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Bill: Official Holidays
Details
Submitted by[?]: United Republics Party
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This bill is a resolution. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: April 2792
Description[?]:
New Year's Day- Jan. 1 Remembrance Day (Commemorating nuclear attack on Charlesbourg) Mar. 8 Labor Day- 4th Fri. in May Union Day (Commemorating the Union of the five Republics.) July 20 |
Proposals
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 19:49:37, July 20, 2009 CET | From | United Republics Party | To | Debating the Official Holidays |
Message | Let's discuss establishing official holidays. I think the least contoroversial would be New Year's Day and Union Day (for the Union of the five Republics.) Others could be Thanksgiving, Remembrance Day (commemorating nuclear attack on charlesbourg), Labor Day. |
Date | 04:12:46, July 21, 2009 CET | From | The Liberal Party | To | Debating the Official Holidays |
Message | OOC: Except for Thanksgiving, they all seem alright to me. |
Date | 16:34:27, July 21, 2009 CET | From | Radical Nationalist Party | To | Debating the Official Holidays |
Message | Yeh forget Thanksgiving. I would also have Christmas. |
Date | 18:08:13, July 21, 2009 CET | From | Christian Democratic Party | To | Debating the Official Holidays |
Message | Why no Thanksgiving? |
Date | 19:55:02, July 21, 2009 CET | From | United Republics Party | To | Debating the Official Holidays |
Message | OOC: Christmas is a point of contention for me. I thought that real world religions were supposed to not exist in particracy. I understand that this is largely ignored, but I still choose to act as if Christianity does not exist in game and thus Christmas wouldn't exist either. IC: I think thanksgiving is a good holiday to have as a sort of harvest festival, but it's not necessary. |
Date | 21:41:15, July 21, 2009 CET | From | Christian Democratic Party | To | Debating the Official Holidays |
Message | OOC: World religions can and do exist in the game I dont why you think there is a rule against them. |
Date | 23:02:34, July 21, 2009 CET | From | Radical Nationalist Party | To | Debating the Official Holidays |
Message | OOC: Real Religions play a big role in the role play of the game and always have. |
Date | 02:27:20, July 22, 2009 CET | From | United Republics Party | To | Debating the Official Holidays |
Message | OOC: I know that people use them, but I don't think it's proper. I'm just explaining a reason why I won't support Christmas as a holiday. |
Date | 12:11:10, July 22, 2009 CET | From | Free Peoples Party | To | Debating the Official Holidays |
Message | I agree that we should drop thanksgiving form the list, and keep christmas off it as well. But support all the others. |
Date | 18:05:14, July 22, 2009 CET | From | United Republics Party | To | Debating the Official Holidays |
Message | Okay, let's debate the dates: New Year's Day- Jan 1st Remembrance Day- March 8 Labor Day- 4th Friday in May Union Day- July 20 Union Day and Remebrance Day should be date specific, but Labor Day could be made into a three day weekend. Holidays are placed every other month with the possibility to add holidays in September and November in the future while still keeping them well spaced. |
Date | 19:21:48, July 22, 2009 CET | From | Radical Nationalist Party | To | Debating the Official Holidays |
Message | How about making election day a national holiday in order to try and promote turnout? |
Date | 19:38:24, July 22, 2009 CET | From | United Republics Party | To | Debating the Official Holidays |
Message | You could pass a law saying that people should have election day off or should have an opportunity to vote, but since election days change due to early elections, I'm not sure classifying it as a holiday makes sense. |
Date | 07:56:55, July 23, 2009 CET | From | The Liberal Party | To | Debating the Official Holidays |
Message | OOC: You guys work out the details of this. I don't have much time to really think about it. I will vote for it as long as Thanksgiving is not included. I don't mind if Christmas is included or not. |
Date | 13:30:16, July 23, 2009 CET | From | Free Peoples Party | To | Debating the Official Holidays |
Message | I think that the URP's proposed dates are great, I will vote yes to this resolution if they are preserved. |
Date | 19:06:00, July 24, 2009 CET | From | Christian Democratic Party | To | Debating the Official Holidays |
Message | Seeing as Thanksgiving or Christmas was not included, both of my suggestions I will oppose. |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | ||||
yes |
Total Seats: 132 | ||||
no | Total Seats: 39 | ||||
abstain | Total Seats: 29 |
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