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House of Commons
National Assembly, P.C. Arnchow
安州聯國國民大會衆議院
Dewan Perawakilan, Majelis Nasional P.P. Arnchow


This thread is created for roleplayers participating in the Arnchow project to facilitate roleplay in the House of Commons, the lower house of the bicameral National Assembly of the Peonic Commonwealth of Arnchow.

Below is an example of a bill posted in the House of Commons to facilitate roleplay.

29th of September, 2022y/41c
House of Commons, 2022/B/1
1st reading

CLIMATE RESPONSE ACT
A bill to address the climate emergency in Arnchow

by MP Wu Qing-hui, Chongkang (ASP)

  • Aims to set a national limit on atmospherical emissions from heavy industry
  • Aims to stop pollution on the Bengawan di-Orang Asli by conducting census on industries along the river
  • Aims to punish repeated climate offenders using fines
  • Aims to create financial benefits for industries wishing to pursue cleaner means of work and production

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Do note that multiple bills are allowed to be proposed in this thread. A roleplay in the conventional style would look something like this:

CLIMATE RESPONSE ACT: “Outrageous!”, the MP from Jintzer city shouted boomingly. (then continue roleplay on the act from here)
TRADE CONTROL ACT: “You see!”, the MP from Jintzer city annoyingly put to the chamber. (then continue roleplay on the act from here)

You don’t have to follow this format, however you must indicate the act that you are debating on in your roleplay post in a clear and concise manner.

Do note that, you should be debating at a maximum of two bills at a time, to ensure ease of reading and fairness towards your roleplayers. You also are not allowed to post consecutively, unless if you are posting your MPs’ roleplay after you have posted your bill, which is allowed.

Below is the code for the format of a bill in the House of Commons. Happy roleplaying!

> 29th of September, 2022y/41c [commonwealth c. = current year - 1981]
> House of Commons, 2022/B/[in order of how many bills posted]
> 1st reading
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> [center]**[TITLE]**<br>*A bill to [purpose].*[/center]
> [center]by MP [NAME], [CITY] (Party)[/center]
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> * [ADD POINT 1 HERE]
> * [ADD POINT 2 HERE]
> * [ADD POINT 3 HERE]
> * [ADD POINT 4 HERE, you can put as much or fewer points as you like]
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>  [center]![anh-parliament|115x114, 50%](upload://75zAbzYeoLOEusaVu2Yjb45U8Gz.png)[/center]
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3rd of October, 2022y/41c [commonwealth c. = current year - 1981]
House of Commons, 2022/B/01[in order of how many bills posted]
1st reading

Arnchow Intervention to Ryco-Cordilian War
A bill to the stance of Arnchow to the Ryco-Cordilian Sar.

by MP Rodrigo Piolo, Hsi’An, Liberal Party

  • Understanding that Arnchow chooses to always uphold diplomacy and peace
  • Understanding that Arnchow does not need to place military boots in Doge-Land
  • Comprehending the importance of a Peo-Arnchow Alliance under the Peonic Commonwealth
  • Hereby declaring neutrality to the Rycco-Cordilian War
  • Hereby supporting Huawan through non-military means

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Arnchow Intervention to Ryco-Cordilian War Act:

"To the Honourable Speaker, the war in Doge Land is a horrifying prospect for the security of our nation. This chamber knows the military might and especially the nuclear weapon capabilities of the Ryccian junta. This chamber also knows that might is never right, and that here, the Liberal Party-affiliated member from Hsi’an would dare to push for our nation to claim “neutrality”, is frankly contrary to our diplomatic and societal approach abroad. We cannot be neutral, it would encourage the aggressive junta to push the world to oblivion further. At the same time, yes, we cannot put boots on the ground, since that would also be contrary to our policies. However, for the sake of our security, we need to act more proactively, seeing that with numerous support for the Doge Land forces, we have nothing to lose.

Therefore, this member from Chongkang advocates for the removal of the “neutrality” clause from the original bill. Furthermore, we should also support the modification of the last clause to declare our support of Huawan forces in both non-military and military aid excluding personnel. I hereby yield my time back to the Speaker."

MP Wu Qing-hui,
Chongkang (ASP)

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Arnchow Intervention to Ryco-Cordilian War Act:

"Ah Fuck you, yeh warmongering prick. This is NOT our war. If this chamber truly knows the military might and the nuclear capabilities of those Rycci bastards then this chamber wouldn’t foolishly run headlong into war. If you value the lives of our fellow citizens then we must be neutral. Not throw them away for some land across the region. Those demanding we be proactive aren’t thinking of the costs of war only their own political standing in the Peocracy. Yes, the Peonic commonwealth is important, but it sure as hell doesn’t mean we should throw away the lives of countless Arnchowans for some yaks crap political stunt.

Therefore, this member from Istanokota demands that we maintain the declaration to remain neutral in this war!”

Yamada, Lee (MP Istanokota independent)

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Arnchow Intervention to Ryco-Cordilian War Act:

Let’s neither be hasty nor cowardly, what we have here is not a call to arms, nor is it a call to run away and hide. What we have here ladies and gentlemen is an opportunity. My city of Jintzer has some of the worlds biggest steel foundries, the best engineers and some excellent arms manufacturers. We should be using this conflict as an opportunity to ease the regulatory restrictions on our manufacturers, ease the trade restrictions on arms exports, invest in our industries and take advantage of the increased steel demand as central Cordillia rebuilds.

Which is why I propose we abandon our emission restrictions, and export limits, and we invest in our industry for once, and make Arnchow richer. We have no piece in this war, but we can have a piece of its bounty.

Montgomery Choo MP
Jintzer

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Arnchow Intervention to the Rycco Cordillian War Act:

“For once Tian’chuan and Jintzer might agree. We have a golden opportunity here. We may not even have to send out own troops to Cordillia to support a righteous cause, but we can supply them. From what I’ve heard in these halls, this might be the middle road that may suit all of us. I ask the Members of this House to consider a pragmatic approach over radical emotions.”

Tau Shirong, MP - Liberal Party
Tian’chuan, Chungyuan Province

"Gah! Leave it to the old money shill to abandon the true strength of Arnchow. Standing idly by was never an option for the Arnchow Dragon. Nor should it be today! We stand here today because of our strength, tenacity and commitment to improve our nation. I say we give the meager Ryccian rabbit a taste of dragon fire! For too long have they been allowed to pester this world with their vile presence. All those eager for a business opportunity forget that should we have helped install a new government, they would look favourably to Arnchow for future trade agreements. I say nay to neutrality!"

Daritan Shanyuan, MP - Dragon League
Tian’chuan, Chungyuan Province

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We move to vote, as there are other edicts that were proposed. We can also vote for further discussion

Speaker Honourable Lord Lokesh Sairaman MP

Arnchow Intervention to Ryco-Cordilian War

  • Aye
  • Nay
  • Abstain
  • Reopen Discussions

0 voters

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26th of September, 2022y/41c
House of Commons, 2022/B/2
1st reading

The Central Bailtemmic Liberation Act
A bill to liberate the people of the CBR from its despotic government.

by MP Long Wang, Hsi’An (Independent)

  • Noticing the stark and harsh poverty and suffering of the people of the Central Bailtemmic Republic
  • Realising that they are our allies in culture, tradition, race and faith
  • Horrified at the despotic rule of law that the Central Bailtemmic people endure
  • Therefore proposing for the liberation of the people Central Bailtemmic Republic from its cruel oppressors

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“Ah yes a proposal worthy of the Dragon! For too long have we lingered silently as the people of the CBR have been oppressed and forced into stagnation. Even in these modern days, their population remains illiterate as their wealthy elite drink in golden cups while human rights are abused. Nay, I say to this abomination of a state! We must bring forth the roar of the Anzhou Dragon that shall light a new path for Bailtem. If we are to be a leading nation, we must prove so. Our cause is just and only our impotence stands in the way.”

Daritan Shanyuan, MP - Dragon League
Tian’chuan, Chungyuan Province

While I certainly admire the vigorous passion for human rights & education by the honourable gentleman from the Dragon League. I must ask the question on whether our method would be optimal? We would bring war & turmoil to these people who already suffer enough. Would we truly be the liberators in this case? We'd start a refugee crisis for sure. Do we have any plans for the logistics of such a predicament or do we wish to blindly bring war on Bailtem? I urge this House to think thoroughly of this Bill's implications before we make any rash decision.

Wei Meiying, MP - Liberal Party
Tian’chuan, Chungyuan Province

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“Refugees? I see hard workers ready for an honest day’s work for lodging and food. The more refugees we let in the more we can give our people better jobs while they work the more menial ones.”

Kagami, Adam - Istonokota Business and Royalist Party

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“I certainly find this idea of liberation to be a good idea. Too long have the Central Baltiemic People struggled under the weight of their dictatorship. Certainly the liberation of such a state would be a great moment in our nation’s history, and prove our significance on the world stage. I, for one, see no great loss in this liberation.”
MP Wong Koh of Meichow Dragon League

“Surely you cannot be serious? Arnchow cannot get itself embroiled in a war like this- a war of petty agression. Surely you do not think we are once again in the era of the Great War? Or perhaps that of the Cold War? That such loose justification can provide us casus belli to conquer the Central Baltiemic Republic? Surely we can all calm down and take a more reasonable stance to the CBR.”
MP Mei Tam of Meichow, Peonic Union Party

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3rd of July, 2023y/42c
House of Commons, 2023/B/1
1st reading

ENVIRONMENTAL INTEGRITY ACT
A bill to help restore the environmental integrity of Arnchow.

by MP Wu Qing-hui, Chongkang (ASP)

  • Acknowledging the pollution on the Bengawan di-Orang Asli and the atmosphere as a major contributing factor to the climate emergency in Arnchow,
  • Concerned at the lack of environmental regulation and prevalence of environmentally-friendly technology in Arnchow, especially in steel production and the production of electricity,
  • Aspiring to help the Peonic Commonwealth be on-par with the rising trend of renewables and de-carbonisation and to maintain life on Pacifica for generations to come,
  • Hereby establishes a new Ministry of Environmental Integrity and Sustainability (henceforth the MEIS) overseeing and managing the goals of this Act,
  • Hereby creates a new government account to achieve the goals of this Act,
  • Hereby forbids the construction of new coal, oil and gas power plants from September 2023,
  • Hereby nationalises all energy generation, local oil and coal production companies in Arnchow by January 2025,
  • Hereby tasks the MEIS to co-operate with the steel industry to help make steel production sustainable, including investing in and subsidising development in electric arc furnaces and green hydrogen,
  • Hereby imposes duties on petrol and diesel for non-essential vehicles,
  • Hereby encourages new renewables and public transport projects,
  • Hereby tasks the MEIS to look into possibilities of cleaning up the Bengawan di-Orang Asli and partner with industries using the river to reduce pollution into thereof; and
  • Establishes a legally-binding obligation for the government to set milestones towards achieving carbon neutrality in Arnchow, and a requirement for the Government of the Peonic Commonwealth of Arnchow to reduce carbon emissions by 80% from current levels by 2035.

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OOC note

Note that through debate, you can actually amend points in this bill before bringing it to a vote. We don’t have a mechanism, but maybe we could vote on it like how they do in the Model United Nations?

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ENVIRONMENTAL INTEGRITY ACT:

Fellow colleagues,

Despite how drastic the changes of this bill may be, I, along with my fellow supporting proposers, find it necessary that we must take this action. To solve this pressing issue once and for all, we must turn the gears away from blind profit and into the prosperity of our peoples in a land with an atmosphere that doesn’t choke people to death. If anything, the deregulation of our energy sector was a mistake, as you can see from the smog in some areas of our country.

You know what, let us tax those pollutants, their imports, by taking the profits from them into our account; and we’ll use them to combat climate change. And how? Remove the greed in the best way possible; nationalise the biggest elephant in the room; the energy sector. That way, we won’t be accused of green-washing this entire endeavour, something that hurts you and me. I know, my liberal colleagues, especially those from Jintzer and Tian’chuan are going to yell at me for this, but this is a commonwealth. A social state. Thus, we must do what is best for the people. I am willing to negotiate over this however.

Perhaps, instead, or something to add on, we could create an Environment Tax, or even increase the taxes on non-essential drivers in the future. However, for adding on to the sources for the government account is for another time, after this foundation that we have to set. After all, a house requires a foundation.

I hope my fellow colleagues in this honourable chamber find this argument palatable for discussion. Thank you.

MP Wu Qing-hui ,
Chongkang (ASP)

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THE CENTRAL BALITEMMIC LIBERATION ACT:

This member wishes to motion into direct voting procedure for this act.

MP Wu Qing-hui,
Chongkang (ASP)

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Environmental Integrity Act

I’m sure all my colleagues will agree that this bill is nothing more than a power grab and socialist plot by central government.
We cannot stand by as central government tries to halt our development. Over the past 30 years the Jintzer region has undergone an unprecedented growth, one that has lifted millions of our citizens and those in neighbouring regions out of poverty and into the middle class. The basis of this growth has been privatisation, free commerce and cheap power. Cheap power from the burning of gas and coal from our regions shale beds.
This act is an assault on our region, to steal our cheap energy and siphon the profits from our natural resources.
Furthermore the act aims to cripple our regions burgeoning automotive industry and price out our poor and middle classes from access to a car, removing their access to freedom of movement, and access to rural areas.
To protect our industry, our liberty and our federal governance system our Jintzer caucus will be voting against this bill, and we encourage all other regions to vote against this too. This bill imposes policy on what is essentially a devolved matter, and we cannot let it stand.

Monty Choo MP - Jintzer

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“We agree with the spirit of the motion. For too long have the corporations of Jintzer polluted the mighty Bengawan di-Orang Asli. The fluvial pride of our nation! Yet this proposal goes too far. The nationalisation of the energy sector is a line we cannot cross. Arnchow’s thriving economy was built be corporations and we shouldn’t inhibit our nation through government interference.”

Daritan Shanyuan, MP - Dragon League
Tian’chuan, Chungyuan Province

“I believe the fact that representatives from Jintzer & Tian’chuan agree on this legislation speaks in of itself. Had you come with a more sensible bill to tax pollution and directly offset the pollution, then perhaps we could have come to an agreement. Yet you choose to immediately nationalise the entire energy industry. This baboonery is something you hippies have taken too heartly out of you jungle visits. Please notify us if you’ve come with something more sensible.”

Tanu Shirong, MP - Liberal Party
Tian’chuan, Chungyuan Province

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ENVIRONMENTAL INTEGRITY ACT:

Fellow colleagues,

I do apologise for that my fellow Tian’chuan and Jintzer colleagues have taken offence to the decisions of our caucus. Insults though, are not appreciated and honourable Speaker, I do politely request for a right to reply. Our caucus only wished for the good of our nation, and we are not perfect; we were only working with information we had, so we’ll learn from our mistakes. I hope you understand.

In this case, since this is too radical, how do we feel then, if we strike out the following clauses?

  • Hereby imposes duties on petrol and diesel for non-essential vehicles,
  • Hereby nationalises all energy generation, local oil and coal production companies in Arnchow by January 2025,

The point for the first cancelled point was to encourage public transport among those who do not need it, i.e. urban drivers, since it is more efficient and environmentally-friendly, but given the credibility that this could disrupt drivers’ existing access to the countryside, since most of our cars are run on these fuels, how about, we sway our automotive industry? Let us keep a car for this, accessible to our people, but make them cleaner? In this case, how about we instead create incentive for this industry to focus on cleaner fuels, and initiate a gradually increasing tax on new petrol and diesel cars? Any ideas on that?

Of course, for urban areas, we should focus more on public transport. It helps to get people to places quicker, cheaper and cleaner, but incidentally we would get those who do not really need nor want the car off the road, and those who need them on the road to travel faster. What do you think of that?

On the second clause, I do acknowledge that this clause was short-sighted, and I should have brought it up in my caucus. However, we still need to encourage this industry to achieve this goal of environmental integrity. What ideas do you have then?

Let us, as servants of the people, find solutions together. This is no devolved matter, because if we want to clean up the river and maintain a habitable planet for our posterity, we must do this, together!

MP Wu Qing-hui ,
Chongkang (ASP)

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ENVIRONMENTAL INTEGRITY ACT

We agree with the points and changes brought up by our colleague from Chongkang. We must work together in reducing Arnchow’s carbon footprint and to bring it on par with other nations when it comes to the environment. We also support the proposal on focusing on encouraging better public transportation in urban areas and encouraging corporations to slowly transition to more cleaner fuel.

As for the nationalisation of all energy generation by January 2025, we believe that it is rather ambitious and a bit implausible. However, perhaps incentivizing the industry to slowly transition to more cleaner energy sources by, for example tax cuts for companies working to decrease their carbon footprint, could help?

Xiang Zhen, MP
Terkiang (Democratic Party)

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24th of November, 2023y/42c
House of Commons, 2023/B/3
1st reading

INLAND REVENUE ACT (2023)
A bill to introduce a new, efficient and effective taxation system to Arnchow.

by MP Wu Qing-hui, Chongkang (ASP)

  • Considering the current housing crisis and what it holds for every Arnchiite, regardless of economic, social or political differences,
  • Acknowledging the practicality and insurmountable support for the Georgist approach in terms of a reformed, more serving inland revenue system; especially across different spans of the political spectrum,
  • Encouraging the commodificiation of housing to drastically increase the productivity of all Arnchiites,
  • Reflecting on the foundation; the idea of a society, that it is a group of people working together,
  • Honouring the idea of a society and the unparalleled will of humanity putting aside their frictions and disagreements and working together,
  • Recognising the sheer immense, unparalleled value that taxing unearned wealth, as pushed by Georgism, will bring to Arnchow’s economy, even to those dependent on natural resources,
  • Bewildered by its lack of adoption in earlier times, to which this House declares is long overdue,
  • Hereby creates a legally binding national deadline of abolishing the following taxes in Arnchow in force prior to this Act, to be known as the National Fiscal Deadline, January 1st 2026;
  • Corporation tax,
  • Capital gains tax,
  • Payroll tax,
  • Income tax,
  • Value-added tax,
  • National insurance,
  • Inheritance tax,
  • Insurance tax,
  • Stamp duty,
  • Environmental tax,
  • Fuel tax,
  • Customs duty,
  • Import tariffs,
  • Alcohol tax,
  • Tobacco tax; and
  • Sugar tax.
  • Hereby immediately abolishes the following taxes on the 1st of January, 2024, when the new taxes introduced by this law will go into effect;
  • Property tax,
  • Corporation tax,
  • Income tax,
  • Value-added tax,
  • Sugar tax,
  • Stamp duty; and
  • Environmental tax.
  • Hereby legally binds the Georgist philosophy of taxation as the policy of inland revenue in Arnchow going forward, thus establishing the following 3 taxes;
  • Hereby creates a new tax; the land value tax, where landowners are required to pay a 20% tax on the value of their land to the Treasury,
  • Mandates that landowners pay 70% of the increase of value of their land when they construct a new building on that land,
  • Hereby creates a new tax; the carbon pricing tax, on facilities that directly emit at least 25,000 tCO2e of greenhouse gas emissions annually, that encourages decarbonisation by increasing significantly after every fiscal year to help transition a switch to carbon net-zero by 2035; AC$25/tCO starting from 2024,
  • Hereby creates a new tax; the pollution tax, as an economic rent for pollution other than those of the atmosphere, mining, in logging and extraction of fossil fuels; for the latter three audiences, to be implemented gradually by 2025,
  • Hereby creates a new Citizen’s Dividend, where budget surpluses are distributed equally, without discrimination, at the end of every month in a fiscal year to every citizen of Arnchow in the form of a cheque of the Central Bank of Arnchow; and
  • Hereby establishes a new sovereign wealth fund; The Commonwealth Future Fund, to preserve and enhance the purchasing power of our reserves, and ensure prosperity for all Arnchiites.

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INLAND REVENUE ACT (2023):

I do sincerely hope this will bring about a common agreement in these trying times, where ultranationalism is rising; we can still be true to ourselves, the fundamental idea of the Arnchiite state, by focusing on a common cause; the welfare, productivity and prosperity of the Arnchiite peoples. This, I am sure, will not only lower taxes throughout Arnchow, making trade more attractive here, not only finally get Jintzer to reduce their pollution, make clean energy cheaper to them with no harm to their own economy, but also make us able to provide better for our people, provide more for our people with the increase of our fiscal revenue that will come forth after the National Fiscal Deadline.

Oh, and to the landlords exploiting all of us, regardless of our spectrums, political views or sanity, cutting down, stealing our productivity and economy, pay your dues, we’re coming after you. We’re coming to save you from yourselves. Earn your money for once, okay? And if you can’t, this money will save you, better than your current profits.

MP Wu Qing-hui ,
Chongkang (ASP)

Now, I tell you this, honourable member of Tachong;

opens up a file of a no-no photoshopped image of the Peony, projecting it onto the entire House of Commons

I am the landlord you are talking about. I own vast swathes of land here. And I tell you this, you are like this Peony here. Greedy, arrogant. I am boosting the economy, you communist. It’s just that you refuse to see it. I rest my case. Our party’s provincial caucus will refuse this joke of a law.

MP Samuel Tan Hua-hseng ,
Chongkang (Dragon League)

Okay, just to clarify, not all landlords are exploitative. But the landlords as of late who exploit make harm to everyone, even landlords. This new fiscal strategy will eliminate exploitations with minimal deduction to their profits that can be understood, accepted and corrected. This is basic economics. Also, I beg your pardon? Did you just insult our dear Peony for your own gain?

MP Wu Qing-hui ,
Chongkang (ASP)