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Bill: National Anthem
Details
Submitted by[?]: Social 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: March 2072
Description[?]:
| It is time to decide upon a national anthem. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The lyrics of the national anthem.
Old value:: None
Current:
| Ekalkit (Sanskrit): वन्दे मातरम्। सुजलाम् सुफलाम् मलयजशीतलाम् शस्यश्यामलाम् मातरम्। वन्दे मातरम्। शुभ्रज्योत्स्नाम् पुलकितयामिनीम् फुल्लकुसुमित द्रुमदलशोभिनीम् सुहासिनीम् सुमधुर भाषिणीम् सुखदाम् वरदाम् मातरम्॥ वन्दे मातरम्। translitteration: vande mātaram sujalāṃ suphalāṃ malayajaśītalām śasyaśyāmalāṃ mātaram vande mātaram śubhrajyotsnām pulakitayāminīm phullakusumita drumadalaśobhinīm suhāsinīṃ sumadhura bhāṣhiṇīm sukhadāṃ varadāṃ mātaram vande mātaram Luthorian (English): Mother, I bow to thee! Rich with thy hurrying streams, Bright with thy orchard gleams, Cool with the winds of delight, Dark fields waving, Mother of might, Mother free. Glory of moonlight dreams, Over thy branches and lordly streams, Clad in thy blossoming trees, Mother, giver of ease, Laughing low and sweet, Mother, I kiss thy feet, Speaker sweet and low, Mother, to thee I bow. |
Proposed:
| Ah, ah, We came from land that sunk below, From the watery world where the dolphins go. The hammer of the gods drove our ships to our new lands, To swim to the beach, singing and cry: Malivia, I am coming! On we sweep with threshing oar, Our only goal will be the eastern shore. Ah, ah, We came from the land of the ice and snow, From the midnight sun where the hot springs blew. How soft our fields so green, can whisper tales of salt, Of how we calmed the tides of war. We are our own overlords. On we sweep with threshing oar, Our only goal will be the eastern shore. So now wed better stop and rebuild all your ruins, For peace and trust will win the day despite of everything. |
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 04:23:30, June 22, 2005 CET | From | Social Republican Party | To | Debating the National Anthem |
| Message | Ah, ah, We came from the land of the ice and snow, From the midnight sun where the hot springs blew. The hammer of the gods drove our ships to our new lands, To fight the horde, singing and crying: Malivia, I am coming! On we sweep with threshing oar, Our only goal will be the eastern shore. Ah, ah, We came from the land of the ice and snow, From the midnight sun where the hot springs blew. How soft our fields so green, can whisper tales of *, Of how we calmed the tides of war. We are our own overlords. On we sweep with threshing oar, Our only goal will be the eastern shore. So now wed better stop and rebuild all your ruins, For peace and trust will win the day despite of everything. |
| Date | 05:03:52, June 22, 2005 CET | From |  Protectorate Party | To | Debating the National Anthem |
| Message | OOC: interesting... cannot think of a good response in char but am drawn to it. |
| Date | 10:47:53, June 22, 2005 CET | From | Free Reform Coalition (FRP) | To | Debating the National Anthem |
| Message | OOC: you make that up? its kinda catchy. |
| Date | 11:44:38, June 22, 2005 CET | From | LibCom Party | To | Debating the National Anthem |
| Message | OOC: Unless the player behind SRP is Robert Plant, I'm guessing the answer to that question is no. |
| Date | 20:04:09, June 22, 2005 CET | From | Social Republican Party | To | Debating the National Anthem |
| Message | Im not Plant. I just changed some of the lyrics. |
| Date | 06:51:55, June 24, 2005 CET | From | Social Republican Party | To | Debating the National Anthem |
| Message | Move to vote? |
| Date | 11:19:36, June 24, 2005 CET | From | Free Reform Coalition (FRP) | To | Debating the National Anthem |
| Message | neato anthem, we say go for it. |
| Date | 11:20:21, June 24, 2005 CET | From | Free Reform Coalition (FRP) | To | Debating the National Anthem |
| Message | OOC: i roleplayed our history as a seafaring nation, could we put that in somewhere? |
| Date | 15:32:06, June 24, 2005 CET | From | Protectorate Party | To | Debating the National Anthem |
| Message | OOC: It seems like it is "drove our ships to our new lands" "On we sweep with threshing oar, Our only goal will be the eastern shore. " etc. |
| Date | 16:51:35, June 24, 2005 CET | From | Free Reform Coalition (FRP) | To | Debating the National Anthem |
| Message | 00c: i was thinking more about the land from ice and snow part. maybe we could say we are from atlantis. We came from the land of the ice and snow, --could be-- We came from land that sunk below, and From the midnight sun where the hot springs blew. --could be-- From the watery world where the currents flow. --or-- From the watery world where the dolphins go. and To fight the horde, singing and crying: Malivia, I am coming! --could be-- To swim to the beach, singing and cry: Malivia, I am coming! So it would look like: Ah, ah, We came from land that sunk below, From the watery world where the currents flow. The hammer of the gods drove our ships to our new lands, To swim to the beach, singing and cry: Malivia, I am coming! On we sweep with threshing oar, Our only goal will be the eastern shore. --and so on until-- So now wed better stop and rebuild all your ruins, For peace and trust will win the day despite of everything. |
| Date | 22:08:29, June 24, 2005 CET | From | Social Republican Party | To | Debating the National Anthem |
| Message | Done. I like it more because it actually rhymes... |
| Date | 02:14:54, June 25, 2005 CET | From | Social Republican Party | To | Debating the National Anthem |
| Message | Move to vote? |
| Date | 07:22:15, June 25, 2005 CET | From | Social Republican Party | To | Debating the National Anthem |
| Message | Levithan party attacking out of spite, or real reasons? |
| Date | 15:51:54, June 25, 2005 CET | From | Free Reform Coalition (FRP) | To | Debating the National Anthem |
| Message | spite as uuuuusual we believe. |
| Date | 02:21:47, June 26, 2005 CET | From | Independent Combat Weapons Party | To | Debating the National Anthem |
| Message | OOC: LevP your are being very ridiculous you vote no and don't even give any reson at all ! |
| Date | 04:55:16, June 26, 2005 CET | From | Protectorate Party | To | Debating the National Anthem |
| Message | OOC: He is more of a world music type of guy :) Though seriously it would be nice if you gave a reason or an alternative. |
| Date | 06:09:42, June 26, 2005 CET | From | Social Republican Party | To | Debating the National Anthem |
| Message | It all comes down to LibCom. |
| Date | 10:47:25, June 26, 2005 CET | From | Leviathan Party | To | Debating the National Anthem |
| Message | We object to both the mention of god in our national anthem, as it constitutes a state endorsement of religion, and the use of war imagery. And, frankly, we don't see any reason for the national anthem to have words at all, and would prefer an instrumental piece. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 44 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 19 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 37 |
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