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Bill: Administrative Reformations
Details
Submitted by[?]: Federal Alliance
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: June 2699
Description[?]:
| To address current issues in the legislation |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning granting citizenship.
Old value:: Citizenship is granted based on race/religion/gender.
Current: Citizenship is granted to all nationals.
Proposed: Citizenship is granted to all nationals.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The title of the head of government, who chairs the cabinet.
Old value:: Prime Minister
Current: Rayiys al-Wuzara (Prime Minister)
Proposed: President
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government-issued identity card policy.
Old value:: All citizens are issued with identity cards and are required to carry them at all times.
Current: All citizens are issued with identity cards but are not required to carry them.
Proposed: All citizens are issued with identity cards but are not required to carry them.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The official title of the legislative assembly.
Old value:: National Council
Current: Majlis al-Nuwaab (Council of Representatives)
Proposed: Senate
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The appointment of mayors.
Old value:: Citizens elect their mayor directly in a local election.
Current: The Head of State oversees the appointment of all mayors.
Proposed: The Head of State oversees the appointment of all mayors.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The official national sport.
Old value:: Twin Islands Chess (Ruqa'a)
Current: Football
Proposed: Rugby Union
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Racial and religious registration of nationals.
Old value:: All nationals are required to register their religion.
Current: The government does not require nationals to register their race or religion.
Proposed: The government does not require nationals to register their race or religion.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:02:04, January 20, 2009 CET | From | Kébé Front | To | Debating the Administrative Reformations |
| Message | Article 1: Only Muslims are granted citizenship. Non-Muslims who are People of the Book may reside in the nation, but no citizenship. Article 2: We already have a President, Sheik Amina Al-Majali. Having two would be redundant. Article 3: Identity cards are necessary to assure that only real Badarans are citizens. Article 4: There is no reasoning behind this name switch. Article 5: Meh. Article 6: Rugby has never been widely played in Al'Badara. Never. Aricle 7: Should be easy to understand our opposal to this from our previous responses. Overall a no. |
| Date | 02:16:14, January 20, 2009 CET | From | Progressive Conservative Party | To | Debating the Administrative Reformations |
| Message | The Conservative Party of the UBE would like to submit their point of view herein of the proposed bill. Article One: The Citizens of the UBE should not have to register their personal beliefs, or register their race. Islam is the dominant religion, but we should not discriminate those who do not follow the same faith. It is the belief of the Conservative Party that religion should remain a personal item, and should not be interfered upon. As for race, Allah created us all the way we are; we cannot discriminate against the Divine Lord's work. Article Two: Supported. It should not be necessary for people to have mandatory ID cards with them at all times. It is preferred that one carry with them, their driver's license and other means of ID, but government-issued cards do not need to be used within the country. Article Three: Conditionally agreed. In the more globalized world that we live in, we can benefit from other minorities contributing to our economy. However, this issue will need a specific debate about it, as many ideas on restrictions must be put into view. Article Four: Chess is an outdated sport, and our people are capable of much more these days, in terms of physical sports. However, rugby was never a popular sport in the nation; we do not possess local teams, much less a national team. However, we have noticed an increase in local European football teams forming in many communities within the country. Perhaps that would be a better venture, in terms of national sport. Article Five: The Conservative Party would like to emphasize that the citizens should be able to have influence on how their communities develop. Therefore, it is only fair that they choose their mayors from a local election, rather than have the Head of State interfere with the natural growth of a community. Article Six: There is no need on the change at this time. The citizens are content with the PM in office; to institute a president instead would bring on plural amendments on his/her responsibilities. Article Seven: The Conservative Party is neutral on this article at this moment. In light of the flaws and advantages we have witnessed, the Conservative Party declines this bill, and urges that another, with deep consideration of the above point, be introduced, to be voted on again. |
| Date | 02:23:29, January 20, 2009 CET | From | Progressive Conservative Party | To | Debating the Administrative Reformations |
| Message | A small correction to the above statement: European football is to be referred as solely "Football", the sport in which 2 teams kick a ball to their opponent's goal, over a split period of approximately ninety minutes. We apologize for any inconvenience or misinterpretation this may have caused. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 0 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 75 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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