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Bill: Restoring Our History
Details
Submitted by[?]: Protectorate Party
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: December 2398
Description[?]:
| A return to our roots is what our country needs, A time to throw of the shackles of our northern oppressors. |
Proposals
Article 1
Withdraw from the Act of Hobrazian-Malivian Union.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on advertising
Old value:: Only advertising that meets certain set standards is permitted.
Current: All advertising is permitted.
Proposed: All advertising is prohibited.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The nation's defence industry.
Old value:: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
Current: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
Proposed: The state owns all defence industries.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: The government subsidises a national radio station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
Current: The government subsidises a national radio station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
Proposed: All radio stations are owned by the state.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Television stations.
Old value:: The government subsidises a national TV station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Current: The government subsidises a national TV station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Proposed: All television stations are owned by the state.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The title of the head of government, who chairs the cabinet.
Old value:: Messiah
Current: Prime Minister or पंतप्रधानांची (Pantpradhan)
Proposed: Putera
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The formal title of the Head of State.
Old value:: Imperial Viceroy
Current: Rashtrapati ( राष्ट्रपती) sangh ke adhyaksh (President of the Union)
Proposed: Raja
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations.
Old value:: The government acts as an investor of last resort, by nationalizing failing industries that provide vital goods or services.
Current: The government does not intervene in the market nor provide any form of subsidies/relief to industries.
Proposed: The state owns the commanding heights of the economy and all major industries, but private ownership is allowed in the minor industries.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change The official title of the legislative assembly.
Old value:: Holy Council of Elders
Current:
| Maliviyan Legislative Assembly or Malvian People's Free Congress or Pratinidhi Sabha |
Proposed: Jawatankuasa
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change The appointment of mayors.
Old value:: The Head of State oversees the appointment of all mayors.
Current: Citizens elect their mayor directly in a local election.
Proposed: Local governments determine the method of appointment.
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change The official national sport.
Old value:: Rugby
Current: Cricket
Proposed: Extreme Ironing
Article 12
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning private cars.
Old value:: Only cars using environmentally friendly fuels are allowed.
Current: Private cars are allowed, but people are encouraged to travel collective and tax incentives are provided for cars using environmentally friendly fuels.
Proposed: Private cars are not allowed.
Article 13
Proposal[?] to change The recreational drug policy.
Old value:: There are no laws regulating what citizens can put into their bodies.
Current: All naturally occurring drugs are legal.
Proposed: Recreational drug use is regulated by local governments.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 06:45:10, May 02, 2007 CET | From | Gerajan Peoples Party | To | Debating the Restoring Our History |
| Message | Why? We have a sweet deal. The cost in army and foreign affairs upkeep has greatly benefited our healthcare system and our schools. How have they oppressed us? We willingly signed the treaty and were in fact proactive about approaching the Hobrazians. Being part of the Empire allows us to focus on our own domestic matters without the threat of foreign aggression. Our way of life has been undisturbed by this arrangement, save for the benefit of our children and our sick. |
| Date | 02:12:11, May 03, 2007 CET | From |  Protectorate Party | To | Debating the Restoring Our History |
| Message | Indeed a sweet deal, the only military the nation possesses is the personal army of the Messiah. Malivia has never been threatened by an outside force in its history, now through the union with Hobrazia we are more likely to become engaged in international conflict. We by joining this union have turned our backs on our history and culture. The Messiah's government is the force which devoted our national budget to military spending, and thus weakened our schools and healthcare. This union must come to an end. |
| Date | 04:56:42, May 03, 2007 CET | From | Gerajan Peoples Party | To | Debating the Restoring Our History |
| Message | "Indeed a sweet deal, the only military the nation possesses is the personal army of the Messiah. " You say that as if the sole purpose is the protection of the Messiah, but this would be a mistruth. The Messianic Guard also protects major Gerajan temples, the Holy Council of Elders, the Imperial Viceroy, and can be used to assist in humanitarian needs should a catastrophe occur. To think that the entirety of the 5,000 troops just sit around the Messiah is laughable. "Malivia has never been threatened by an outside force in its history, now through the union with Hobrazia we are more likely to become engaged in international conflict." Doubtful. Hobrazia is an extremely peaceful nation. And just because Malivia has never been threatened does not mean that this will always be the case. "We by joining this union have turned our backs on our history and culture." How so? We are still autonomous. Regardless of the Union, we would have done away with the Raja. "The Messiah's government is the force which devoted our national budget to military spending, and thus weakened our schools and healthcare." That doesn't make sense because the bill that increased our national spending made no modifications to funds already allocated to healthcare and education (http://80.237.164.51/particracy/main/viewbill.php?billid=110358). Do some research before making such incendiary claims. "This union must come to an end." It will eventually, but now is not the time or place. The Union is an offer that is too good to ignore at this present junction. |
| Date | 11:09:53, May 03, 2007 CET | From | Gerajan Peoples Party | To | Debating the Restoring Our History |
| Message | Oh and BTW Extreme Ironing makes us look like Jackasses. While rugby may not embody our national values, "extreme ironing" is far more retarded. We'd be open to another national sport- but "extreme ironing" is not consistent with Malivian values and is much pretty... well, I don't I know how to put this tactfully but... retarded. How about chess? That way we could emphasis the intelligence of our nation. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |
| yes |
Total Seats: 10 | |
| no | Total Seats: 39 | |
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Submitting a bill without any proposals in it will not attract or detract voters. It will not raise your visibility or change your political position. |
| Random quote: "From my point of view, the killing of another, except in defense of human life, is archistic, authoritarian, and therefore, no anarchist can commit such deeds. It is the very opposite of what anarchism stands for." - Jo Labadie |