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Bill: National Anthem
Details
Submitted by[?]: National Bolshevik Party
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: September 2539
Description[?]:
The National Anthem shall be changed to the Internationale. The song inspires communists, socialists, equalitarians and anarchists alike! |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The lyrics of the national anthem.
Old value:: O Ikradon! Our home and native land. Thy people and thy liberty, we always will defend. Our ancestors have spilled their blood for you to prevail. O Ikradon, o Ikradon! To thy banner we shall hail. O Ikradon! Your beauty we do know. Your mountains high and rivers deep we cherish and preserve. No enemy shall conquer thee and cause to thee a harm, O Ikradon, o Ikradon, may our will protect your charm.
Current:
O Gij hierboven, die met uw eigen hand, Leidt naties over de hele wereld, Bewaak dit, ons Ikradonische land, Van vreemd juk en wee! Als kinderen hebben jullie ons geschonken, Een geest, vrij, ongebogen, š¯„† Laat schijnen voor de zon van altijd meer vrijheid, Die we al zo lang hebben gezien! š¯„‡ |
Proposed:
Arise, you branded by a curse, You whole world of the starving and enslaved! Our indignant intellect boils, Ready to lead us into a fight to the death. We will destroy this world of violence Down to the foundations, and then We will build our new world. He who was nothing will become everything! This is our final and decisive battle. With the Internationale the human race will arise. No one will grant us deliverance, No God, no King, no hero. We will win our liberation, With our very own hands. To throw down oppression with a skilled hand, To take back what is ours – Fire up the furnace and hammer boldly, while the iron is still hot! This is our final and decisive battle. With the Internationale the human race will arise. Only we, the workers of the world-wide Great army of labour, Have the right to own the land, But the parasites - never! And if the great thunder rolls Over the pack of dogs and executioners, For us, the sun will still Shine on with its fiery rays. This is our final and decisive battle. With the Internationale the human race will arise. |
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 10:09:15, February 28, 2008 CET | From | Red Dawn | To | Debating the National Anthem |
Message | This has our unconditional support. |
Date | 18:06:52, February 28, 2008 CET | From | Boston Tea Party | To | Debating the National Anthem |
Message | How dare you try to usurp our glorious anthem with this communist tripe? |
Date | 21:31:51, February 28, 2008 CET | From | National Bolshevik Party | To | Debating the National Anthem |
Message | A tripe is a type of edible offal from the stomachs of various domestic animals! Communism is the future! |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | |||
yes |
Total Seats: 272 | |||
no |
Total Seats: 246 | |||
abstain | Total Seats: 81 |
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