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Bill: Glorification of the Holy City of New Salem Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Covenanters (IA)
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This bill asks for an amendement to the Constitution. It will require two-thirds of the legislature to vote in favor. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: October 2360
Description[?]:
| Now that our crusaders have established the Holy City of New Salem in the once heathen occupied Holy Land, we feel the Holy Empire should celebrate with a new national anthem about this Holy City, and to make it the capital of our great Holy Empire. And did those feet in ancient time Walk upon Luthori's mountains green? And was the holy Lamb of God On Luthori's pleasant pastures seen? And did the countenance divine Shine forth upon our clouded hills? And was New Salem builded here Among those dark satanic mills? Bring me my bow of burning gold! Bring me my arrows of desire! Bring me my spear! O clouds, unfold! Bring me my chariot of fire! I will not cease from mental fight, Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand, Till we have built New Salem In Luthori's green and pleasant land. The music can be found here - http://www.weddingguide.co.uk/articles/wordsmusic/hymns/Hymn-AndDidThoseFeetInAncientTimes.mid |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The lyrics of the national anthem.
Old value:: When Oalapo first at Heaven's command Arose from out the emerald main Arose, arose, arose from out the emerald main This was the charter, The charter of the land, And guardian angels sung this strain: Refrain: Rule Luthori, Luthori rule the waves, Luthorians never never never shall be slaves. The nations, not so blest as thee, Must, in their turns, to tyrants fall: Must in, must in, must in their turns to tyrants fall. While thou shalt flourish, Shalt flourish great and free, The dread and envy of them all. (Refrain) Still more majestic shalt thou rise, More dreadful, from each foreign stroke: More dreadful, dreadful, dreadful from each foreign stroke. As the loud blast, The blast that tears the skies, Serves but to root thy native oak. (Refrain) Thee haughty tyrants ne'er shall tame: All their attempts to bend thee down, All their, all their, all their attempts to bend thee down Will but arouse thy, Arouse thy generous flame; But work their woe, and thy renown. (Refrain) To thee belongs the rural reign; Thy cities shall with commerce shine: Thy cities, cities, cities shall with commerce shine All thine shall be the, Shall be the subject main, And every shore it circles thine. (Refrain) The Muses, still with freedom found, Shall to thy happy coast repair: Shall to, shall to, shall to thy happy coast repair Blest land! with matchless, With matchless beauty crown'd, And manly hearts to guard the fair. (Refrain)
Current:
| ππ‘π’π¬ ππ«πππ§ ππ§π ππ₯πππ¬ππ§π πππ§π π¨π« ππ’π¬π‘ππ₯ππ¦ <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rT1HEXNI9c4> And did those feet in ancient time Walk upon Luthori's mountains green? And was the holy Lamb of God On Luthori's pleasant pastures seen? And did the countenance divine Shine forth upon our clouded hills? And was Yishelem builded here Among those dark satanic mills? Bring me my bow of burning gold! Bring me my arrows of desire! Bring me my spear! O clouds, unfold! Bring me my chariot of fire! I will not cease from mental fight, Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand, Till we have built Yishelem In Luthori's green and pleasant land. |
Proposed:
| And did those feet in ancient time Walk upon Luthori's mountains green? And was the holy Lamb of God On Luthori's pleasant pastures seen? And did the countenance divine Shine forth upon our clouded hills? And was New Salem builded here Among those dark satanic mills? Bring me my bow of burning gold! Bring me my arrows of desire! Bring me my spear! O clouds, unfold! Bring me my chariot of fire! I will not cease from mental fight, Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand, Till we have built New Salem In Luthori's green and pleasant land. |
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The nation's capital city.
Old value:: 299
Current: Fort William
Proposed: 970
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:32:57, February 14, 2007 CET | From | Covenanters (IA) | To | Debating the Glorification of the Holy City of New Salem Act |
| Message | Please can our Imperial allies comment on their rejection of this bill? |
| Date | 20:50:00, February 14, 2007 CET | From | Imperium et Libertas Party | To | Debating the Glorification of the Holy City of New Salem Act |
| Message | Isn't this a bit premature chaps? |
| Date | 20:57:23, February 14, 2007 CET | From | Covenanters (IA) | To | Debating the Glorification of the Holy City of New Salem Act |
| Message | Liore is hardly the traditional capital of Luthori. Oalapo was the traditional capital, as Utagia was the nt country prior to unification, then we had the purpose-built Sondavita (in no Prebytery but on the borders of Geharon, Tinako and Agathion. During the Theocracy we moved to capital to Yodukan but then it was moved again to Liore (in Agathion: more of a mudskin colony than a "Home Nation"), for reasons unknown and unexplained at the time. Having driven the Majatran hordes out of the Holy City it is only right that we now make it our capital. Consider Liore a staging post in the Crusade to liberate New Salem. |
| Date | 21:01:44, February 14, 2007 CET | From | Christian People's Party (IA) | To | Debating the Glorification of the Holy City of New Salem Act |
| Message | Oalapo for capital enough said |
| Date | 21:02:29, February 14, 2007 CET | From | Imperium et Libertas Party | To | Debating the Glorification of the Holy City of New Salem Act |
| Message | I'm thinking mostly of security. Wouldn't this be a better idea when we've pacified the area fully? |
| Date | 21:05:14, February 14, 2007 CET | From | Covenanters (IA) | To | Debating the Glorification of the Holy City of New Salem Act |
| Message | Who else would supprt a return to the traditional capital of Oalapo? Also: who would support the new national anthem if it wasn't proposed alongside a change of capital? |
| Date | 21:09:47, February 14, 2007 CET | From | Imperium et Libertas Party | To | Debating the Glorification of the Holy City of New Salem Act |
| Message | We'd certainly support it at some point. We're just not sure now is the time. No problem with the proposed anthem however. We think it's rather catchy. The kind of thing tradesmen can whistle as they go about their merry business. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 16 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 45 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 39 |
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