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Bill: National Symbols Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Federalist Republican Party
Status[?]: defeated
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 3522
Description[?]:
| An act to reform the national symbols of Hutori into something more indicative of modern sensibilities and to remove the overtly communist aspects thereof that do not reflect the people of our modern Republic. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The lyrics of the national anthem.
Old value:: Arise, ye workers from your slumber, Arise, ye prisoners of want. For reason in revolt now thunders, and at last ends the age of cant! Away with all your superstitions, Servile masses, arise, arise! We'll change henceforth the old tradition, And spurn the dust to win the prize! So comrades, come rally, And the last fight let us face. The Internationale, Unites the human race. So comrades, come rally, And the last fight let us face. The Internationale, Unites the human race. No more deluded by reaction, On tyrants only we'll make war! The soldiers too will take strike action, They'll break ranks and fight no more! And if those cannibals keep trying, To sacrifice us to their pride, They soon shall hear the bullets flying, We'll shoot the generals on our own side. So comrades, come rally, And the last fight let us face. The Internationale, Unites the human race. So comrades, come rally, And the last fight let us face. The Internationale, Unites the human race. No saviour from on high delivers, No faith have we in prince or peer. Our own right hand the chains must shiver, Chains of hatred, greed and fear. E'er the thieves will out with their booty, And to all give a happier lot. Each at his forge must do their duty, And we'll strike the iron while it's hot. So comrades, come rally, And the last fight let us face. The Internationale, Unites the human race. So comrades, come rally, And the last fight let us face. The Internationale, Unites the human race.
Current:
| O'er azure skies, And emerald plains, Where freedom and justice prevail! With courage and strength, We'll fight to the end, For liberty in our land! From underneath the sky, From sea to sea, To city to city, Our banner raises high, For O'er the dark clouds, Nothing can remove the light on which Our nation stands! For child to child, And parent to parent, We fight to withstand, Those clouds O'er beyond, So we may have peace in our land! |
Proposed:
| Hutori's sons let us rejoice, For we are young and free; We've golden soil and wealth for toil, Our home is girt by sea; Our land abounds in Nature's gifts Of beauty rich and rare; In hist'ry's page, let ev'ry stage Advance Hutori fair. In joyful strains then let us sing, Advance Hutori fair. Beneath our beau’teous sun and stars, We'll toil with hearts and hands; To make our grand republic, Renowned of all the lands; For loyal sons beyond the seas We've boundless plains to share; With courage let us all combine Advance Hutori fair. In joyful strains then let us sing, Advance Hutori fair. Should foreign foe e'er sight our coast, Or dare a foot to land, We'll rouse to arms like sires of yore, To guard our native strand; The earth then shall most surely know, Though oceans roll between, Her sons in fair Hutori's land Still keep their courage green. In joyful strains then let us sing Advance Hutori fair. |
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The national flag (URL).
Old value:: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f3/Flag_of_the_Communist_Party_of_Chile.svg
Current: https://image.ibb.co/iA321y/Screen_Shot_2018_07_21_at_5_33_42_PM.png
Proposed: http://i633.photobucket.com/albums/uu60/emperortaily/hutorflagnew.jpg
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:41:13, July 26, 2013 CET | From | Federalist Republican Party | To | Debating the National Symbols Act |
| Message | I certainly hope that with time, the ULF has come to abandon its disdain for these proposed symbols, and join the people of Hutori in their steadfast desire to build a nation with symbols that represent the nation itself. |
| Date | 17:15:41, July 26, 2013 CET | From | Moderate Capitalist Party | To | Debating the National Symbols Act |
| Message | I also certainly hope that the FRP would see the most recent election as a sign that Hutorians want a return to older symbols, as they seek a traditional cultural connection with their ancestors, and that they do not want to have their most sacred symbols changed on a whim. I look forwarding to rebuild Hutori to what it is supposed to be, including a reinstatement of the monarchy and an appropriate Hutori. |
| Date | 01:54:25, July 27, 2013 CET | From | Federalist Republican Party | To | Debating the National Symbols Act |
| Message | Perhaps the ULF will evidence its good faith on this point by supporting this bill. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 429 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 214 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 106 |
| Random fact: The majority of nations in Particracy are "Culturally Protected" with an established cultural background. Only the "Culturally Open" nations are not bound by the rules surrounding culture. The Cultural Protocols Index should be consulted for more information about the cultural situation of each nation. |
| Random quote: "Power always has to be kept in check; power exercised in secret, especially under the cloak of national security, is doubly dangerous." - William Proxmire |