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Bill: Ode To Losing
Details
Submitted by[?]: LiberalDemocraticFreedomTaxAndSpendParty
Status[?]: defeated
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: March 2576
Description[?]:
| http://www.lookoutlanding.com/2008/5/8/482689/ode-to-losing You captivate with foibles and mistakes both great and small You captivate with slip-ups and you cannot hit the ball You dazzle us with errors and unyielding resolve To make sure that effectiveness you seldom do involve There was a time months long ago I thought that I would like To watch a team that at its peak is stronger than the Reich But with the constant losing there's a truth that I have found That when a team is bad both joy and merriment abound I know it might sound funny to the people back northeast And even in Los Angeles they think we're getting fleeced "Last place," they say, "would make me want to follow other things And focus on activities that sweet September brings" But I find losing comfortable, and in its warm embrace Memories of Ottawa I'm able to erase It's freeing when you have your expectations set so low I couldn't give a crap about another lousy throw There's humor in incompetence and laughs in being weak There's always something funny in a ten-game losing streak Perhaps the fans of winning teams will never understand But comedy runs rampant with a team so poorly manned Yet bad teams aren't for everyone, I'll certainly admit You're free to choose your favorite team just as you would see fit I guess what I am saying could be written simply thus: Leaving winning to the winners and the losing up to us. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning biological and chemical weaponry.
Old value:: The nation reserves the right to develop, construct and store biological and chemical weapons.
Current: The nation shall never purchase, produce, or store biological or chemical weaponry, for military purposes. Research and development of the technology is permitted.
Proposed: The nation shall never develop, purchase or store biological or chemical weaponry.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the use of chemical and biological weaponry in warfare.
Old value:: The nation reserves the right to use chemical or biological weapons in warfare for any reason.
Current: The nation shall never use chemical or biological weaponry in warfare.
Proposed: The nation shall never use chemical or biological weaponry in warfare.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the use of nuclear weaponry in warfare.
Old value:: The nation reserves the right to nuclear weapons in retaliation to a nuclear, chemical or biological attack.
Current: The nation shall never use nuclear weapons in warfare.
Proposed: The nation shall never use nuclear weapons in warfare.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The policy with respect to nuclear weaponry.
Old value:: The nation reserves the right to develop, produce and store nuclear arms.
Current: The nation shall never produce or store nuclear weaponry for military purposes. Research and development of the technology is permitted.
Proposed: The nation shall never develop, produce or store nuclear weaponry.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the treatment of prisoners of war.
Old value:: Prisoners of war are enslaved.
Current: Prisoners of war must be treated well, according to internationally-accepted standards.
Proposed: Prisoners of war must be treated well, according to internationally-accepted standards.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the export of weapons to other nations.
Old value:: The government allows arms to be sold only to close allies.
Current: The government must approve all arms sales on a case by case basis.
Proposed: The government does not allow arms to be exported.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Women in the military.
Old value:: Women can only serve in non-battle positions.
Current: Women serve alongside men.
Proposed: Women serve alongside men.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:32:30, May 11, 2008 CET | From | Constitutional Monarchy Party | To | Debating the Ode To Losing |
| Message | Well we shall certainly lose every war if this should pass! |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 223 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 438 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 89 |
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