Adoption of Atyan Constitution Bill, 2009

The 'Adoption of Atyan Constitution Bill, 2009 is a proposal to introduce the Constitution of  Atya in order to define the country and it's laws. After lengthy debates in Parliament, the new government decided it would be in the best interests of the country to have a constitution. There had been a vote under the old government in 2008, however it was rejected by 72% the people.

Polls beginning in January 2009 showed that the minds of the Atyan people had changed little since November, however the alliance instability of early 2009 and the oncoming threat of war inspired more people to move towards a more stable set of rules, with over 40% of the population saying they would vote for a constitution in a poll carried out by the local papers.

Background
Since the foundation of DZofA in October 2006, the rules of the nation have never been written down and have always been the source of many arguments between ZEs and political analysts. Movements for a constitution arose in Parliament in 2008, however they were shot down by almost three quarters of the country. However, once the notion of alliance stability fell through in early 2009, which involved DZofA joining VE three times in six months, and the Karma War among other difficulties, the people needed to know their rights and what was and what wasn't legal. Anto the Cheese saw this and dissolved the stubborn Parliament, who had been in power since it's foundation in 2007 and opposed any further plans for constitution, and called for a general election. Once the new Parliament was elected, they immediately set to work on drafting a constitution, the first ever piece of legislation that united the house. By 17.7.2009, two other main issues came up. Permanently changing the nation name to ,,Atya" and changing the flag for a final time to a simple bi-colour of blue and yellow. It was then decided that a vote would be held on the 19th to decide on the three issues.