Written by: Noah Hall
Simulated Country: MAGA
School: St Peter the Apostle Catholic High School
Instructor: Ms. Lenna Zimmer
Location: Spruce Grove, Alberta
The Reformation Party will officially be in power for the next two years in MAGA. The recent laws passed in parliament were all passed with support from The Party, the opposition of the Reformation Party.
The first action by the new government was the appointment of Gavin Wigelsworth as the speaker of the house, who would be well received after his first session as speaker. The other MP’s in the house are the newly elected president Olivia, as well as three other members of the Reformation party and three members of The Party, including Wigelsworth.
Then the lawmaking began. The first law proposed was the article of Freedom of Speech, which would allow citizens to speak freely without fear of persecution. But, members of the Reformation Party and the general public would question the law as some saw it as protecting those who promote hate speech. Following the accusations, an updated version was proposed which allowed Freedom of Speech with the exception of such speech. The version was accepted and the law was passed 6-0 in favour.
The next proposal was the law of Anti-Corruption, which would prevent the following: abuse of power within government and forcible seizing of land (with the exception of debt, which the government will then take and sell). This was passed with full approval of the house.
The third and final law passed in the session was the establishment of an information system that would allow citizens to gain access to plans by the government, in which citizens could also request the release of more information. The law would be adjusted which allowed an independent party to investigate the government in the case the government fails to follow the law. The bill would be passed with a 5-1 vote in favour.
One citizen was ejected from parliament during the session by Mr. Wigelsworth, citing the citizen was too disruptive.
This isn’t the end of the law passing, as there are still two amendments that will be proposed in the near future.
