Submitted on Sunday 13th December 2015
Rejected on Monday 14th December 2015
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Stop the use of filibustering in parliament to block bills going through
Filibustering is when one or more MP's prolong a debate in order to run it over the allotted time given to prevent a vote on the proposal. This is a highly undemocratic way of voting on certain pieces of legislature, so I therefore propose that measures are taken in to stop the use of filibustering
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filibuster#United_Kingdom
The use of filibustering has been used in the past to block certain bills being voted on. The most recent case involved MP Philip Davies prolonging a debate on a bill which would make the teaching of first aid in schools compulsory. Although proposed by Labour’s Teresa Pearce, the Bill had much support from others as including backbench Conservatives and organisations such as the Red Cross and St. John Ambulance.
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