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Bill: Renaming our Subnational Entities
Details
Submitted by[?]: People's Progressive 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: January 2051
Description[?]:
| A bill to rename our subnational entities as Subsection is simply not a sufficient label for them. The bill will be enacted upon passage by this body. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The official title of subnational entities, also known as regions.
Old value:: Subsection
Current: Estado (State)
Proposed: County
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:01:23, May 08, 2005 CET | From | People's Progressive Party | To | Debating the Renaming our Subnational Entities |
| Message | Since we are a Free State it is only right that our constituent regions be called Counties |
| Date | 02:19:52, May 09, 2005 CET | From | National Democratic Party | To | Debating the Renaming our Subnational Entities |
| Message | I don't really like the name county... |
| Date | 02:20:22, May 09, 2005 CET | From | National Democratic Party | To | Debating the Renaming our Subnational Entities |
| Message | But I shall bring State to the vote to see if that is passed. |
| Date | 02:21:58, May 09, 2005 CET | From | People's Progressive Party | To | Debating the Renaming our Subnational Entities |
| Message | So then we'll be the Free State opf Gaduridos that consists of 5 states........yeah. |
| Date | 03:40:06, May 09, 2005 CET | From | National Democratic Party | To | Debating the Renaming our Subnational Entities |
| Message | im bringing each one of the suggestions to the vote...no need to get snarky. besides, the nae of our country can always be altered to make State plural. |
| Date | 14:56:57, May 09, 2005 CET | From | Social Democrat Party | To | Debating the Renaming our Subnational Entities |
| Message | Yes! I like this suggestion! Counties are fantastic! |
| Date | 23:07:41, May 09, 2005 CET | From | National Democratic Party | To | Debating the Renaming our Subnational Entities |
| Message | Why don't we try bringing them all to the vote now? |
| Date | 10:17:32, May 10, 2005 CET | From | National Democratic Party | To | Debating the Renaming our Subnational Entities |
| Message | Oh BTW, if states and Provinces are not accepted, the NDP has decided they will vote for Counties...although the party does feel that counties is a name best suited for smaller areas Ie; Several Counties would make up a state or province or whatever. |
| Date | 05:20:45, May 11, 2005 CET | From | National Democratic Party | To | Debating the Renaming our Subnational Entities |
| Message | Can we bring this one to the vote now? |
| Date | 06:44:50, May 11, 2005 CET | From | National Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Renaming our Subnational Entities |
| Message | what about Provinces? |
| Date | 09:17:36, May 11, 2005 CET | From | Conservative Republic Independent Party | To | Debating the Renaming our Subnational Entities |
| Message | Counties it shall be my friends. |
| Date | 10:19:58, May 11, 2005 CET | From | National Democratic Party | To | Debating the Renaming our Subnational Entities |
| Message | Provinces was declined. Therefore, counties it shall be. |
| Date | 11:10:30, May 11, 2005 CET | From | Social Democrat Party | To | Debating the Renaming our Subnational Entities |
| Message | YAY!!!! |
| Date | 15:29:13, May 11, 2005 CET | From | People's Progressive Party | To | Debating the Renaming our Subnational Entities |
| Message | Thanks for your cooperation friends. |
| Date | 23:27:32, May 11, 2005 CET | From | Benevolent Totalitarian Party - FLF | To | Debating the Renaming our Subnational Entities |
| Message | Just so you know, the game will render the plural as "Countys". In the interests of proper grammar, we vote against this bill. (plus, we like Subsections) |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 115 | ||||||
| no | Total Seats: 12 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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