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Bill: Anthem, July 2496
Details
Submitted by[?]: Computational Intellect Project
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: March 2497
Description[?]:
| The 25th century, for Barmenistan, has been one of the most radical centuries for Barmenistan. At the turn of the century, Barmenistan was still Brmék’oék Nrzipntakmojad, Barmenian was not a dead language, and Barmenistan was a largely homogeneous, conservative, isolationist, religious, and mediocre society. But that has all changed in less than one century. The reasons are still undecided by historians, but massive social change began at the turn of the century. Many speculate various causes, such as Barmenistan's history of violence, conservatism, and tyranny making the people weary, massive immigration due to more liberal immigration policies, a boom in international trade, increased pressure from the global community, a gradually improving and modernizing economy and military, and worldwide change on Terra all as sources for the unexpected radicalism of the era. Nevertheless, so much has happened: the federal government has been greatly restricted and many social programs cut, the educational system has leaped from one of the world's worst to the world's best, DWCs have become a requirement for all corporations, religion has totally died, the language of Barmenian has totally died out in favor of English, and interestingly, the ethnicity of Barmenian has dropped from being the homogeneous majority of Barmenistan to one of the smallest and non-existent minorities, and Barmenistan has become a consociational state (a nation in which there are no ethnic, linguistic, political, etc. majorities; all are minorities). Statistically speaking, virtually all of the politicians in office today, especially within the Barmenistan Council of Intellectualism, are immigrants or directly descended from immigrants by one or two generations at the most. Public opinions have shifted radically towards libertarianism, and the society has wholeheartedly embraced absolute intellectualism. The entire system has changed: the social welfare system has privatized and begun to disappear, the educational system has privatized and leaped to one of the world's best, the primary language is dead, the ethnicity is consociational, the military has become the largest and most advanced in the world, freedoms have been greatly expanded, and much more. It is as if a silent storm has crept into the nation and left nothing of the old Barmenistan but old buildings, monuments, and historical documents. It is because of this that we must update our flag, our motto, our anthem, and even our name. There is nothing left of what these things once were, and now they represent nothing and are of nihilistic value to the people of our country. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The lyrics of the national anthem.
Old value:: Arise, the people of our country, Our eternal great beloved land, The love to Brmék’oék Nrzipntakmojad , is a thing no can take from us. The land of beauty and joy, Is here forever to stand, The Liberty we live for, is the main thing we have; Arise, the people of our country, No man shall ever break you down, The Joy you give to the people, is here forever and shall stand. The land of beauty and joy, Is here forever to stand, The Liberty we live for, is the main thing we have and forever shall you be our Great Beloved Land
Current:
| Lift up your head to the eternal sun, oh Barmenian land; March on to glory your bright banners waving high. See how the world marks the manner of your bearing! Pledge to excel through love and unity. Pressing onward, march together to a common loftier goal; Steady sunward, tho' the weather hide the wide and treachrous shoal. Lift up your head to the shining sun, oh Barmenia, |
Proposed:
| Arise, Barmenistan! The arctic wolf the chameleon chaos you took liberty you give The seat of the wise the power of reason will march without need for disguise throughout your streets beyond each boundary line Arise Barmenistan! The great fox the royal King from Knox to Polaris you will reign without fear without pain The heart of liberty of boundless possibility where everything may be from sea to shining sea Arise Barmenistan! |
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:52:15, December 05, 2007 CET | From |  Globale Verbesserung Partei | To | Debating the Anthem, July 2496 |
| Message | The GVP is dedicated to the Germanic movement in Barmenistan. We fully support changing the name and flag of this nation. While we also support a change to the anthem, we do not support the proposed version at this time, but thank the BCI for their creativity and national assessment. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 253 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 172 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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