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Bill: Citizenship Act of March 2451
Details
Submitted by[?]: Union Hosienne-Démocrate (UHD)
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: May 2452
Description[?]:
| Citizenship is a privilege, not a right. Only those dedicated enough are to be offered it. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning granting citizenship.
Old value:: Citizenship is granted to all nationals.
Current: Citizenship is granted to all nationals.
Proposed: Citizenship is gained by passing a qualifying exam.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change National policy regarding the desecration of the national flag.
Old value:: There are no regulations regarding the desecration or use of the national flag.
Current: The national flag may not be used for commercial purposes.
Proposed: The national flag may not be desecrated or used for commercial purposes.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government-issued identity card policy.
Old value:: Citizens are not issued with identity cards.
Current: All citizens are issued with identity cards but are not required to carry them.
Proposed: All citizens are issued with identity cards and are required to carry them at all times.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 04:37:48, September 06, 2007 CET | From |  2ème PPPP | To | Debating the Citizenship Act of March 2451 |
| Message | Destroying universal citizenship? Do we want to go back to land ownership qualifications? |
| Date | 05:12:08, September 06, 2007 CET | From | Union Hosienne-Démocrate (UHD) | To | Debating the Citizenship Act of March 2451 |
| Message | No; it is one of the options but it is petty and was not chosen. Qualifications ensures that all those who participate in the what it means to be a citizen understand the role and organization of government, they understand their duties and priviledges within the citizenship system and they have the acquired knowledge to make well-reasoned and sound decisions in a democratic society. Why give citizenship to the unfirm and ignorant? If the masses truly care and wish to help in the decision making process of their nation, they will take the time to become educated on the subjects and pass the qualifying exam. It is the opinion of the UPF that this will shrink the citizenship of the nation only slightly, given the relatively high rates of voter turnout for elections, which wasroughly 87% of the electorate in the last election. |
| Date | 05:27:51, September 06, 2007 CET | From | 2ème PPPP | To | Debating the Citizenship Act of March 2451 |
| Message | Why give citizenship to the ignorant? How about because they are members of this society! |
| Date | 06:53:37, September 06, 2007 CET | From | Grand Order of Organized Native Sodality | To | Debating the Citizenship Act of March 2451 |
| Message | We disagree with the citzenship. If you are Kanjoran, you are Kanjoran. We totally agree with the other two proposals, though. |
| Date | 23:59:16, September 06, 2007 CET | From | Union Hosienne-Démocrate (UHD) | To | Debating the Citizenship Act of March 2451 |
| Message | Only Kanjorans will be allowed to take the qualifying exam. This is only a test that ensures that the people who will be choosing their government understand how their government works and understand what is at stake. We fail to see how this is such a terrible proposition. |
| Date | 03:41:48, September 07, 2007 CET | From | 2ème PPPP | To | Debating the Citizenship Act of March 2451 |
| Message | Some people are not going to pass the test, meaning that you would be denying citizenship to Kanjorans. |
| Date | 04:59:19, September 07, 2007 CET | From | Union Hosienne-Démocrate (UHD) | To | Debating the Citizenship Act of March 2451 |
| Message | They should study harder. If they cannot answer simple questions involving their own government politics how can they be expected to participate through voting? How can they be expected to understand enough to make a decision that effects their country and themselves? |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 139 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 165 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 71 |
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