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Bill: National Flag Protection Act 2249
Details
Submitted by[?]: Partido Socialista
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: July 2250
Description[?]:
| An act to protect our National Flag. |
Proposals
Article 1
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 used for commercial purposes.
Proposed: The national flag may not be desecrated or dishonoured.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:23:31, July 05, 2006 CET | From | Partido Socialista | To | Debating the National Flag Protection Act 2249 |
| Message | We must never allow our national flag to be disgraced that's why Social Democrats introduced this Act to make sure that it's illegal for anyone to dishonoure our National Symbol. |
| Date | 00:37:44, July 06, 2006 CET | From |  Fair Capitalism Party | To | Debating the National Flag Protection Act 2249 |
| Message | Freedom of expression is vital. Burning our flag is part of that. |
| Date | 01:03:54, July 06, 2006 CET | From | Partido Socialista | To | Debating the National Flag Protection Act 2249 |
| Message | Freedom of expression must never be in violation to our laws. The Social Democrats strongly support the protection of our Flag from disgrace by law, whereas the Capitalists want to allow it. |
| Date | 04:52:35, July 06, 2006 CET | From | Libertarian Party of Aloria | To | Debating the National Flag Protection Act 2249 |
| Message | The Freedom of Expression is paramount to a free society. Only fascists and jingoists wish to stifle our right to protest. |
| Date | 16:41:13, July 06, 2006 CET | From | Democratic Liberal Party | To | Debating the National Flag Protection Act 2249 |
| Message | Ridiculous and autocratic. If people want to burn the flag why should we stop them? |
| Date | 00:02:52, July 07, 2006 CET | From | Patriotic Front | To | Debating the National Flag Protection Act 2249 |
| Message | We will support this motion. It is time that Alorians are taught to have respect for our nation, our heritage and our flag. We commend the Social Democrats for introducing it. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 279 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: The people in your nation don't like inactive parties. When you often abstain from voting for a bill, they will dislike your party and your visibility to the electorate will decrease significantly. Low visibility will means you are likely to lose seats. So keep in mind: voting Yes or No is always better than Abstaining. |
| Random quote: "Were it not for electricity, we would have to watch television in the dark." - Muammar Gaddafi- |