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Bill: Convocation Dress Code
Details
Submitted by[?]: Likaton Coalition of the Willing
Status[?]: passed
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: January 2443
Description[?]:
| The purpose of this Bill is twofold. The first is to acknowledge that the Convocation needs to be decisive, and above all, willing to take action, in the face of potential espionage. The second is to qualify the high standards expected of Convocation Representatives. Article 1: There is an official state religion, and membership is mandatory. This is the creation of a new state religion, in name only. The Religion is 'The Convocation of Likatonia', and it is mandatory for all Convocation representatives and supporting staff and civil servants ONLY. Article 2: People are required to dress according to religious codes. This apples only to the religion listed in article 1, and is as follows: Convocation representatives must wear exclusively black. All clothes must be of a conservative nature. No Jewelery is permitted. At all times, including whilst in bed, all convocation members must wear a prescribed item of headgear. The available options are as follows: Tinfoil Top Hat Foil-lined Trilby Silver (foil) Bonnet Silver-woven woollen hat (lined with foil), bobble optional. These will prevent enemy states from spying on our thoughts. Whilst current intelligence suggests that none of our enemies yet definitely has this technology, we feel that these hats are a small price to pay for security against even a potential threat. Article 3: A civilian police force is in place and the military is not allowed to play any part in it. This force is only permitted to act in support of this Bill, and on Convocation members and their families only. The Religion has no other criteria or requirements. Foil products will be supplied free of charge by Lik-O-Foil, our nations leading provider of top quality sheet metal products. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on the separation of the police and the military.
Old value:: The military acts as a de-facto police force, with powers of arrest.
Current: A civilian police force is in place and the military may be called in to help in serious emergencies.
Proposed: A civilian police force is in place and the military is not allowed to play any part in it.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The state's policy concerning religious clothing.
Old value:: Public officials are not allowed to wear religious symbols while exercising their duties.
Current: Wearing religious clothing or religious symbols in public is illegal.
Proposed: People are required to dress according to religious codes
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning religions.
Old value:: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Current: There is no official state religion, but the government only allows recognized religions. 'Cults' are persecuted.
Proposed: There is an official state religion, and membership is mandatory.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:46:59, August 16, 2007 CET | From | Ars Moriendi Party | To | Debating the Convocation Dress Code |
| Message | Article 3 is a distinct step in the right direction. |
| Date | 08:43:42, August 16, 2007 CET | From | Permissive Social Union | To | Debating the Convocation Dress Code |
| Message | While we disagree with the idea of a state endorsed religion, we will nevertheless back this. At least the foil hats will stop our enemies from stealing our thoughts with satellites. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 408 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 76 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 182 |
| Random fact: Particracy does not allow real-life fictional references (eg. Gandalf, Harry Potter, Luke Skywalker). |
| Random quote: "Politics is the system of depriving the proletariat of their power." - Karl Marx |