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Bill: CAM Commonwealths Are Composed of States
Details
Submitted by[?]: Conservative Ordo Malleus (COM)
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 2538
Description[?]:
| When Telamon became a commonwealth its sub entities, or regions, officially became states. The federated states have been known as the Cantons of Ferene, Sevescia, Lirona, Antepec, and Migadon. Linguistically this poses a problem and before any problem, large or small, can be dealt with it must first be identified. How can we as citizens of Telamon proceed to make Telamon great if we cannot properly identify Telamon? While avoiding semantics it is true that the term canton is appropriate to designate a smaller portion of a nation. But, that is vague and does not correctly identify the value and worth of Telamon's regions. Changing the term to State properly designates the authority, power, and importance that each region has in the greater entity of Telamon. Therefore, this august body is humbly asked to vote in favor of this bill. Let us empower all of Telamon by using the word State to name the regions composing Telamon. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The official title of subnational entities, also known as regions.
Old value:: Canton
Current: Samveldi (Commonwealths)
Proposed: State
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 09:47:14, February 26, 2008 CET | From | Rightful Radical Party | To | Debating the CAM Commonwealths Are Composed of States |
| Message | This will lead to a huge independence and splitting of our people! Telamon is a REPUBLIC not a COMMONWEALTH !!! Under no circumstances will this happen! |
| Date | 09:47:28, February 26, 2008 CET | From | Rightful Radical Party | To | Debating the CAM Commonwealths Are Composed of States |
| Message | This will lead to a huge independence and splitting of our people! Telamon is a REPUBLIC not a COMMONWEALTH !!! Under no circumstances will this happen! |
| Date | 18:07:40, February 26, 2008 CET | From | Conservative Ordo Malleus (COM) | To | Debating the CAM Commonwealths Are Composed of States |
| Message | If you look at other nations that are republics, like ourselves, you will see that they use the term "commonwealth" interchangeably with republic. Additionally, you will see that other republics use the term "state" to refer to the regions composing the greater entity. -Thorden Raxney, Former Prime Minister & CAM Party Leader |
| Date | 18:32:15, February 26, 2008 CET | From | Rightful Radical Party | To | Debating the CAM Commonwealths Are Composed of States |
| Message | Not all use that term, and 'state' is unwelcome for us. It will cause separatism! I thought that the RP will be against this, but they disappointed us. - Vojislav Krkljus, Future Prime Minister & RRP Party Leader |
| Date | 19:05:51, February 26, 2008 CET | From | Republican Party | To | Debating the CAM Commonwealths Are Composed of States |
| Message | My party is in favor for the changing our regions from Canton to State because we believe that State gives each region more power to govern themselves. We the Republican Party believe that states have there own rights to govern themselves and provide services to there people which seem fit and the federal government is there to provides services that the local or state governments cannot provides its people but that are needed. |
| Date | 17:05:46, February 27, 2008 CET | From | Rightful Radical Party | To | Debating the CAM Commonwealths Are Composed of States |
| Message | My party is shocked by the separatistic ideologies of the Republicans! We are indeed in SHOCK! - Emilija Krkljus |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 403 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 4 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 343 |
| Random fact: Parties have the ability to endorse another party's candidate for the Head of State election (if there is one). This adds a strategic element to the elections. |
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