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Bill: National Anthem Freedom Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Union of Democratic Socialists
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: July 2441
Description[?]:
| It is not right that we force our children to show respect for our country's national anthem. If they feel national pride, they will, if not they can simply leave if they wish. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Singing the national anthem in schools.
Old value:: Children are not made to sing the national anthem, but are required to show respect when it is played at the commencement of school each day.
Current: Children are only made to sing the national anthem on special occasions.
Proposed: Children are never made to sing the national anthem.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 12:53:24, August 08, 2007 CET | From |  Social Religious Party | To | Debating the National Anthem Freedom Act |
| Message | Patriotism is something we should teach children at an early age. |
| Date | 14:34:18, August 08, 2007 CET | From | Agnostic Theism Coalition | To | Debating the National Anthem Freedom Act |
| Message | We can't make them sing our anthem, however they should at least respect what the anthem stands for. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 124 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 126 | ||||||
| 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: "Ask the experimenters why they experiment on animals, and the answer is: "Because the animals are like us." Ask the experimenters why it is morally okay to experiment on animals, and the answer is: "Because the animals are not like us." Animal experimentation rests on a logical contradiction." - Charles R. Magel |