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Bill: Agoge
Details
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: February 3334
Description[?]:
| Purpose: To provide a ritualized training program, sorting out the weak and cowardly to improve the quality of our citizenry and create elite soldiers to perform the most dangerous missions in war. Eligibility: The sons of Citizens, and the sons of Commoners who have showed their worth by performing acts of valor in war (Semi-Citizens). Procedure: - At age 8, the boy will be taken away from his mother and placed in a training camp for the next 10 years. - He will be taught, in increasing level of difficulty: - Physical exercise - strenght and endurance. - Fighting, using everything from modern firearms to his bare hands. - Survival skills. - Withstanding hunger, pain, and the harshness of the elements. - To show no cowardice in deadly situations. - To not fear death at all. - To not be attached to wealth or pleasure. - To honour his Nation and God. - He will have passed his test when at the end of his training, he has killed his first foe on his own, without being caught in the act. - After Agoge the boy, who is now a Man, will be allowed to marry his woman. Reward: - Those who pass through Agoge successfully will gain Citizenship. - Those who fail or refuse to go through will be demoted to Commoner status. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning granting citizenship.
Old value:: Citizenship is granted based on race/religion/gender.
Current: Citizenship is granted to all nationals.
Proposed: Citizenship is gained by passing a qualifying exam.
Debate
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| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 75 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Particracy is set in the fictional world of Terra, which mirrors the real world of today and yet is not quite like it. |
| Random quote: "I think the environment should be put in the category of our national security. Defense of our resources is just as important as defense abroad. Otherwise, what is there to defend?" - Robert Redford |