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-===== Dueling bill of 2009 =====
+===== Dueling Act of 2009 =====
 ==== Overview ====
-Submitted amid the flurry of activity overcoming [[ahcom parliament|Parliament]] in April 2009, this bill was - like the [[Funny Hat bill]] before it - a resubmission of an older bill, namely the [[Dueling bill]].
+Submitted amid the flurry of activity overcoming [[ahcom parliament|Parliament]] in April 2009, this bill was - like the [[Funny Hat bill]] before it - a resubmission of an older bill, namely the [[Dueling Bill]].
 ==== History ====
-MP [[Susano]] (FFF) submitted this bill to the Lower House of Parliament on April 24, 2009.
+MP [[Susano]] (FFF) submitted this bill to the Lower House of Parliament on April 24, 2009.  The bill was not contested by the Landsraad.
-==== Proposed Text of Legislation ====
+==== Text of Legislation ====
 Section I
-All peers of AH.com and all members of cabinet, parliament and landsraad of AH.com, and all territorial governors of AH.com, and everybody who might possibly be related to a person of any aforementioned groups, and their dogs, too, may challenge any other person of aforementioned conditions to a duell, if they do so in a ridicously pompou smanner and speech, while wearing ridicously overdressed fancy clothing.
+All peers of AH.com and all members of cabinet, parliament and landsraad of AH.com, and all territorial governors of AH.com, and everybody who might possibly be related to a person of any aforementioned groups, and their dogs, too, may challenge any other person of aforementioned conditions to a duel, if they do so in a ridicously pompous manner and speech, while wearing ridiculously overdressed fancy clothing.
 Section II
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 Section III
-Should the challenged person not accept the duell, they will be branded as coward and only be allowed to wear dunce hats as funny headgear for a month.
+Should the challenged person not accept the duel, they will be branded as coward and only be allowed to wear dunce hats as funny headgear for a month.
 Section IV
-Duels shall be fought according to the Godmodding Rules of Luaky Commoner.
+Duels shall be fought according to the Godmodding Rules of Luaky Commer.
-==== Voting in the Lower House ====
+==== Results ====
-Voting in the Lower House of Parliament began on April 24, 2009 and will end on May 1, 2009.
+Voting in the Lower House of Parliament began on April 24, 2009 and ended on May 1, 2009.
 [[Susano]] (FFF), [[ahcom deputypm|Deputy Prime Minister]] [[maverick]] (E), [[TheDarkServant]] (FFBF), [[Pkmatrix]] (YSP), [[ahcom pm|Prime Minister]] [[LordInsane]] (E), and [[09camaro]] (E) voted AYE.
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 NONE voted NAY.
-[[VulcanTrekkie45]] (YSP), [[Keenir]] (E), [[Ran Exilis]] (E), [[Haggis]] (E), [[Gladi]] (E), [[Demosthenes]] (E), Opposition Leader [[Kidblast]] (YSP), [[Nekromans]] (YSP), and [[Steffen]] (FFF) have not yet voted.
+[[VulcanTrekkie45]] (YSP), [[Keenir]] (E), [[Ran Exilis]] (E), [[Haggis]] (E), [[Gladi]] (E), [[Demosthenes]] (E), Opposition Leader [[Kidblast]] (YSP), [[Nekromans]] (YSP), and [[Steffen]] (FFF) did not vote.
-==== Voting in the Landsraad ====
+With six votes in favor and none against, this bill was passed by the Lower House of Parliament via the expedited passage rules outlined in Article I of the [[Legislative Procedures bill|Legislative Procedures Act]].  It was not opposed by the Landsraad and was signed into law by [[Acting President]] [[Thande]] on May 20, 2009.
-This bill has not yet reached the Landsraad.
-==== Results ====
-This bill has not yet been passed by Parliament or been signed by the President.
 ==== See Also ====
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 [[2008 - 2009 Legislation]]
+[[September Fourth Duel]]