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Bill: National Anthem
Details
Submitted by[?]: Ishtirakiya 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: December 2160
Description[?]:
| We must change the national anthem, as it references the Sultanate and the Sultan, both of which have since been abolished/renamed. With our recent reforms, this bill shall complete our transition into a Majatran Republic. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The lyrics of the national anthem.
Old value:: I, servant of His Majesty, pay him respect and give him blessing, the protector of our wondrous islands, the leader of the our faithful people, who protects and guides us. All people are happy and live in peace. We pray, that whatever your wishes may be, that destiny shall give you, as you wish in your heart, to give us wealth and happiness. We hail you. Peacefully be, the Kingdom and Sultan, Lord, save Al'Badara, the abode of peace.
Current:
| From sandy shores to mountainsides, from the hills to the plains, the Republic shines its light on thee! The Republic lives in every mind, every heart that beats free bears witness, to the great justice within Badara! Long live Badara, long lives it’s people! Long live the Republic, and democracy! |
Proposed:
| Sing, O Al'Badara, my song, Echo it over and over again, Remember, through my joy, each martyr, Clothe him with the shining mantles, Of our glory. Repeat, O Al'Badara, our glorious song. In faith and love I am part of mankind. A Majatran I am in all my life. My heart beats in tune with The Voice. No foreign power shall ever dominate, over the United Majatran Republic. |
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:36:14, December 22, 2005 CET | From |  Ishtirakiya Party | To | Debating the National Anthem |
| Message | We would like to make sure this national anthem is good/gramaticaly correct before we send it to be voted on. Anyone have any objections or problems with it? |
| Date | 21:42:46, December 22, 2005 CET | From | Union of Progressive Ulama | To | Debating the National Anthem |
| Message | "A Majatra I am in all my life." --> Majatran |
| Date | 03:10:31, December 24, 2005 CET | From | Ishtirakiya Party | To | Debating the National Anthem |
| Message | What reason has the Al'Badaran Unionists/Patriot Bloc have for voting against this proposal? The Unionists claim to be pro-Majatran, and nationalists, yet refuse to create a symbol of national unity? |
| Date | 21:56:28, December 24, 2005 CET | From | Union of Progressive Ulama | To | Debating the National Anthem |
| Message | The Unionists claim to represent non-Majatran minorities, and they vote against almost all constitutional proposals. |
| Date | 15:24:09, August 25, 2008 CET | From | Liberal Party | To | Debating the National Anthem |
| Message | We are not Majartan so i condem this Bill. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 559 | |||||||
| no | Total Seats: 123 | |||||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 68 |
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