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Bill: National Flag and Motto Referendum
Details
Submitted by[?]: Progressive Evolution 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 2036
Description[?]:
| The flag of this democratic republic should describe our collective vision for the nation. Green is the color of prosperity, having enough, not excess or poverty, but receiving and giving back in balance in order to have all our needs met. It will also serve as a symbol of hope for the future and continued fulfillment. White symbolizes the purity of our intent, as well the reign of peace throughout the land. Ikradon should always serve as a beacon of this peace. Blue is a color of truth, as well as liberty and freedom as it is the color of the never-changing open sky. The flag is dividedly equally into three regions. These all emanate from a singular point, indicating that the values designated by their respective colors all originate from a singular source, the people and governing body that is Ikradon, and that each is of equal importance but still a different entity, ergo occupying the same area but differing in shape. This nation shall adopt the phrase “Cives mundi quicquid necesse est merent” as its motto. Translated, this literally means “Citizens of the world deserve whatever is necessary,” indicating that it should be our duty as a nation to provide for the needs of our citizens, as human beings who deserve to have those needs met, as well as those in foreign lands in need of our assistance. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The national flag (URL).
Old value:: images/null.gif
Current: https://i.imgur.com/hN0AeuD.png
Proposed: http://www.louisiana.edu/~lst4606/particracy/ikflag.png
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The national motto.
Old value:: No Motto Yet
Current: Wij willen blijven wat wij zijn (We shall remain as we are)
Proposed: Cives mundi quicquid necesse est merent
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | not recorded | From |  Irkan Tomorrow Cabal | To | Debating the National Flag and Motto Referendum |
| Message | The URL preposed returns a 404 server message. //IrTC InfoSec. |
| Date | not recorded | From | Progressive Evolution Party | To | Debating the National Flag and Motto Referendum |
| Message | You were a little too prompt, heh. I was sort of uploading the file at that moment. |
| Date | not recorded | From | Irkan Tomorrow Cabal | To | Debating the National Flag and Motto Referendum |
| Message | The IrTC finds the flags design to be unoriginal, and the motto does not fit the nature of our government or our country. We shall vote no against this bill, in the hope that more palatable options will be presented. |
| Date | not recorded | From | Progressive Evolution Party | To | Debating the National Flag and Motto Referendum |
| Message | If it doesn't represent it as it is, then it should at least represent the ideal, and the Progressive Evolution party hopes that eventually it shall be as such. |
| Date | not recorded | From | Irkan Tomorrow Cabal | To | Debating the National Flag and Motto Referendum |
| Message | We would consider this if it where only the flag up for consideration. |
| Date | not recorded | From | Progressive Evolution Party | To | Debating the National Flag and Motto Referendum |
| Message | If the sentiment remains the same we will separate the bill into two portions. |
| Date | not recorded | From | Communist Party of Endralon | To | Debating the National Flag and Motto Referendum |
| Message | I'd like to point out that you don't NEED the vote of the Irkan Tomorrow Cabal to pass this bill. A 2/3 majority could be achieved just by the Democratic Socialists, the New Democrats and Progressive Evolution voting together. |
| Date | not recorded | From | Progressive Evolution Party | To | Debating the National Flag and Motto Referendum |
| Message | I'd like to point out that this is a nationally indicative measure and we'd like as many people on board as we can manage. And that was just a contingency offer. |
| Date | not recorded | From | New Democratic Party | To | Debating the National Flag and Motto Referendum |
| Message | We are happy to have this as the national motto and will vote yes. |
| Date | not recorded | From | Progressive Evolution Party | To | Debating the National Flag and Motto Referendum |
| Message | Somehow, the flag got removed. It will be readded. Hope you noticed it. Comment is welcome. |
| Date | not recorded | From | New Democratic Party | To | Debating the National Flag and Motto Referendum |
| Message | We like the flag and will vote in favour. |
| Date | not recorded | From | To | Debating the National Flag and Motto Referendum |
| Message | The IRP votes in favour of the flag and motto |
| Date | not recorded | From | Irkan Tomorrow Cabal | To | Debating the National Flag and Motto Referendum |
| Message | No you don't! |
| Date | not recorded | From | Communist Party of Endralon | To | Debating the National Flag and Motto Referendum |
| Message | Well, I suggest that you put this bill up for voting, my dear comrades... |
| Date | not recorded | From | Democratic Socialist Party | To | Debating the National Flag and Motto Referendum |
| Message | The flag and the motto have our support (although the green is so dark it looks like black on my screen). |
| Date | not recorded | From | Progressive Evolution Party | To | Debating the National Flag and Motto Referendum |
| Message | That can be modified to lighten up the green a skosh. I'll do that immediately. |
| Date | not recorded | From | Progressive Evolution Party | To | Debating the National Flag and Motto Referendum |
| Message | Right, well the flag's been lightened just a bit, hopefully enough to where it's not so dark on your screen, but I find it curious that it's so dark as is. Up your brightness or contrast I suppose. At any rate, the flag's been replaced with a pre-resized version of the same flag, just so it displays better in browsers and such. |
| Date | not recorded | From |  Dorvik Social Democrats | To | Debating the National Flag and Motto Referendum |
| Message | OOC: there was a bug which defeated this bill while it should have passed. The bug is fixed and the bill is back to voting. |
| Date | not recorded | From | Democratic Socialist Party | To | Debating the National Flag and Motto Referendum |
| Message | I've got my brightness and contrast as light as they go as it is. Normally everything displays fine, though. In any case, the flag looks spiffing. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 67 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 33 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Discuss flag designs at the Flag Designs thread: http://forum.particracy.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=37 |
| Random quote: "What are you trying to protect heterosexual marriages from? There isn't a limited amount of love in Iowa. It isn't a non-renewable resource. If Amy and Barbara or Mike and Steve love each other, it doesn't mean that John and Mary can't." - Ed Fallon |