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Bill: National Anthem
Details
Submitted by[?]: Mordusian Democratic Union
Status[?]: passed
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: October 2341
Description[?]:
| No need to force kids to do so. Addendum to this Act: "Schools may choose to play the national anthem, and children are asked to show respect when they do." |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Singing the national anthem in schools.
Old value:: Children are not made to sing the national anthem, but are required to show respect when it is played at the commencement of school each day.
Current: Children are made to sing the national anthem at the commencement of school each day.
Proposed: Children are never made to sing the national anthem.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:35:07, January 02, 2007 CET | From | Agrarian Party of Mordusia | To | Debating the National Anthem |
| Message | They aren't forced now. |
| Date | 22:38:31, January 02, 2007 CET | From | Democratic Socialist Party of Mordusia | To | Debating the National Anthem |
| Message | We support this bill. |
| Date | 23:58:13, January 02, 2007 CET | From | Agrarian Party of Mordusia | To | Debating the National Anthem |
| Message | We have a problem with "are never made". This means the government is actually forbidding any parent or school to demand the child sings the national anthem, thereby involving itself in raising and educating children. That is a very dangerous way to handle things. Things are clear to the Olive Greens: parents are responsible for children, to educate them and to instruct where the child will attend school. If they choose a school where singing or paying respect to the national anthem is obliged, this is obviously their personal choice. |
| Date | 00:16:50, January 03, 2007 CET | From | Democratic Socialist Party of Mordusia | To | Debating the National Anthem |
| Message | I am curious as to whether private schools could still force kids to sing the national anthem under this bill. |
| Date | 00:49:15, January 03, 2007 CET | From | Agrarian Party of Mordusia | To | Debating the National Anthem |
| Message | I think the "never" answers that question. |
| Date | 02:42:52, January 03, 2007 CET | From | Unitarian Theocracy Party | To | Debating the National Anthem |
| Message | this bill appears too limiting...we would vote against it... |
| Date | 11:16:18, January 03, 2007 CET | From | Mordusian Democratic Union | To | Debating the National Anthem |
| Message | Teaching means to convince kids to do things not forcing them to sing for instance. DSP: Yes, this piece of legislation applies to private schools as well. UTP: we are willing to draft a supplement. What would you like to add ? Note: The MDU will bring this proposal to the floor after the next election. |
| Date | 17:14:06, January 03, 2007 CET | From | Unitarian Theocracy Party | To | Debating the National Anthem |
| Message | we would like to keep the law the way it is, or to look into other options such as not having it mandatory to play the anthem at the beginning of the school day and to make it purely optional to stand/sing/show respect when it is, in fact, played at any event... |
| Date | 09:40:25, January 04, 2007 CET | From | Mordusian Democratic Union | To | Debating the National Anthem |
| Message | Is the POR willing to support this piece of legislation if we add a supplement to this proposal : 'children have to show respect when the national anthem is played'. |
| Date | 15:42:57, January 07, 2007 CET | From | Agrarian Party of Mordusia | To | Debating the National Anthem |
| Message | We would support when this amendment is included: "Children are never made to sing the national anthem. (end of formal policy) -- addendum to be included in the description: "Schools may choose to play the national anthem, and children are asked to show respect when they do." --" |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 83 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 17 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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