most people have no objection to the original issue, and initiating an amendment at this point would just be a waste of time.
Furthermore, the same person cannot initiate the modification of an agenda item twice in a row.
If a parliament changes an issue more than five times in total, and each time the vote in favor does not exceed half the votes, then the chief minister has the right to determine that the issue is in dispute and make a provisional ruling to prevent endless changes from causing the meeting to continue.
In fact, modifying the agenda is quite common—Kui-pyo's original agenda usually doesn't get more than half the votes in the first round. So, Kai-yang's "modification of the agenda" is nothing new to everyone.
"As I just said, I don't have any good feelings towards Noah or that future 'Qinglan'," Kaiyang continued. "Theoretically, this is their internal matter and has nothing to do with us."
"Therefore, capturing Noah should not be our responsibility. Even those who just voted in favor are probably unhappy about the threat posed by 'Qinglan'."
Tian Shu and Tian Quan didn't react much, but Tian Ji nodded.
"To be honest, we don't need to act so weak. Just because they tell us what to do doesn't mean we have to do it. We don't need to pay any attention to them."
"So, what is the issue you want to change?" Tianquan urged impatiently.
"It's very simple. My question is: should we remain neutral towards Noah, the future 'Qinglan,' and the forces behind them?"
"Oh?" Tianxuan became interested. "Tell me, what kind is it?"
"It's very simple. We can assure the future 'Qinglan' that the Civil Defense Bureau will not provide Noah with any protection or support. But if they want to kill Noah, let them send their own people."
"We will not get involved in their fight. This is their internal matter and has nothing to do with us."
"Will they really agree?" Tianquan pondered. "Judging from 'Qinglan's' attitude, what if they declare war on us in a fit of anger if we do that?"
"If that's the case, then the other side has no sincerity in negotiating," Kaiyang said. "We've already declared neutrality, so they only need to deal with Noah. If they declare war, then they'll be dealing with all the magical girls in our world and Noah."
"If their only goal is Noah, then they will definitely agree to this proposal. But if they have ulterior motives, then handing over Noah will be useless; they will still declare war."
"What if...their people can't kill Noah? Will they take their anger out on us?" Tianji asked with concern.
"You... hey... if they can't even kill one Noah, then what the hell are we afraid of?" Kaiyang was obviously amused by Tianji's outrageous statement and swore.
The Council of Seven sounds impressive, but in Kaiyang's eyes, it's just a makeshift organization.
The council members are essentially magical girls, not politicians. Letting them take over power often leaves Kaiyang bewildered by their thought processes.
In cases where a vote doesn't reach a majority, it's manageable; at least a round of amendments can be initiated. However, many times, some outrageous resolutions easily surpass a majority, causing Kaiyang's blood pressure to spike on the spot.
For example, the initial proposal to capture Noah was an extremely absurd one in Kaiyang's opinion. It was already funny that Kui Biao could bring it up, and what was most speechless was that such a proposal actually received three votes in favor, almost exceeding half.
When Noah brought news from the future that the future was ruled by a magical girl and the Civil Defense Bureau had been wiped out, Kaiyang felt that it was perfectly normal for such a thing to happen.
Therefore, Kaiyang has always advocated that ordinary human politicians, who are more suitable for operating the organizational machine, should take over the core power, and that magical girls should act as a neutral violent institution.
However, this idea remained a pipe dream—magical girls wielded too much power and held too high a social status; ordinary people simply couldn't have the coercive power to command them.
Moreover, the council of seven, headed by Qui-Biao, is unlikely to relinquish its power.
It's incredibly unlucky that these people have seized the highest power in the Civil Defense Bureau.
This is Kaiyang's idea.
"Now, let's vote on the new topic."
Seeing that Kaiyang had finished speaking, Kuibiao began to speak—
"Issuance: Whether to remain neutral towards Noah, the future 'Qinglan', and the forces behind them."
Then, the results came out—
Six votes were in favor, with only Tianji abstaining.
"So, the result is obvious. The motion has passed, and no amendments can be initiated."
After Kui Biao finished his announcement, he looked at Tianxuan's projection: "Tianxuan, 'Future Qinglan' is still with you. I'll leave this matter to you. Before you talk to her, send the report to the council."
*
That's how it is.
In the reception room of Yuehua City, Yuheng told Noah about the Civil Defense Bureau's decision at the meeting.
"I'm very sorry... I'm afraid I won't be able to provide you with anything in the future," Yuheng said with some guilt.
Noah didn't seem to be affected much, still smiling. "I'm already grateful that the Civil Defense Bureau of this era didn't agree to those outrageous demands at the beginning. I'm used to all of this."
"...Are you used to it?" Yuheng was puzzled by Noah's choice of words, but then she understood.
It seems that in the future, the Civil Defense Bureau will still have many perplexing operations.
"I still have plenty of energy left to face those who will take my life in the future... but could you please help me protect someone?"
Noah looked at Yuheng and stated her request, "Your council only said that the Civil Defense Bureau could not provide me with any assistance, but it didn't say that it couldn't protect others, did it?"
"Moreover, this person... is a native of your world, so it's perfectly reasonable for you to protect him."
Yuheng looked into Noah's eyes and slowly nodded.
"it is good."