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Bill: Langue officiel d l'Etat
Details
Submitted by[?]: Option Citoyenne
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: August 2511
Description[?]:
| The French language is declared the official language of Rildanor and the sole language of government business. All government signage is in French only. All businesses and non-profit organizations, including religious organizations, shall be required to use French as their primary language of operation. All signs on shops and other businesses must be primarily in the French language. Any other languages shall be permitted only when placed below French signage, and the French must be in letters at least 50% larger than the other language. In granting permanent residence to foreigners, preference shall be given to French-speakers. Those non-French speakers who choose to live in Rildanor will be offered free French-language classes at government expense, but must pass a fluency test after five years in order to gain permanent residency or citizenship. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning immigration.
Old value:: Quotas are based on individual applicant's qualifications.
Current: There are quotas based on nationality to determine how many foreigners may reside permanently in this nation.
Proposed: No foreigners are permitted to reside permanently in this nation.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:59:50, December 19, 2007 CET | From | Front Nationaliste Royaliste | To | Debating the Langue officiel d l'Etat |
| Message | Support fully. |
| Date | 04:41:07, December 19, 2007 CET | From |  Front Canrillaise | To | Debating the Langue officiel d l'Etat |
| Message | We can support. Although, we would like to point out that French has been the official language since 2368 (http://80.237.164.51/particracy/main/viewbill.php?billid=104679). |
| Date | 16:59:31, December 19, 2007 CET | From | Option Citoyenne | To | Debating the Langue officiel d l'Etat |
| Message | ooc: Yes, I know. You'll probably recognize the Quebec sign law addition though ;) |
| Date | 21:32:52, December 19, 2007 CET | From | Front Nationaliste Royaliste | To | Debating the Langue officiel d l'Etat |
| Message | We question the need for other languages on our public signs. Rildanor is a fully French country, and our roadways should reflect that. |
| Date | 23:00:38, December 19, 2007 CET | From | Front Canrillaise | To | Debating the Langue officiel d l'Etat |
| Message | Yes, it's probably better if we just made everything French since most people speak that language anyways. |
| Date | 03:58:20, December 20, 2007 CET | From | Option Citoyenne | To | Debating the Langue officiel d l'Etat |
| Message | (Signs, here, means things like the sign on the front of a Chinese restaurant -- I rather assumed road signs are all in French already, but happy to add "French-only" on road signs.) |
| Date | 23:24:51, December 20, 2007 CET | From | Front Nationaliste Royaliste | To | Debating the Langue officiel d l'Etat |
| Message | (This should be made explicity in the Act and yes, I would support French-only for roadways.) |
| Date | 04:02:45, December 21, 2007 CET | From | Option Citoyenne | To | Debating the Langue officiel d l'Etat |
| Message | Edited. |
| Date | 21:16:12, December 21, 2007 CET | From | Front Nationaliste Royaliste | To | Debating the Langue officiel d l'Etat |
| Message | The FNR will support this bill in its present form when it is put to a vote. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 140 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 73 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 90 |
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