We are working on a brand new version of the game! If you want to stay informed, read our blog and register for our mailing list.
Bill: Country Name Change
Details
Submitted by[?]: Democratic National Party
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This bill is a resolution. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: August 2368
Description[?]:
| Article 1: The official name of this country is the "Free Republic of Likatonia" |
Proposals
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:35:19, March 02, 2007 CET | From | Democratic National Party | To | Debating the Country Name Change |
| Message | We are calling on all democrats to remove the current embarrassing name of this nation. |
| Date | 17:50:23, March 02, 2007 CET | From | Socijal-Demokratska Partija | To | Debating the Country Name Change |
| Message | We will support CLP. It is very embarrassing name for nation. |
| Date | 21:43:29, March 02, 2007 CET | From | AM Populist Social Democrats | To | Debating the Country Name Change |
| Message | We agree on this with the ConLibs, and are voting to change the name back. However, it was passed legally as part of the description part of the bill "Axis Mundi: Is this what we want?" Parties may have focused on the motto change, and overlooked the name change; but it was there. Again, we will hope to change it back, keeping the motto change, however. Maybe even some of the name change advocates will help provide the 2/3, recognizing that some parties who voted yes didn't know what they were voting for. |
| Date | 00:37:17, March 03, 2007 CET | From | Democratic National Party | To | Debating the Country Name Change |
| Message | I completely agree with the PopLibs. We were in the exact same situation. |
| Date | 01:58:50, March 03, 2007 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the Country Name Change |
| Message | We just want to point out, in the absence of special exception clauses specifically stated in the original bill (we checked, and found nothing), name changes require a two-thirds majority. (Making a point of this, because the 'resolution' text says "more yes than no votes" - but that isn't the case with nation name changes). |
| Date | 02:00:54, March 03, 2007 CET | From |  Likaton Coalition of the Willing | To | Debating the Country Name Change |
| Message | Although we disagree with the new name, it was agreed by a 2/3 majority. We wold look churlish, nay foolish, to change the name again so soon. |
| Date | 02:12:00, March 03, 2007 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the Country Name Change |
| Message | AMR appreciates that some people might have not read the entire proposal for the name change before they voted. We don't consider that a good precedent to set, and we (personally) would suck up something like a name change that happened because we didn't pay attention - but we are more than willing to allow that accidents do happen, and so we would not hold a grudge if people want to change the name to something else. We might object to the name "Free Republic of Likatonia", for the reasons we illustrated before - we'd rather something was debated, or alternatives offered - it's a shame this has gone straight back to the vote so quickly. (However, since this bill looks to us like it expires AFTER the next election, that point will become moot). |
| Date | 02:12:08, March 03, 2007 CET | From | AM Populist Social Democrats | To | Debating the Country Name Change |
| Message | Some of that 2/3 (at least the ConLibs) didn't read the part about the name change. One can say it's their own fault, and really I'll live with whatever happens...but that's why I think there should be at least a re-vote on the name change. |
| Date | 02:14:13, March 03, 2007 CET | From | Likaton Coalition of the Willing | To | Debating the Country Name Change |
| Message | There is a re-vote; happening here. The LITP will not support. |
| Date | 02:46:00, March 03, 2007 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the Country Name Change |
| Message | OOC: I'm just thinking - in 'real world' governments, any party that actually tried to overthrow a previous law with the excuse 'sorry, I didn't read it' would (possibly deservedly) become the laughing stock of the establishment, and probably lose a large voter share. |
subscribe to this discussion - unsubscribe
Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 85 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 26 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 88 |
| Random fact: Moderation reserves the discretion to declare RP laws invalid if the players supporting them are doing so in an excessively confrontational way. |
| Random quote: "A claim for equality of material position can be met only by a government with totalitarian powers." - Friedrich Hayek |