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Bill: To remove any religious connotations from our Leadership.
Details
Submitted by[?]: Likaton Coalition of the Willing
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: April 2464
Description[?]:
| Whilst we accept that the Emmisary is traditionally, the Emmissary of the people, we feel that, in these modern times, the role may be misinterpreted, and its title misrepresented, or even manipulated by foreign media. We suggest a new descriptor, more in keeping with our belief in the equality of all Likatonians. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The formal title of the Head of State.
Old value:: Emissary
Current: .
Proposed: First Citizen
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:02:13, September 29, 2007 CET | From | Libertà Parti | To | Debating the To remove any religious connotations from our Leadership. |
| Message | We will support. |
| Date | 19:59:18, September 30, 2007 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the To remove any religious connotations from our Leadership. |
| Message | While we embrace forward-thinking gestures such as this... 'First Citizen' carries a connotation that not all Likatonian citizens are equal - that one is more important than others. Historically, 'Emissary' has described what our Head of State 'does'... the Likatonian Head of State office has conventionally been a largely symbolic role, primarily concerned with representing Likatonia in other nations.The Emissary has always been the Emissary of the Convocation. |
| Date | 23:49:59, September 30, 2007 CET | From | Democratic Workers' Party and CTUL List | To | Debating the To remove any religious connotations from our Leadership. |
| Message | We advocate changing the name of the HoS, though not to this title. |
| Date | 00:43:11, October 02, 2007 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the To remove any religious connotations from our Leadership. |
| Message | It's quite scary to the AM SuDP that this was quite so successful. Okay, THIS time it failed to garner enough votes to pass, but it managed to capture the imagination of more than half of the Convocation, and of almost half of the active parties. We, persoanlly, have such problems with the inherent assertion of superiority/inferiority inherent in the concept of a 'first' citizen, that we honestly cannot see why this particular gesture was so popular. If anyone can enlighten us, we'd be appreciative. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 350 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 316 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: All role-play must respect the established cultural background in Culturally Protected nations. |
| Random quote: "Conservative, n: A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal who wishes to replace them with others." - Ambrose Bierce |