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Bill: National Pride
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: December 2549
Description[?]:
| To strengthen our anthem, and restore our Flag |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The lyrics of the national anthem.
Old value:: Likatonia our nation, Our mountains, seas and sands, Our honour and our values, Our hopes and hearts and hands. Likatonia our guardian, Our parent and our guide, Our refuge when in times of need, Which shelters us with pride. Likatonia our people, Courageous, strong and just, Likatonia our freedom, In whose laws we trust. Likatonia our history, Tradition handed on, Our culture and our forbears’ Since memory began. Likatonia our future, Our children’s and our own, Long may it continue, Our nation and our home.
Current:
| "Beneath the Likatonian Skies" In the heart of every Likatonian soul, Lies the spirit of freedom, brave and bold. From the Luthori shores to Likatonia's land, We carved our destiny with our own hands. Beneath the Likatonian skies, so vast and wide, Together we stand, with pride side by side. From East Bolton's gold to the fields of green, In every heart, the Likatonian dream is seen. Through the trials of revolution's fiery night, We sought our liberty, our sacred right. In unity, our voices rose as one, Under the banner of freedom, we were never undone. From the Native Likatonian's ancient song, To the settlers' hopes, enduring and strong. In every corner of this land we roam, Likatonia, forever our home. In the east, where the wild frontiers call, To the western lands, where the mighty rivers fall. Our nation's story, a tapestry so grand, Woven by every woman, child, and man. Arise, Likatonians, in unity and might, For our land, for our freedom, for our right. Under the Likatonian skies, we pledge our love so true, To our beloved land, red, white, and blue. |
Proposed:
| Hail, heroic people, Hail, Immortal Motherland, Your sons were born again With faith in the ideal. Your warriors' valour, Your pioneers' virtue, Termani's view, Today shine in every heart. Youth, Youth, Spring of beauty, your song rings and goes through the sorrows of life! For Greater Likatonia, Eja eja alalà. For our beautiful Motherland, Eja eja alalà. In the Likaton borders, Our swords have been remade, Likatonia has remade them for tomorrow's war. For the glory of work, for peace and for laurel, to pillory those who have disowned our Motherland. Youth, Youth, Spring of beauty, your song rings and goes through the sorrows of life! For Greater Likatonia, Eja eja alalà. For our beautiful Motherland, Eja eja alalà. The poets and the artisans, the lords and the countrymen, with Likaton pride Trust our might armies There isn't any poor quarter, which does not send its ranks, which does not unfurl the redeeming flags of Likatonia. |
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change National policy regarding the desecration of the national flag.
Old value:: There are no regulations regarding the desecration or use of the national flag.
Current: The national flag may not be desecrated or dishonoured.
Proposed: The national flag may not be desecrated or used for commercial purposes.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Singing the national anthem in schools.
Old value:: Children are never made to sing the national anthem.
Current: Children are not made to sing the national anthem, but are required to show respect when it is played at the commencement of school each day.
Proposed: Children are made to sing the national anthem at the commencement of school each day.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:39:00, March 21, 2008 CET | From | Democratic Workers' Party and CTUL List | To | Debating the National Pride |
| Message | We find this unsavoury and disrespectful to all those whom lost their lives in previous conflicts in the cause for "Greater Likatonia," whether they be Likaton, Keymonese, Valruzian, or whomever. |
| Date | 19:15:59, March 21, 2008 CET | From | Democratic National Party | To | Debating the National Pride |
| Message | Fantastic national anthem, we would support as a standalone bill. |
| Date | 03:45:17, March 22, 2008 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the National Pride |
| Message | At this juncture, we simply cannot support this kind of bill. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 182 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 372 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 112 |
| Random fact: Real-life religions should not be referenced in Particracy. Terra has its own religions, many of which mirror real-life ones. See: http://particracy.wikia.com/wiki/Illustrated_Catalogue_of_Religion |
| Random quote: "Because we don't think about future generations, they will never forget us." - Henrik Tikkanen |