NationStates Jolt Archive

Accross Rotovia, and many nations throughout the world, a familiar theme tune pounds out telivision sets as Rotovian National News comes on air. The spinning orange globe and transperant news clips fade away as a male and female newsreporter can be seen sitting, smiling, at the programs tradmark newsdesk.

The female reporter shuffles a pile of blank paper, before glancing up at the teliprompter and delivering the show's opening line...

"Good Evening and this is the news..."

"Cretian rebels holding up in an abandoned theatre surrended as R.I.O storms the building..."

"Plans to log the Augustus National Forrest halted by Presidential Order..."

"Local councils set to hold national summit..."

"But first... The Rotovian Senate today entered a complete deadlock on the National Criminal Code (Abortion Amendment) Act. The 364 Senators deadlocked squarely with 181 aye votes and 181 nay votes and 2 abstains. There is increasing pressure that President Bacchus and Senator Alice Thebes, the two abstains, choose a side."

"However, the cheif concern remains that if they vote along party lines the legislation will continue to be deadlocked. Given that for legislation to either pass or fail there must be a majority vote, when an amendment to the criminal code is concerned, this could see the Senate rendered useless for the near future."

Isochronous encourages Rotovia to follow its lead and maintain moral standards. In Isochronous, abortion is only allowed in cases of rape, incest or imminent physical harm to the pregnant woman.

Isochronous encourages Rotovia to follow its lead and maintain moral standards. In Isochronous, abortion is only allowed in cases of rape, incest or imminent physical harm to the pregnant woman.
"Whilst this position has been taken under advisement, the current Adminstration holds to the belief that such legislation may ultimately violate Rotovia's Third Constitutional Amendment which prohibits the passing of laws the unessacarily restrict civil rights or seek to curtail rights that have come into excistance after the intial writing of the Constitution.

We hope for a speedy resolution to this Parliamentary deadlock"

Catherine Hague
Senior Press Secretary

If I remeber correctly didn't you need a two thirds majority to get anthing passed?

If I remeber correctly didn't you need a two thirds majority to get anthing passed?
OOC: Uh... about that.... well if your remember correctly I used to have a Lower House. Let's just say that the 2-3 is for certain legislation... yeah