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Bill: Anthem Amendment Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Fundamentalists First
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: April 2269
Description[?]:
| We will not tolerate the word "god" in our official naitonal anthem. We also believe that children should never be forced to show pride of the nation and sing the national anthem |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The lyrics of the national anthem.
Old value:: Official: God save our gracious Queen, Long live our noble Queen, God save the Queen! Send her victorious, Happy and Glorious, Long to reign over us; God save the Queen! Nominal: Come, fellow Telamonians Let us progress towards happiness together May our noble aspiration bring Telamon success Come, let us unite In a new spirit Let our voices soar as one Onward Telamon Onward Telamon
Current:
| Skjöld: Ég tilheyri þér, Í hjarta eru þínir. Hvar Tælmensku dætur blómstra, Hvar Tælmensku synir syngja, Leyfðu okkur að dansa hamingjusamlega, Í okkar Tælmörk! Og þetta er að fallega lands, Við Tælmensku land, heimili mitt, Við Tælmensku land, heimili mitt. Ekki gráta kæru móður Tælmörk, Hækka höfuðið stoltur hár, Tælmörk er frjáls Frjáls til að lifa! Land fjöll, land með straum. Land fields, land hinna frjálsu. Fjallið, vale – fara hvert sem hann vildi, Sorg og sorg öll sömu – Undir sjó af blóði, Á meðan yfir sjó á flame. Þú ert uppi á minningar frábær gamla daga, Þegar heiður að því þegar nafn þitt flaug yfir Terra, Ég veit að þú ert og mun eftir það sem þú varst. Luthorian: I belong to you In my heart is yours. Where Telamonic daughters bloom, Where Telamonic sons sing, let us dance happily, In our Telamon! And this is to a beautiful country, By Telamon land, my home, By Telamon land, my home. Don't cry dear mother Telamon, Raise your head proud high, Telamon is free Free to live! Country mountains, country with a stream. Land fields, land of the free. The mountain, vale – go wherever he wanted, Sorrow and sorrow all the same – Under a sea of blood, Meanwhile over sea on flame. You are reminiscing about the great old days, Already honored when your name flew over Terra, I know you are and will remember what you were. |
Proposed:
| Come, fellow Telamonians Let us progress towards happiness together May our noble aspiration bring Telamon success Come, let us unite In a new spirit Let our voices soar as one Onward Telamon Onward Telamon |
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Singing the national anthem in schools.
Old value:: Children are made to sing the national anthem at the commencement of school each day.
Current: Children are only made to sing the national anthem on special occasions.
Proposed: Children are never made to sing the national anthem.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 12:47:50, August 12, 2006 CET | From | Progressive Democratic Party | To | Debating the Anthem Amendment Act |
| Message | In the long run, we need a new national anthem. But we support this. |
| Date | 03:14:25, August 13, 2006 CET | From | Catholic Workers Union | To | Debating the Anthem Amendment Act |
| Message | We oppose the removing of God from the national anthem. Freedom of religion does not mean freedom from religion. And we must support instilling patriotic pride among our children. |
| Date | 04:31:55, August 13, 2006 CET | From | Fundamentalists First | To | Debating the Anthem Amendment Act |
| Message | but forcing children to sing about God is the exact opposite of freedom... |
| Date | 05:09:37, August 13, 2006 CET | From | Catholic Workers Union | To | Debating the Anthem Amendment Act |
| Message | They can silently omit the word God if their conciousness so moves them, I suppose. The national anthem needs changing, we agree. But we shouldn't change our laws to teach our children that apathy is alright. They should participate in democratic patriotism, a love for the country that guarantees them so many benefits. If they don't like it, when they reach the age of majority they can leave. |
| Date | 06:22:49, August 13, 2006 CET | From | Fundamentalists First | To | Debating the Anthem Amendment Act |
| Message | But we have a proud and secular national anthem praising Telamon, not some British rip-off which makes little to no sense in this nation.... We don't have a queen... |
| Date | 18:29:10, August 13, 2006 CET | From | Catholic Workers Union | To | Debating the Anthem Amendment Act |
| Message | Actually, you're right. We support, though this probably won't pass with the TCP inactive and the CUP most likely opposed. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 275 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 326 |
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