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Bill: Admin Changes
Details
Submitted by[?]: Protectorate 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: May 2192
Description[?]:
| We must return Extreme Ironing to the people, and while we are at it we can change our name for our political units as well. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The official national sport.
Old value:: Water Polo
Current: Cricket
Proposed: Extreme Ironing
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The official title of subnational entities, also known as regions.
Old value:: Province
Current: Rajya
Proposed: Pradesh
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 08:09:32, February 25, 2006 CET | From | Malivia Democratic Party | To | Debating the Admin Changes |
| Message | No |
| Date | 11:16:20, February 25, 2006 CET | From | Social Democrat League | To | Debating the Admin Changes |
| Message | I can agree to Article 1, but please explain why Pradesh? |
| Date | 18:18:57, February 25, 2006 CET | From |  Protectorate Party | To | Debating the Admin Changes |
| Message | OOC: Trying to establish some identity to Malivia, since we have created Geraja based off of Hindu, we see Malivia abit like a little India, with the northern central area mountains and the flat coastal areas. Thus we went with the Indian name for Provinces. |
| Date | 19:53:07, February 25, 2006 CET | From | Christian Democrats | To | Debating the Admin Changes |
| Message | We (CD) speak for the minority of christians in Malivia, bare in mind that christianity is growing stronger in Malivia (with the influence of Rome). Religion should be free and be seperated from the state. Therefore we will not support this as it leans to much to hinduism. It would not be democratic, cause ppl from an other religion could see this as an insult. |
| Date | 21:12:10, February 25, 2006 CET | From | Protectorate Party | To | Debating the Admin Changes |
| Message | I think the CD has missed the point as it is not the hindu aspect that the name change is supporting rather cultural history of Malivia. (OOC: just trying to give Maliva some sort of culture cohesion, also where is Rome in Terra) |
| Date | 22:14:10, February 25, 2006 CET | From | Imperial Malivian Party | To | Debating the Admin Changes |
| Message | The CD is obviously unawhere of the religious ratio in Malivia. The isn't a very large religious majority, there are almost equal parts Lutheran as there as Geraja. Who is larger depends who you ask. OOC: The is a Terran Rome, called Rom I believe but I forget in what country. It one of the ones who has a party that RPs as a Pope. |
| Date | 22:34:41, February 25, 2006 CET | From | Christian Democrats | To | Debating the Admin Changes |
| Message | Euhm yes, im unawhere about the religous ratio, but I ensure you my staff is working on it. Let us call it a minor glitch in admin. I'm not so long head of the CD...untill last week i was just a painter... |
| Date | 23:53:26, February 25, 2006 CET | From | Social Democrat League | To | Debating the Admin Changes |
| Message | These titles are just symbolic, whether we call them provinces, pradesh or states, it doens't matter. We agree with the Protectorates that this would give the nation of Malivia some more cultural cohesion. |
| Date | 02:33:25, February 26, 2006 CET | From | Malivianese Militarist Party | To | Debating the Admin Changes |
| Message | We are against the change as we believe this is merely another brick in the Protectorates attempt to install a theocracy within the Federation. As to the national sport, the tide of change has swept over us all and it shall stay! OOC: It is actually Nova Roma in Cobura. The Unification of the Catholic Faith under one church is under way. Also, please remember that there are some Catholics/Christians within the Federation as well. (numbers are below those mentioned above, but larger than the Duntrekkers). |
| Date | 14:59:21, February 26, 2006 CET | From | Imperial Malivian Party | To | Debating the Admin Changes |
| Message | OOC: Lutheranism is a denomination of Protestism. Martin Luther started the reformation, Luther ---> Lutheran. |
| Date | 15:19:53, February 26, 2006 CET | From | Meritocratic Progressive Union | To | Debating the Admin Changes |
| Message | Both proposals are perfectly acceptable. |
| Date | 15:44:13, February 26, 2006 CET | From | Free Progress Alliance | To | Debating the Admin Changes |
| Message | Both proposals are acceptable. The fact that the etymology of 'Pradesh' has Hindu roots is not under this bill a reflection of the practice of provincial roots but is in fact in honour of the traditional ancient history of Malivia. Pradesh is purely a Malivian linguistic term. In this bill their is no attempt that is usually characteristic of the Protectorate Party to restrain are freedoms and impose their religion but only an uncharacteristically innocent attempt to remember our heritage and language. This bill has the FPA's full support. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 116 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 125 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 60 |
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