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Bill: Restoring the Republic Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: United Labour Party of Telamon
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 2461
Description[?]:
| The current monarchy has no place in Telamon's history. Telamon had always been a republic for the last several hundred years before some nationalist parties decided to rewrite history for their own gain. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Structure of the executive branch.
Old value:: The Head of State is hereditary and symbolic; the Head of Government chairs the cabinet.
Current: The Head of State is hereditary and symbolic; the Head of Government chairs the cabinet.
Proposed: The Head of State and Head of Government are two separate officials.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The formal title of the Head of State.
Old value:: Emperor
Current: Hans Hátign Viktor IV, Konungur Tælmörks, Æðsti Gothi Tela, Yfirmaður Samveldisins og Verjandi Trúarbragðanna (His Majesty Viktor IV, King of Telamon, High Chief of the Tela, Head of the Commonwealths and Defender of Faiths)
Proposed: Commonwealth President
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 07:05:53, September 24, 2007 CET | From | Telamonese Cultural Alliance | To | Debating the Restoring the Republic Act |
| Message | How about Praetor instead? Or First Elder? |
| Date | 09:17:49, September 24, 2007 CET | From | Regional Acronym Political Establishment | To | Debating the Restoring the Republic Act |
| Message | The emperor is a great leader and symbol of the strength and dignity of Telamon. We cannot allow you to displace him based on your outdated sense of civics. |
| Date | 14:02:48, September 24, 2007 CET | From | Secular Humanist party | To | Debating the Restoring the Republic Act |
| Message | We lean slightly towards abolishing the monarchy, but our feeelings on the matter are not particularly strong. |
| Date | 16:39:05, September 24, 2007 CET | From | The Imperial Party | To | Debating the Restoring the Republic Act |
| Message | The Emperor needs to stay, he is not associated with a particualr party officially and he is the representative of the state. |
| Date | 20:16:32, September 24, 2007 CET | From | Progressive Socialist Party | To | Debating the Restoring the Republic Act |
| Message | We agree with restoring the republic. But perhaps a few more ideas when it came to the title of head of state. |
| Date | 23:58:26, September 24, 2007 CET | From | Telamonese Cultural Alliance | To | Debating the Restoring the Republic Act |
| Message | We're in favor of a monarchy generally, but we are against Aleksei Zyuzin and will vote for this bill. |
| Date | 19:41:14, September 25, 2007 CET | From | Secular Humanist party | To | Debating the Restoring the Republic Act |
| Message | we'd prefer the title of Grans aster, but this is acceptable |
| Date | 19:41:24, September 25, 2007 CET | From | Secular Humanist party | To | Debating the Restoring the Republic Act |
| Message | Grand Master |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 357 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 118 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 275 |
| Random fact: Party candidates for head of state elections are not visible to the public. This means that you cannot see who will run and who will not, which adds another strategic element to the elections. |
| Random quote: "Apparently, a democracy is a place where numerous elections are held at great cost without issues and with interchangeable candidates." - Gore Vidal |