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Bill: Anthem
Details
Submitted by[?]: United Republics Party
Status[?]: passed
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 2647
Description[?]:
| Updates the national anthem. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The lyrics of the national anthem.
Old value:: Lodamuns Joys: Proudly rise the Kalistani peaks, At their feet blue Lindar flows; Over Andalay the sun is shining, Kregon looms in purple glow. CHORUS Oh, dear native land, Terran paradise! For your loveliness, your beauty E'er will charm our eyes. (repeat chorus)
Current:
| O, Lodamun Rejoice, brothers and sisters Children of our glorious land May we restrain our resistors Their resistance we disband No foe I fear, no friend I force We propagate wholeheartedly No single feeling of Remorse affects our fraternity All the weapons of this earth Could not temper our pride Lodamun, for what it's worth Your sacred grounds we abide O, Republic that is ours Our lives are in your hands We shall maintain with all our powers Your glory, with proud stance. |
Proposed:
| "Lodamun" From the peaks Kalistani to the Lindar wide As the sun rises brightly Lodamese hearts fill with pride Five nations together united not by war or cohersion but choice May our men ne'er again stand divided - no! As we loudly cry with one voice; LO-DA-MUN! From those lofty Kregon heights To the Rapulan Forest below Lay honored dead who fought with might Scarred enemies know: LO-DA-MUN! Strengthened by adversity Forged in the flame In all our diversity together we proclaim LO-DA-MUN! God Save the Republic! |
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 08:45:37, October 03, 2008 CET | From | United Republics Party | To | Debating the Anthem |
| Message | The current anthem was adopted because it was better than the previous anthem it replaced namely because it used references specific to Lodamun. I've written a new anthem and hoped to preserve the geographic references, but also add more historical references. These references include the war with Likitonia and the broadly accepted notion that the Lodamun is a union of five diverse nations. I'd also like us to consider perhaps restoring the traditional flag, although outside the Liberals and myself there may be little support. If not possible, perhaps the Senate would confer some special status for the old banner. OOC: While attending a football game at Syracuse (American football for you non-Americans) I kinda liked their fight song and used the instrumental as inspiration http://www.suathletics.com/sports/gen/2001/down.asx http://www.suathletics.com/sports/gen/2001/down.asx |
| Date | 14:37:36, October 03, 2008 CET | From | Holy Eliyahu Confession | To | Debating the Anthem |
| Message | im willing to allow the old flag to maintained as the banner of the Senate. I do however of course support the new flag as the official banner of the land. I also support this new anthem. |
| Date | 16:33:28, October 03, 2008 CET | From | Reformed Conservative Party of Lodamun | To | Debating the Anthem |
| Message | Nice work. We've been considering changing this for some time. We'll support. |
| Date | 19:55:18, October 03, 2008 CET | From | The Liberal Party | To | Debating the Anthem |
| Message | While we kind of like the proposed change, we, as traditionalists, would like to keep the current one. That does not mean that we won't support but we are leaning towards not supporting this bill. |
| Date | 02:10:06, October 04, 2008 CET | From | Free Peoples Party | To | Debating the Anthem |
| Message | We support this proposal. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 128 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 22 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Real-life organisations should not be referenced in Particracy, unless they are simple and generic (eg. "National Organisation for Women" is allowed). |
| Random quote: "This country has far more problems than it deserves and far more solutions than it applies." - Ralph Nader |