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Bill: Title Renaming Act.2951
Details
Submitted by[?]: People's 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: May 2952
Description[?]:
| Article 1: We feel that currently "Presidential Representative" sounds slightly confusing. Although President, the title suggests that the President is in fact the Representative of the President. What we have proposed will clear the problem up. Article 2: "Assembly of the People" sounds too Communist or Socialist to us. We feel we have proposed a fair and balanced name. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The formal title of the Head of State.
Old value:: Presidential Representative of Vorona
Current: His Royal Majesty, Head of House of Vlona-Egelion-Westbrook, King of Vorona, Defender of People and Constitution; presented by Governor General:
Proposed: President of the Island
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The official title of the legislative assembly.
Old value:: Assembly of the People
Current: Royal Assembly
Proposed: Palace of Parliament
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:03:18, June 10, 2010 CET | From | Moderate Party | To | Debating the Title Renaming Act.2951 |
| Message | Article 1: Why not just President of Vorona? There are a lot of islands in the world. Article 2: I believe the title Assembly of the People refers the legislative body itself, not to the place where they meet. So unless Palace means something other than a large palatial building, the name Palace of Parliament really wouldn't work. Why is "Assembly" communist or socialist? Schools have assemblies all the time. |
| Date | 20:30:08, June 10, 2010 CET | From |  People's Party | To | Debating the Title Renaming Act.2951 |
| Message | As a new and relatively naive party, your party was not present when the nation's head of state was known as the "Chief of the Island". Of course Voronans will know what Island the title is referring to. We weren't referring only to "assembly", we were focusing more on the title as a whole, and "people". Many communist states claim to be for the "people", e.g. "people's republic" etc. |
| Date | 21:08:25, June 10, 2010 CET | From | Moderate Party | To | Debating the Title Renaming Act.2951 |
| Message | Would Head's of State from other islands take offense at our assuming such an auspicious title? President of Vorona is much simpler and representative to other nations. |
| Date | 21:15:04, June 10, 2010 CET | From | People's Party | To | Debating the Title Renaming Act.2951 |
| Message | The only other sovereign island nation is Keymon and Indrala, I am quite sure they would not be offended. It would be quite obvious "the Island" in Vorona's head of state's name is referring to Vorona. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 137 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 61 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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