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Bill: Bill to Recognise English as Second Official Language
Details
Submitted by[?]: Green Workers Party
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This bill is a resolution. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: March 2293
Description[?]:
| Owing to the enormous influx of English-speaking migrants and citizens over recent years, the Green Workers Party proposes that the English language be adopted as the second official language, equal in value to Portuguese. While we do not ask that street signs be posted in both languages, we propose that Portuguese AND English be made compulsory and equally used throughout primary and high school, with equal emphasis placed upon the two in official documents. For Patricracy, we recommend that if this Bill is adopted, proposed Bills will be required AT A MINIMUM to have the proposed change made bilingual. (i.e Proposal to increase petrol excise by 20%.) |
Proposals
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:25:15, October 02, 2006 CET | From | People's Party | To | Debating the Bill to Recognise English as Second Official Language |
| Message | This should be debated first, though. We are the major national party, democratically elected by the People, and as such our language is the language of the majority of the People of our great Lusitânia! English can be adopted as the second official language, due to that influx, and is compulsory throghout primary and high school, but will not be the teaching language, with exception to "English" classes. In official documents the language will be exclusively the Portuguese language. In the Parliament (Assembleia da República/Assembly of the Republic) discussion, bills, etc. can be made or in both languages or exclusively in English. |
| Date | 19:27:35, October 02, 2006 CET | From | People's Party | To | Debating the Bill to Recognise English as Second Official Language |
| Message | We ask the Green Workers Party to propose a NEW RESOLUTION with the corresponding alterations or we, the Partido Popular/People's Party will simply not approve it. |
| Date | 23:31:21, October 02, 2006 CET | From | Social Liberal Party | To | Debating the Bill to Recognise English as Second Official Language |
| Message | "The SLP believes in nation-wide bilingualism. We members of the Social Liberal Party are perfectly able to speak, read and write with maximum fluency and comfort in both languages. A policy of national bilingualism would definitely favour the SLP. However the problem with bilingualism in debates is that if just one party does not understand a certain language than in all fairness, that language can no longer be utilized for bills or proposals. In a real life parliament of a nation with several official languages, translators allow for full and total comprehension in real time. Here this is obviously impossible. The SLP can easily release its documents and interventions in both languages and will pursue, with great pride in our Portuguese-Canadian heritage, a policy of official national bilingualism even if elected as government. While it was a goal of the Popular Party to preserve this nation for the Portuguese language only, we may have to accept that it may not be possible for now. For example: Should the Green Workers Party win the next election and become the government, it is unreasonable to demand or expect that they keep official documents in Portuguese. On the same token it would be unreasonable to demand a party to leave our nation on the basis that it does not speak the preferred language of the government. " - Dirk Verhofstadt. Social Liberal theorist. |
| Date | 00:18:04, October 03, 2006 CET | From | Green Workers Party | To | Debating the Bill to Recognise English as Second Official Language |
| Message | The Green Workers Party recognises and respects the lusophone nature of Lusitania, and understands the Popular Party's concerns that such heritage could be undermined by official bilingualism. Our Party is willing to concede to the following PP amendments: "English can be adopted as the second official language, due to that influx, and is compulsory throghout primary and high school, but will not be the teaching language, with exception to "English" classes. In official documents the language will be exclusively the Portuguese language." However, we insist that English be adopted as a second official language equal in value, if not in use. We also reaffirm our position on making the key positions ONLY of Bills and Resolutions bilingual to aid in party negotiations. We will withdraw this Bill and introduce an amended piece shortly. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 131 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 121 |
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