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Bill: Legislature Renaming Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Cildanian Nationalist 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: June 2141
Description[?]:
| As our government is a Republic, I felt that the legislature should be given a name that sounds less like a Constitutional monarchy. This Act is to give Cildania's legislation a more republican name. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The official title of the legislative assembly.
Old value:: Parliament
Current: Kunsill tad-Deputati (Council of Deputies)
Proposed: Senate
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:58:43, November 09, 2005 CET | From |  Party Of Eryon | To | Debating the Legislature Renaming Act |
| Message | I Agree. Senate is a better suited title |
| Date | 00:20:11, November 10, 2005 CET | From | One Cildania Party | To | Debating the Legislature Renaming Act |
| Message | Too American. Sorry I won't support this. |
| Date | 00:46:16, November 10, 2005 CET | From | Cildanian Nationalist Party | To | Debating the Legislature Renaming Act |
| Message | *sigh* You know, America's not the only country in the world with a Senate. |
| Date | 11:12:35, November 10, 2005 CET | From | One Cildania Party | To | Debating the Legislature Renaming Act |
| Message | No. But with the national sport as baseball, the national animal as the bald eagle, and overzealous defence spending, I'm wondering just how American we have to become to please the parties of this country .... |
| Date | 15:41:42, November 10, 2005 CET | From | Party Of Eryon | To | Debating the Legislature Renaming Act |
| Message | By the Way, its just a title....Whats wrong with that? And to be clear: I rather think of the Romans who had a Senate. |
| Date | 03:10:39, November 11, 2005 CET | From | Union for a Responsible Republic | To | Debating the Legislature Renaming Act |
| Message | For OCP- Nations with Senates beside America: Argentina Australia Belgium Brazil Canada Czech Republic Fiji France Ireland (Seanad Éireann) Italy Mexico Pakistan Philippines Poland Romania Spain |
| Date | 10:45:34, November 11, 2005 CET | From | One Cildania Party | To | Debating the Legislature Renaming Act |
| Message | Sweet. Thanks everyone. Just to make it clear, I'm not completely ignorant and do know that other countries have senates, but to me it reminds me of America. Just the way it is. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 309 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 61 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 55 |
| Random fact: Whilst the use of non-English languages can be appropriate for nation names, party names, constitutional titles and other variables, English is the official language of communication in the game. All descriptive texts and public communications should be in English or at least appear alongside a full English translation. |
| Random quote: "A son can bear with equanimity the loss of his father, but the loss of his inheritance may drive him to despair." - Niccolo Machiavelli |