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Bill: Langue de la Reine (Language of the Queen) Act of 2705
Details
Submitted by[?]: Parti Monarchiste de Lourenne
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 2705
Description[?]:
| Pour la Reine! "Par Droit Divine" translates to "By Divine Right", the motto of the Queen. With the passage of this bill, French will be recognized as the sole official language of the Lourenneian Throne and as one of the official languages of Lourenne as a whole. |
Proposals
Article 1
Ratify the Accord des Nations Amicales.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The lyrics of the national anthem.
Old value:: Lourenne, my noble home, The land where my life began. Where people live in equality, Brothers all, hand in hand. With the blessings of our future, Our sovereignty will stand. With the blessings of our future, Our sovereignty will stand. Lourenne, my faithful home, The land of plentiful peace. Where people live in liberty, Friends all, in heart and minds. With the blessings of our future, Our sovereignty will stand. With the blessings of our future, Our sovereignty will stand. Lourenne, my blessed home, The land that has the people's trust. Where people live in unity, Citizens, true and just. With the blessings of our future, Our sovereignty will stand. With the blessings of our future, Our sovereignty will stand.
Current: Quand tout renaît à l'espérance, Et que l'hiver fuit loin de nous, Sous le beau ciel de notre Lourennais, Quand le soleil revient plus doux, Quand la nature est reverdie, Quand l'hirondelle est de retour, J'aime à revoir ma Lourennais, C'est le pays qui m'a donné le jour. Il est un âge dans la vie, Où chaque rêve doit finir, Un âge où l'âme recueillie A besoin de se souvenir. Lorsque ma muse refroidie Vers le passé fera retour, J'irai revoir ma Lourennais, C'est le pays qui m'a donné le jour.
Proposed:
| Lourenne, ma maison noble, La terre où ma vie a commencé. Là où les gens habitent dans l'égalité, Frères tous, de pair. Avec les bénédictions de notre futur, Notre souveraineté se tiendra. Avec les bénédictions de notre futur, Notre souveraineté se tiendra. Lourenne, ma maison fidèle, La terre de la paix abondante. Là où les gens habitent dans la liberté, Amis tous, dans le coeur et les esprits. Avec les bénédictions de notre futur, Notre souveraineté se tiendra. Avec les bénédictions de notre futur, Notre souveraineté se tiendra. Lourenne, ma maison bénie, La terre qui a les gens confiance. Là où les gens habitent dans l'unité, Les citoyens, rectifient et juste. Avec les bénédictions de notre futur, Notre souveraineté se tiendra. Avec les bénédictions de notre futur, Notre souveraineté se tiendra. |
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The national motto.
Old value:: Unity Grants Us Liberty
Current: Scientia Potentia Est
Proposed: Par Droit Divine
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:54:21, February 01, 2009 CET | From | Parti de Garde Royales | To | Debating the Langue de la Reine (Language of the Queen) Act of 2705 |
| Message | We will not support the ratification of Accord des Nations Amicales. We are already members of an alliance with our neighbors and fellow Dovanians and have been so for approximately 250 years. So far they have proved to be loyal and helpful, and we will prove that to them as well. We would happily support this bill if the treaty was removed. |
| Date | 21:19:53, February 01, 2009 CET | From | Parti Monarchiste de Lourenne | To | Debating the Langue de la Reine (Language of the Queen) Act of 2705 |
| Message | Our fellow Dovanians would keep all of Dovani sequestered from Terra, and at the same time reign in the right of Lourenne to pursue her own colonial interests. Sekowo, as I assume you refer to primarily, since Sekowo sees itself as the height of Dovanian power, has remained our "ally" only so long as we allow them to constrain our Kingdom geographically. What right does Sekowo have to Dovani that overshadows our own Divine Right? If Lourenne were to pursue an agenda that would liberate all Lourennians across Dovani, as is our right to do, would our Dovanian neighbors be supportive? Queen Thérèse |
| Date | 21:20:26, February 01, 2009 CET | From | Parti Monarchiste de Lourenne | To | Debating the Langue de la Reine (Language of the Queen) Act of 2705 |
| Message | (OOC: I use Queen Thérèse informally, since she hasn't technically been elected yet.) |
| Date | 03:21:22, February 02, 2009 CET | From |  帝国公明党 (Teikoku Kōmeitō) | To | Debating the Langue de la Reine (Language of the Queen) Act of 2705 |
| Message | OOC: You do realize Lourenne has almost as much colonial territory as Sekowo, right? |
| Date | 03:46:22, February 02, 2009 CET | From | Parti Monarchiste de Lourenne | To | Debating the Langue de la Reine (Language of the Queen) Act of 2705 |
| Message | OOC: And what would be the incentive for the Queen to accept that as final? Why should she not pursue more territory, if it is her right? |
| Date | 23:43:34, February 02, 2009 CET | From | Parti de Garde Royales | To | Debating the Langue de la Reine (Language of the Queen) Act of 2705 |
| Message | My Queen, be carefull not to saw through the branch on which you are sitting. Lourenne is still a much smaller nation, people and economic wise, than our Dovanian neighbours. We should not boldly go up against our brothers in arms. At least we know they will support us. What do we know of the allies of whom you speak. They have never proven themselves to us as our dear Dovanian friends have. Senator Renier Rubarb |
| Date | 00:35:32, February 03, 2009 CET | From | 帝国公明党 (Teikoku Kōmeitō) | To | Debating the Langue de la Reine (Language of the Queen) Act of 2705 |
| Message | OOC: Because that's expansionism into civilized countries and leads to war. Because Sekowo (and Dovani) has been Lourenne's oldest ally, going back to only a few short years after Lourenne gained its independence. Because it was Sekowo that, with no strings attached not only provided a great deal of funding to Lourenne but safeguarded an area meant for Lourenne to colonize. Finally because the Accord has both been inactive and useless for centurires and because it started admitting nations without a French majority or large minority or French as an official language. |
| Date | 03:35:14, February 03, 2009 CET | From | Parti Monarchiste de Lourenne | To | Debating the Langue de la Reine (Language of the Queen) Act of 2705 |
| Message | OOC: Alright, I'll address both of you OOCly since my real problems with the Sekowans is OOC. I've played Particracy for near on 400 game years. I started in Sekowo, actually, but it was before the time of the DSP's regime. I left for Solentia, and I've moved various times, but all the while I've paid attention to world events, especially those in Sekowo, seeing as it held a special place in my heart or what-have-you. Across the years, I have seen the DSP essentially eliminate all possibility for RP on Dovani (and this is, indeed, a personal opinion and subject to debate,) through his ever-present "Dovani-for-Dovanians!!!" bit. While this is well within his right, both OOCly and ICly, I come from a school of thought which takes IC first. What happens happens, take it and play the game. I realize, Iori, that you have invested a great deal of time into Sekowo and Dovani, but if parties in another NATION wish to RP their piece, then let them. Dovani for Dovanians is great, but it's a lot like the reason I left Solentia, where "Solentia for Solentians" left no room for fun. I've seen you say that "fun" is the maintenance of the status quo elsewhere on the forum, and you are entitled to that opinion, but my own opinion is that the occasional absolute ravaging of the establishment is the way to maximize the fun of Particracy. If I can't garner the support I need then so be it, but if I do, then I will go through with this. Summersdale, I do not blame you for sticking by our IC allies, but our IC allies, in my opinion as I said, are OOCly some of my least respected members of the Particracy community, and this is my attempt to ICly distance Lourenne from that mess. Apologies to anyone I may have offended. It's a game, and I'm going to have my fun with it. |
| Date | 04:32:03, February 03, 2009 CET | From | 帝国公明党 (Teikoku Kōmeitō) | To | Debating the Langue de la Reine (Language of the Queen) Act of 2705 |
| Message | OOC: Not saying you can't, just making the arguments. |
| Date | 19:55:14, February 03, 2009 CET | From | Parti de Garde Royales | To | Debating the Langue de la Reine (Language of the Queen) Act of 2705 |
| Message | OOC: I'd like to get into this, but I'm not gonna. Why beat a dead horse?! The treaty failed and other nations have colonized Dovani. Moving on... |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 268 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 182 | ||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: "Treaty-locking", or ratifiying treaties that completely or nearly completely forbid any proposals to change laws, is not allowed. Amongst other possible sanctions, Moderation reserves the discretion to delete treaties and/or subject parties to a seat reset if this is necessary in order to reverse a treaty-lock situation. |
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