SO 2017-35 World Factbook Entry Act Voting

WHEREAS the World Factbook Entry of the Union’s region is its face on NationStates;
WHEREAS its contents should therefore be regulated by law;
BE IT ENACTED by the President of the Union, by and with the advice and consent of the Senators of the Union, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:-

Article 1
The World Factbook Entry (WFE) of the Union’s region on NationStates should include the following items:
1. Any announcements, notifications, or notes deemed by the Founder and/or Prime Minister to be of utmost importance to the Union's welfare;
2. A list of the members serving as Founder, President, Prime Minister, Minister, and Senator, in such classification as is appropriate as per the Constitution;
3. A short greeting sentence;
4. A request to endorse the Prime Minister;
5. Any announcements, notifications, or notes relevant to regional activities or organizations that have been requested by Parliament, an Act of Parliament, or an Executive Order to be displayed on the WFE;
6. Any other announcements, notifications, or notes relevant to regional activities and/or organizations that have been requested by an official of the Union to be displayed on the WFE;

Article 2
As many of the items listed in Article 1 must be displayed on the WFE as is possible considering proper and economical formatting, with the earlier points taking precedence over later points.

Article 3
Both the Founder and the Prime Minister may alter the WFE to let it reflect the most current versions of the items listed in Article 1 as per the provisions of Article 2, but if they are in disagreement, the Founder's decision shall be final.

Article 4
The Founder or Prime Minister may refuse to comply with a request or order by Parliament, Act of Parliament, or Executive Order or by any other official mandating the display of an announcement, notification, or note relevant to regional activities or organizations as per Article 1 Clauses d or e, if the inclusion of such text would infringe on the display of previous items on the list in the said Article.

Article 5
The most current version of the Constitution of the Union must be pinned to the WFE at all times.

Article 6
Any other dispatch containing information relevant to regional activities and/or organizations may be pinned to the WFE by the Founder or the Prime Minister at their full discretion, but they must comply with all requests or orders by Parliament, Act of Parliament, or Executive Order, though not necessarily by another official, mandating that a dispatch containing information relevant to regional activities and/or organizations be pinned to the WFE.

Article 7
This Act may be cited as “[The] World Factbook Entry Act 2017”.

May 1, 2017
The Hon. Abdoa, MP LSM GSM, Speaker of Parliament
The Rt. Hon. Nassau-Windsor, MP LSM, Founder and President

Debate scheduled May 8-10, 2017
Motion to Pass to a Vote made May 8, upheld May 9, discarded May 10
Vote scheduled May 10-12, 2017

The vote will be open until Friday May 12, 2017

Abdoa votes in favor of the bill.

LibDem votes in favor.

The Empire is in favor.

I vote in favour of this Bill.

The vote is extended until Sunday May 14, 2017.

Sepharich votes in favor.

The vote is closed, and the results are as follows:

Voting: 5
Absent: 4
Majority: 5

In favor: 5
In opposition: 0
In abstention: 0

The bill has PASSED and is sent to the President for assent or veto.

NASSAU-WINDSOR, LSM, of the Parliamentary Union of Nations and of all Our other Realms and Territories President.

TO Our trusty and well-beloved Members of Parliament and to other Members of Our Region whatsoever to whom these Presents shall come, Greeting!

FORASMUCH as in Our said Parliament this Act has been agreed upon by you Our trusty and well-beloved Members of the Tenth Session of Parliament, in accordance with the provisions of the Law, and have presented it to Us for Our Presidential Assent;

THE title of which reads as follows: “The World Factbook Entry Act 2017”;

BUT the said Act is not of force and effect in the law without Our Presidential Assent, noting also that Our Presidential Desk is the accustomed place for giving Our Presidential Assent to such Acts as have been agreed upon by you said Members of Parliament;

WE have therefore caused these Our Letters Patent to be made and have signed them and by them do give Our Presidential Assent to the said Act;

WILLING that the said Act shall be of the same strength, force and effect as if We had been personally present in the Voting Chamber of Parliament and had there publicly and in the presence of you all assented to the same;

COMMANDING that these Our Presents do hereby declare this Our Presidential Assent endorse the said Act in Our name as is requisite and to record these our Letters Patent and the said Act in manner accustomed;

AND FINALLY WE do declare that after this Our Presidential Assent given and declared as is aforesaid then and immediately the said Act shall be taken and accepted as good and perfect Act of Parliament and be put in due execution accordingly.

IN WITNESS whereof We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent.
WITNESS Ourself at Our Presidential Desk the sixteenth day of May in the year of two-thousand and seventeen.


The Right Honourable Nassau-Windsor LSM
President of the Parliamentary Union of Nations
Member of Parliament
King-of-Arms