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Bill: The National Revitalization Act of 3579
Details
Submitted by[?]: The Citrian Guard of the Blood Orange
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: July 3580
Description[?]:
| Our nation will be restored as a military power. In order to do this we will need better defense industries. Our people have forgotten their warrior roots. They don't remember what it means to be a Likatonian, and so we must bring greater national pride to the country. This can be done through discouraging unpatriotic practices and regulating energy in order to set prices that will make citizens proud to be Likatonian. We must protect people's individual freedoms from "mobocracy" as well by allowing police to intervene when public safety is at stake, however; we must put in place laws of procedure that will prevent federal and local police from turning into bands of thugs. There is no room for nobility and the aristocracy that ensues in modern government. We must ensure liberty for every individual, not liberty for a select group of individuals. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The citizens' right to assemble in public.
Old value:: The police may only disperse a crowd if a state of emergency has been declared.
Current: There are no restrictions on the right of citizens to assemble in groups.
Proposed: The police may disperse a group if they believe it poses a potential risk to public safety.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The nation's defence industry.
Old value:: Defence industries are privately owned and not subsidised.
Current: The state owns all defence industries.
Proposed: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy is provided by private, unregulated companies but subsidies are given to those on a low income.
Current: Energy is provided by private companies but the prices they can charge are regulated.
Proposed: Energy is provided by private companies but the prices they can charge are regulated.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change National policy regarding the desecration of the national flag.
Old value:: There are no regulations regarding the desecration or use of the national flag.
Current: The national flag may not be desecrated or dishonoured.
Proposed: The national flag may not be desecrated or dishonoured.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The official national sport.
Old value:: Putting Butter on Bread
Current: Football
Proposed: Ice Hockey
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Titles of nobility.
Old value:: Titles of nobility may be granted only by the Head of State.
Current: No titles of nobility are granted or recognised, their use is forbidden.
Proposed: Titles of nobility are not granted, but their use is not forbidden.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Government's position on paramilitaries.
Old value:: Paramilitaries are allowed as part of each political party.
Current: Paramilitaries are illegal and the recognized government may intervene freely to stop any possible activity.
Proposed: Paramilitaries are allowed with full privileges, with the right to intervene when necessary.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Singing the national anthem in schools.
Old value:: Children are never made to sing the national anthem.
Current: Children are not made to sing the national anthem, but are required to show respect when it is played at the commencement of school each day.
Proposed: Children are made to sing the national anthem at the commencement of school each day.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change The length of a legislative and executive term, in months. Should be between 24 and 72.
Old value:: 48
Current: 72
Proposed: 36
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:18:49, November 21, 2013 CET | From | The Citrian Guard of the Blood Orange | To | Debating the The National Revitalization Act of 3579 |
| Message | You will also notice that we have amended Article 7 of the Reformation act last year as per your request. |
| Date | 14:23:59, November 21, 2013 CET | From | The Citrian Guard of the Blood Orange | To | Debating the The National Revitalization Act of 3579 |
| Message | We would also like to shorten legislative terms in order to increase their interest in listening to their constituents and to prevent them from growing fat off of corruption and funding from special interest groups. The right of the individual to have a voice is at stake. |
| Date | 15:44:23, November 21, 2013 CET | From | AM Radical Libertarian Party | To | Debating the The National Revitalization Act of 3579 |
| Message | Article 1 puts too much power in the hands of police, taking it away from an elected body. Articles 2 and 3 would be the camel's nose for government regulation and control of free enterprise. Article 4 is too sweeping, with no defining regulations as to what constitutes desecration. Articles 5 thru 9 are acceptable. |
| Date | 02:53:59, November 22, 2013 CET | From | Limes for Less Morals | To | Debating the The National Revitalization Act of 3579 |
| Message | "Articles 2 and 3 would be the camel's nose for government regulation and control of free enterprise." More like the camel's toe! haha |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 48 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 177 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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