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Bill: Our Golden Kingdom
Details
Submitted by[?]: Parti de Garde Royales
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: September 2712
Description[?]:
It is time to change our fossil institutions into that of a splendid kingdom 1) The senate should be known as the Royal Council of the People. 2) The Prime Minister should become the High Councillor of the King and Queen 3)Provinces should henceforth be known as Royal Provinces 4) It is the right of the Monarch to create knighthoods and noble titles and bestow these on his/her subjects Senator Barnard Babyllon |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The constitutional right and responsibility to propose a cabinet to the legislature.
Old value:: Each party can propose a cabinet coalition.
Current: Only the largest party can propose a cabinet.
Proposed: Only the largest party can propose a cabinet.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy with respect to the death penalty.
Old value:: The death penalty is applied for capital crimes.
Current: The death penalty is illegal and is never to be applied.
Proposed: The death penalty is illegal and is never to be applied.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on essential goods such as food and non-luxury clothing.
Old value:: 0
Current: 8
Proposed: 5
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Travel by nationals to foreign nations
Old value:: The nation issues passports to nationals after an invasive security check.
Current: The nation issues passports to nationals after a cursory security check.
Proposed: The nation issues passports to nationals after a cursory security check.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The title of the head of government, who chairs the cabinet.
Old value:: Prime Minister
Current: Haute Chancelier (High Chancellor)
Proposed: Haut Conseiller du Roi et de la Reine
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Health care policy.
Old value:: There is a free public health care system and a small number of private clinics, which are heavily regulated to ensure they treat their patients well and provide good care.
Current: Health care is entirely public and free; private clinics are banned.
Proposed: There is a public health care system, but private clinics are allowed.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards giving aid to foreign countries.
Old value:: The government supplies "tied" aid to poorer nations in return for trading rights.
Current: The government gives high levels of aid to countries in need.
Proposed: The government gives moderate aid to countries in need.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The official title of the legislative assembly.
Old value:: Senate
Current: Assembleé Royale (Royal Assembly)
Proposed: Conseil Royal du Peuples
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the treatment of prisoners of war.
Old value:: Prisoners of war must be treated well, according to internationally-accepted standards.
Current: Prisoners of war must be treated well, according to internationally-accepted standards.
Proposed: Prisoners of war are treated according to the national laws of the captor power.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change The official title of subnational entities, also known as regions.
Old value:: Province
Current: Royal Province
Proposed: Province Royale
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Religious schools are allowed, but are strictly regulated. Only recognised religions may set up religious schools.
Current: Religious schools are not allowed.
Proposed: Religious schools are not allowed.
Article 12
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to prayer in schools.
Old value:: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden, except in religious schools.
Current: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden.
Proposed: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden.
Article 13
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding sexually explicit material on broadcast television.
Old value:: Sexually explicit material is allowed, but violent or hard core pornography is banned.
Current: Nudity on television is banned.
Proposed: All sexually explicit material is allowed on television.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 03:40:39, February 03, 2009 CET | From | Parti Monarchiste de Lourenne | To | Debating the Our Golden Kingdom |
Message | The Queen gives this motion her full support, though we wonder if "High Councilor of the Sovereign" would be less unwieldy than the original proposal. Jean d'Bourbon |
Date | 06:50:14, February 03, 2009 CET | From | . | To | Debating the Our Golden Kingdom |
Message | We will not support this bill due to article 1,and 2. |
Date | 18:58:22, February 03, 2009 CET | From | Parti de Garde Royales | To | Debating the Our Golden Kingdom |
Message | As this cannot go through without the support of the NRP, we will simply wait til after the election to put this bill to vote |
Date | 19:02:09, February 15, 2009 CET | From | Parti Monarchiste de Lourenne | To | Debating the Our Golden Kingdom |
Message | The aristocracy supports the change in titles, etc. as necessary to the monarchy, however, knowing that this will pass anyway, the PML cannot support the secularist aspects of this bill. |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | |
yes |
Total Seats: 222 | |
no | Total Seats: 0 | |
abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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