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Bill: National Motto Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Revolutionary Socialist Front
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: November 2442
Description[?]:
| An act to change the national motto of Hulstria and Gao-Soto to "Salus Populi Suprema Est Lex". This is a Latin quote from Roman statesman Cicero, and translated into English it means "The welfare of the people is the ultimate law". We believe that this more accurately reflects the just and compassionate nature of the peoples of Hulstria and Gao-Soto. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The national motto.
Old value:: Viribus Unitis
Current:
| Uniter ac Liber Vereint und Frei (United and Free) |
Proposed: Salus Populi Suprema Est Lex
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:44:36, August 12, 2007 CET | From | Gao-Showa Imperial Party | To | Debating the National Motto Act |
| Message | We think that Viribus Unitis is a simple and noble statement on the unity of the various ethnic groups and religions that make this nation what it is. Although we may not all be the same, we can do anything and defeat any challenge when we work together. OOC: also Romans never existed in game, the nearest equivilent are the Selucians. |
| Date | 00:29:47, August 13, 2007 CET | From | Sectual Congress | To | Debating the National Motto Act |
| Message | I like it although I sort of disagree with it. I think in some cases, liberty is more important than the welfare of the people, like with legalizing drugs. |
| Date | 01:25:28, August 13, 2007 CET | From | Revolutionary Socialist Front | To | Debating the National Motto Act |
| Message | I dunno... one could argue that liberty and welfare are one and the same. Like you assume that "welfare" here means physical wellbeing, that's not necessarily the case. |
| Date | 01:46:46, August 14, 2007 CET | From | Kaiserliche Hulsterreichische Partei | To | Debating the National Motto Act |
| Message | Again, the GSPP and IHP have a 1/3 minority and can block this. Viribus Unitius is the prefect motto for a nation comprised of two major ethnicities like the Dual Monarchy. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 242 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 231 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 27 |
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