Proposals are introduced to parliament by non-senators; they must be immediately adopted by a party or they fail. They must then be immediately adopted by an opposition party or they automatically pass. A vote may be called immediately, or after discussion, and parties vote en bloc for, against, or choose not to vote. If a proposal receives 51 or more votes for, it passes immediately; if it receives 51 or more votes against, it fails immediately. Otherwise it remains open for discussion.
(There has been some change since Season 1. Changes are noted.)
| Votes | Party | Platform |
|---|---|---|
| 10 (+3) | Defender | Military, police, etc. |
| 10 (+1) | Good Neighbors | All the outworlds need to stick together. |
| 9 | Spagnall-Forbridge | Up with technology! All of it! |
| 8 | Evolutionists | Down with technology. Magic is the way. |
| 8 | Egalitarian | Mash all class differences! |
| 8 | Mercantile | Free trade solves all ills. |
| 7 (-3) | Independence | As little taxes as possible. Let people sort things out themselves. |
| 7 (-2) | Omphalos Regnant | Pro-outworlder, anti-inworlder. |
| 7 | Maximus | Crux for Crux! Everyone else can deal on their own. |
| 6 | Dawn Promise | Protect the children! Pro-education, pro health care, etc. |
| 4 | Efficiency | Governmental bureacracy, gloms up other parties. |
| 3 | Far Gift | "Green" party - protect the planet, EPA, etc. (Crux is a gift from wherever, and will be a gift to the future.) |
| 3 | Steadway | Kinda like Nietzcheans. Sink or swim, we grow stronger through adversity. No coddling. |
| 3 | Green Heart | Originally farmers, now generally country. |
| 2 | Sage | Our elders know best. (Also pro-SS, Medicare, etc.) |
| 2 (+1) | Golden Ascension | We were shaped by aliens vastly more powerful than us. They will return someday. They are Other and beyond our knowing. |
| 1 | Solipsist | These guys are kinda random. |
| 1 | Crux Coalition | A conglomeration of several small parties: fierce criminal punishments, anti-Nonesuch/Gateway, and Librarians. |
| 1 | Cooperative Front | Sneakiness for Good! |