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Herr Meningen, I'd like to see you try to do anything with the powers the ReichPrasident has: proposing legislature, then vetoing or allowing legislature to pass after it passes the Reichstag. I have little power of the workings of the Kanzler's government, so if the Foreign Minister doesn't want to help our allies, I have little power but to dissolve the government, which is a poor response to a single minister's mistake.

I call this a mistake because it appears we have done nothing at all to help Tver, not even the war subsidies we have sent to other nations in the past. I don't agree with a full blown war, the last one nearly lost us the nation to the socialists, as you men may remember, but we need to at least try to help our allies.

Furthermore, any attempt to reform schools has got my support, as I made it clear when I became Prasident that I favored the increased education of the state.

~ Fredrick Carile, Prasident of Germany
 
Excuse me, but as an addendum to my previous statement:

I feel that the ReichPrasident has too little power over the Kanzler and his cabinet. While some might disagree with me, that is fine.

I'm asking for someone else (it would be improper for me to propose this myself) to propose legislation giving the Prasident increased power over the Kanzler and the cabinet. As it stands I can only dismiss the Reichstag and hold new elections, which just might get the same government elected all over again, or block the appoinment of one man to a cabinet position. While my role is mostly ceremonial, I do think that I should be able to somewhat block misguided policy of the cabinet and Kanzler.

I have some limitations to whomever proposes this legislation:

1. It has to take effect after the election, when a new term for the Reichprasidency begins (I may or may not still be in power then).
2. It can not be too broad. If it is, I'll veto it.
3. There also needs to be a power for the Kanzler and a majority of his cabinet to resist such a measure by the ReichPrasident.

I trust someone in the Reichstag can understand the importance of such legislature, and work to help it get passed, regardless of whether it helps me, or whoever replaces me.

~Fredrick Carile
 
And now our glorious Reichspräsident seeks to further his own power, and interfere with the government further. This is precisely what I feared would happen when the bill was initially proposed. I suppose we shall wait and see what the bill says before deciding, but I fear it will mark the beginning of a more centralised, and less democratic government. This is why I believe there is a need for Federalism in our great republic so power can be spread throughout the glorious German nation!
I would also remind Herr Carile that the reichspräsident "Meets with heads of state and represents Germany in foreign matters of diplomacy", to paraphrase slightly.
((Not sure if this was removed from the bill eventually, and I cba to go check :p))
 
Herr Präsident of the Conclave of Stadtholders,

First of all, I do hereby wish to propose a reform to broading Government spending for education of our children, for the people of Germany want such a reform and it can only help the future of our great Republic.

Secondly, this morning, the Reichspräsident announced that he sought to not only reform the office of Reichspräsident, but to make it more powerfull than it already is. Some of you may remember that I, then Stadtholder for the Sozialistische Partei, proposed an act to create the office of Reichspräsident, not to create an undemocratic office which could easily be used by a tyrant, but an office to keep would-be tyrant-Kanzlers in check and to solve the age old Head of State Question. Proposing such an act as Herr Carlie outlined would make the office of Reichspräsident not what I intended the office to be, nor what it should be, for Germany was a democratic nation, Germany is a democratic nation and Germany must be a democratic nation, and such an act outlined by Herr Carlie is nothing more than a threat to our democracy, one of a kind in Europe and indeed the World.

The ideology of the NLPD is Liberalism, meaning that they would protect the freedom and democracy of Germany and its citizens at any cost, however in the last four years, the formost members of the NLPD, Herr Carlie and Herr Von Schwaben, have both proposed acts that contradict the liberalism of the NLPD. Herr Von Schwaben, a good Kanzler and a good friend, repealed his own act, believing it would harm the democracy of Germany, rightly so, thus I ask you, I beg you, Stadtholders of the NLPD, Stadtholders both opposite and beside me, do your duty to protect democracy and vote down any proposal put forward to harm the beautiful democracy of our nation. For Germany was a democracy, Germany is a democracy and a democracy is what we must remain!



I yield the floor.

Dr. Franz von Bavel-Baltzwischen,
Minister of Finance of the Republic of Germany,
Leader in the Conclave of the Deutsch Sozial Union
 
Herren, as we are entering an election period once more, I think it best to discuss an issue that has been dismissed time and time again. The issue is, of course, Federalism. How many more years must our citizens be forced to assimilate into our culture? How much identity are we willing to rob from these minorities? I say we put an end to this injustice, and ask my fellow Reichstag members to do the same. Therefore, I must bring to the Reichstag attention this legislation, which was dismissed out of hand previously:

Noting the militancy of races and minorities within the German Republic,
Promoting Equality and liberty throughout the Nation,
and, Attempting to create a more democratic and Representative Germany, in the interest of all her citizens,
the following proposal is to be made to the Reichstag:

The Minorities Bill
Section A
1. Any acts of Discrimination on the basis of Race, in which the victim is denied benefits or opportunities given to other citizens, are to be condemned and outlawed by the Federal Government.
2. Enforcement is to fall within the newly created Committee of Racial Affairs
3. This Committee will fall under the Ministry of the Interior, and will work in cooperation with the Corps of Gendarmerie to all investigate discriminatory institutions within the Federal System of Government.
4. The Committee will also advise the Government on legislative and executive matters pertaining to race, as well as advise the Ministry with policy pertaining to race relations*.

Section B
1. Bilingualism within certain states will be included in the curricula of the German Republic.
2. German is to be the official language of the Republic.
3. Secondary Languages are to be taught in the following regions:
a. Cornwall-English
b.The Rhine Regions-French
c. Italia-Italian
d. Jutland-Danish
E. West Prussia-Polish
4. The educational districts of those regions are to teach both the primary and the secondary from a young age.

((*The Policy I refer to is a new simple mechinic I thought would make the game more immersive. What it adds is a polcy the minister of the interior implements towards races. It comes in 5 stages:
Oppresive: Always take German side, if there's a choice between militancy of a racial pop vs. Consciousness, take militancy.
Biased: Always take German side except if the result is detrimental to the nation. E.g don't pick militancy when a revolt seems likely.
Balanced: Try to balance it. Do whatever's best for the nation while keeping minorities in mind.
Diversity: Always go with minorities side except if detrimental.
Positive Discrimination: Always go with minorities side. No matter what.))
 
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I seem to be having deja vu. I swear this exact legislature was already put before the Reichstag before and voted down. Are we now to attempt to pass failed legislature through the persistent reintroduction of bills already deemed inadequate by the majority of the Reichstag?

I do not see what all the fuss is about Herr Carile's attempt to increase the power of the Reichpresident. It's not as though he'll be guaranteed the office again, so it's not a power grab. The role of Reichpresident was created as a balance to the Chancellor, so if that balance is not working it should be rectified. Seeing as Herr Carile would be most qualified to understand the limitations of his role, I am willing to present any legislation altering the role of the Reichpresident in his stead. For the moment, I will merely present a minor change to aid his ability to carry out his role, but I will alter the bill if Herr Carile has further suggestions. Thus I propose the following:

The Reichpresident shall retain his position within the Reichstag and his party upon his election to the role of Reichpresident
.

Thus any future Reichpresident will be able to officially voice his opinion in matters of state through the voting process like any other member of the Reichstag. It is a minor increase in power that does not threaten the government as others fear.

- Wilhelm von Vandenburg

((Basically what I'm proposing is that we allow the Reichpresident to vote like everyone else as a member of his party and house. This should at least help make the Reichpresident stop feeling like an observer during his term.))
 
I seem to be having deja vu. I swear this exact legislature was already put before the Reichstag before and voted down. Are we now to attempt to pass failed legislature through the persistent reintroduction of bills already deemed inadequate by the majority of the Reichstag?
I am reproposing a bill that I feel has not been discussed as adequately as it had in the past. Herr Vandenburg, if you have any objections or concerns pertaining to the legislation itself, I ask you to voice them. If you wish for the bill to be amended in some way, or for a particular passage to be discussed in length, then by all means discuss it with the rest of the Reichstag.

~Herr Victor
 
I agree with Herr Von Vandenburg's Proposal, as it increases the ReichPrasident's power only minutely, and, as a show of good faith that this is not a personal power grab, and also considering my great age, I will not run for a 2nd term as ReichPrasident. I hope this opens up the way for more legislation regarding the powers of the ReichPrasident, now that it should be clear I will not be taking advantage of it, anyway, and this is instead in favor of the good of the office.

~Fredrick Carile, ReichPrasident of Germany
 
I am reproposing a bill that I feel has not been discussed as adequately as it had in the past. Herr Vandenburg, if you have any objections or concerns pertaining to the legislation itself, I ask you to voice them. If you wish for the bill to be amended in some way, or for a particular passage to be discussed in length, then by all means discuss it with the rest of the Reichstag.

~Herr Victor

I have voiced my opinion many times on the dangers of dividing Germany, whether politically or ethnically. We are strongest when we are all one entity. Encouraging division of any kind just creates more opportunities for things to go wrong. If we allow minorities within Germany to flourish, they will start to more strongly identify with their own ethnic group or even another nation than Germany itself. We should instead be trying to encourage people to adopt German values and become one of a much greater whole that makes up Germany. Differences lead to division; unity leads to strength.
 
I have voiced my opinion many times on the dangers of dividing Germany, whether politically or ethnically. We are strongest when we are all one entity. Encouraging division of any kind just creates more opportunities for things to go wrong. If we allow minorities within Germany to flourish, they will start to more strongly identify with their own ethnic group or even another nation than Germany itself. We should instead be trying to encourage people to adopt German values and become one of a much greater whole that makes up Germany. Differences lead to division; unity leads to strength.

Herr Vandenburg, the people have called time and again for greater rights within their own communities. We have denied and dismissed these calls time and time again, by suppressing their movements and by assimilating them into our own culture. You make the assertion that unity leads to strength, but I say that you and your policies have not been one of unity. No, it is one of suppression, one of assimilation and of robbing the minorities of this nation of their identity! Our school system is not focused on the teaching of knowledge, it is focused on the creation of automatons, bereft of any individual or divergent learning, except that of what the state sees fit! By passing this legislation, we ease some of the concerns of those communities you are so quick to dismiss, and prevent any further escalation of tension.

~Herr Victor
 
If we deny rights to the minority ethnicities of the Republic they will identify with the government less and less. They will become disenchanted, radicalized, and tempted to support our enemies. Just look at the recent socialist rebellions and the ever-growing radical clubs: they felt opprsessed, so they took up arms against the government.

If we allow differencs in culture to flourish and transform Germany into a beacon of liberty than the world will be ours. Why would any man pick up a rifle to fight Germany if it becomes a perfect, representative democracy?

-Herr Liberator
 
((My apologies to everyone for my absence; the alert system stopped working for this tread again. Please treat my character as if he has just recovered from a long bout of pneumonia.))

((It isn't, just use the watched threads button on the top bar))
 
While the Minorities Bill is clearly well-intentioned, I believe it has its emphasis in the wrong place. The "militancy of races and minorities within the German Republic" has not generally been limited to the foreign cultures around our borders; on the contrary, the majority of the uprisings have been "German" minority-cultures, seeking independence from the Bavarian monoculture enforced across Germania.

Indeed, I believe the bilingual education of Polish and English would actively harm the integration of such peoples within the Republic. Do we truly want these people to identify foremost with Britain and Poland? Why on Earth would we spend taxpayers' Thalers on actively making such people more British or more Polish? Do we truly believe that this will make them *less* likely to rise up in support of their comrades over the border?

Indeed, the tuition of English in Cornwall seems particularly ill-advised, considering that the present population of Cornwall does not have a majority English-speaking population anyway.

(( By the way, Avindian, what cultures do we actually have in Cornwall? Looking at the map on page 191, it doesn't look English or Scottish, but it doesn't look German either. Is that Breton? ))

Furthermore, I find the proposed bilingualism for our border regions - such as Cornwall and West Prussia - to be logistically inadvisable, even if it were not actively against this country's interests. Creating a curriculum in one language is by no means a trivial task; creating a curriculum multilingually, for several languages, only really makes sense if each language covers a large group of people.

(And finally, as an aside, I note the repeated references to the "Federal Government". Such a thing does not exist. Nor should it, if we want this country's government to be actually able to govern.)

Nevertheless, I believe there is much good in the Minorities Bill, if it were only refined somewhat. With all this in mind, I propose an alternative bill.

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Recognising that the Labels "German" and "Italian" cover a Multitude of Regional Languages, and thus recognising the Arbitrary Nature of the Present German/Italian Cultural Categories,
Noting the Success of the Public School Movement in raising Literacy and Educational Standards within the Republic,
and Seeking to Uphold the Democratic Nature of the Republic of Germany, in the Interests of all her Citizens,

the following bill is to be made to the Reichstag:

The Cultural Education and Discrimination Bill

Section A
Any acts of Discrimination by the Government or Civil Service on the basis of Race, in which citizens of the Republic are denied benefits or opportunities given to other citizens, are to be condemned and outlawed.

Enforcement is to fall within the newly created Committee of Racial Affairs. This Committee will fall under the Ministry of the Interior, and will work in cooperation with the Corps of Gendarmerie to all investigate discriminatory institutions within the Government.

The Committee will also advise the Government on legislative and executive matters pertaining to race, as well as advise the Ministry with policy pertaining to race relations. (( Same Policy mechanic as the Minorities Bill. ))

Section B

The Public, or Free school system is to be greatly expanded, and transformed into new "Common Schools". These schools will no longer be run primarily for those unable to afford private education, but are to be made available for all children regardless of social class, gender, ethnicity or country of origin.

(( "Common Schools" reform passed. ))

Section C

All schools are to be taught "Standard German" (or "Bavarian German").

Bilingual curricula are to be written for the following dialects / languages, to be taught alongside Standard German in regions where that language holds a majority:

- Austrian
- Dutch
- Flemish
- Hannoverian
- Hessian
- Lombard
- Pommeranian
- Prussian
- Rheinlander
- Saxon
[[EDIT]] - Sicilian
- Umbrian

Furthermore, advanced students are to be given the opportunity to study the following foreign languages:

- Castillian
- French
- Greek
- Polish
- Scots
 
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Indeed, this is a fair and just bill, and with the added amendment of a Sicilian dialect, I will be happy to vote for it.
 
I will support this bill.