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Bill: National Sport Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Union of Work-Shy Elements
Status[?]: defeated
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: June 2050
Description[?]:
| Along with officially recognising Monster Trucks as our national sport this bill will pave the way for the establishment of a Monster Truck Academy of Excellence where young drivers can hone their skills |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The official national sport.
Old value:: Full Contact Chess
Current: Fotbal/Futbola
Proposed: Monster Trucks
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:26:28, May 08, 2005 CET | From | Union of Work-Shy Elements | To | Debating the National Sport Act |
| Message | Monster Trucks, Monster Trucks, Yeah! We would also accept Sumo Wrestling as an alternative |
| Date | 22:08:08, May 08, 2005 CET | From | Alderdath Lebrali Demkratti | To | Debating the National Sport Act |
| Message | no. we support Full Contact Chess |
| Date | 22:08:29, May 08, 2005 CET | From | Alderdath Lebrali Demkratti | To | Debating the National Sport Act |
| Message | although we do like sumo wrestling |
| Date | 22:23:35, May 08, 2005 CET | From | To | Debating the National Sport Act |
| Message | We agree with the LD, not the sumo part thought. |
| Date | 22:33:55, May 08, 2005 CET | From | Universal Humanists | To | Debating the National Sport Act |
| Message | We are concerned about the environmental impacts of such a sport. Full-Contact Chess, while violent and often dangerous, harms only the participants. |
| Date | 23:52:28, May 08, 2005 CET | From | Union of Work-Shy Elements | To | Debating the National Sport Act |
| Message | Because of the call for early elections I’ll start voting now. |
| Date | 16:44:23, May 10, 2005 CET | From | Unio enim si quis Motus Populi | To | Debating the National Sport Act |
| Message | Full contact chess, lol =D How could I vote against it? |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 52 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 145 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Any RP law granting extraordinary "emergency powers" or dictator-like powers to a government must be passed by at least a 2/3rds majority, but (like all RP laws) may always be overturned by a simple majority vote of the legislature. |
| Random quote: "How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of cheese?" Charles De Gaulle, "Les Mots du General |