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Bill: Heralding the fall of the Tongists: Rebranding
Details
Submitted by[?]: Republican Patriciate Coalition
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 2586
Description[?]:
| It is time to wipe Tong from the records of our nation. It will be renamed, Jumhuriyah Al'Badara |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The national flag (URL).
Old value:: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/82/Tudeh.PNG
Current: https://i.imgur.com/B1M0aka.png
Proposed: http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/9315/albadara1qn6.jpg
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The title of the head of government, who chairs the cabinet.
Old value:: Holder of the Conch Shell, Leader of The Hunters
Current: Rayiys al-Wuzara (Prime Minister)
Proposed: Hakim
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The formal title of the Head of State.
Old value:: President
Current: Rayiys (President)
Proposed: Sheikh
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The official title of the legislative assembly.
Old value:: Tracer Tong's Puppets
Current: Majlis al-Nuwaab (Council of Representatives)
Proposed: Majilis Kebir
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:05:58, June 01, 2008 CET | From | Al'Badaran Socialist Party | To | Debating the Heralding the fall of the Tongists: Rebranding |
| Message | Support everything except the name. |
| Date | 01:20:23, June 01, 2008 CET | From | Al'Badaran Socialist Party | To | Debating the Heralding the fall of the Tongists: Rebranding |
| Message | I'll still vote for it though. |
| Date | 02:33:55, June 01, 2008 CET | From | Enlightened Cosmic Brotherhood | To | Debating the Heralding the fall of the Tongists: Rebranding |
| Message | OOC: The flag is.....interesting. We support. |
| Date | 20:05:26, June 01, 2008 CET | From | Enlightened Cosmic Brotherhood | To | Debating the Heralding the fall of the Tongists: Rebranding |
| Message | The Tongists didn't fall. We stopped. Don't take this as a personal victory of Socialism or Republican ideals. |
| Date | 21:31:15, June 01, 2008 CET | From | Republican Patriciate Coalition | To | Debating the Heralding the fall of the Tongists: Rebranding |
| Message | We republicans will take it as we please, and we prefer to take it as V-day, the fall of the Tongist regime. |
| Date | 17:23:54, June 02, 2008 CET | From | Republican Patriciate Coalition | To | Debating the Heralding the fall of the Tongists: Rebranding |
| Message | And suddenly you vote against? |
| Date | 17:32:44, June 02, 2008 CET | From | Enlightened Cosmic Brotherhood | To | Debating the Heralding the fall of the Tongists: Rebranding |
| Message | Take this as a V-day win. Pompousness is frowned upon by the Vangaurds. We shall propose different labels for the Pigs who lead us. |
| Date | 20:15:48, June 02, 2008 CET | From | Liberal Urban Party | To | Debating the Heralding the fall of the Tongists: Rebranding |
| Message | Just before your downfall, you decided to abandon your ideas, ultimately claiming the opposition never won something they opposed, since it had previously fallen. Anyway, Kafuristan is interested in increasing relations with Al'Badara. Brothers! |
| Date | 00:00:08, June 03, 2008 CET | From | Republican Patriciate Coalition | To | Debating the Heralding the fall of the Tongists: Rebranding |
| Message | You frown on pompousness? Oh dear... |
| Date | 00:36:38, June 03, 2008 CET | From | Deltarian Social Democratic Party | To | Debating the Heralding the fall of the Tongists: Rebranding |
| Message | The Deltarska Federacia is glad to see the resurgence of democracy here in Al' Badara. You have our support. |
| Date | 02:31:05, June 03, 2008 CET | From | Enlightened Cosmic Brotherhood | To | Debating the Heralding the fall of the Tongists: Rebranding |
| Message | Democracy shall forever reign so long as those who seek power for dubious deeds do not claim it. |
| Date | 12:09:57, June 03, 2008 CET | From | Republican Patriciate Coalition | To | Debating the Heralding the fall of the Tongists: Rebranding |
| Message | So... you then? |
| Date | 17:06:58, June 03, 2008 CET | From | Enlightened Cosmic Brotherhood | To | Debating the Heralding the fall of the Tongists: Rebranding |
| Message | No. We do not seek power. We seek freedom. |
| Date | 22:23:52, June 03, 2008 CET | From | Republican Patriciate Coalition | To | Debating the Heralding the fall of the Tongists: Rebranding |
| Message | So seizing control of a state without public support from all there is freedom? Slaughtering the masses to prove a point is freedom? You sir, are bullshitting |
| Date | 22:27:57, June 03, 2008 CET | From | Al'Badaran Socialist Party | To | Debating the Heralding the fall of the Tongists: Rebranding |
| Message | "So seizing control of a state without public support from all there is freedom?" Hey...I've done that... |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 22 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 30 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 25 |
| Random fact: Submitting a bill without any proposals in it will not attract or detract voters. It will not raise your visibility or change your political position. |
| Random quote: "If man asks for many laws, it is only because he is sure that his neighbor needs them; privately he is an unphilosophical anarchist, and thinks laws in his own case superfluous." - Will Durant |