[Proposal] Regional Currency Act - Feather

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I still haven't really seen a solid argument for why this is needed (aka, why we can't just start using the currency without legislating it first), but since others don't seem to have the same concern, I do have some suggestions if we're looking at passing something along these lines.

Regional Currency Act - Feather

I don't think "Feather" is needed in the title of the bill. It can just be called the Regional Currency Act.

Section 1. Purposes
(1) The purposes of this Act are to:
a. Create a regional currency for the purpose of promoting culture and unity; and
b. Celebrate and revel in our mutual love for a certain phrase by making it our regional currency.

This section seems pretty extraneous. It's self-evident that the purpose of an act named the Regional Currency Act is to create a regional currency. I also don't love the language of "our mutual love for a certain phrase", it's a weird way to put that. I think this whole thing can be removed.

Section 2. Commencement
(1) This Act hereby decrees that the regional currency of Lazarus is to be known as the "Feather", with the symbol "ƒ".
(2) This Act comes into operation upon passage.

It's not necessary to say "this act does X" - you can just say X. This is perfectly sufficient:

(1) The regional currency of Lazarus will be known as the "Feather", and will use the symbol "ƒ".

As for the second line... just delete it. All bills come into effect upon being passed and signed, unless they specifically contain language that states otherwise.

I think it's also a good idea to add some language about what this regional currency means. Will citizens be required to adopt it as their national currency in-game, or as their RP currency when RPing on the Lazarus forum? It's not actually clear from the current draft what the impact of having a regional currency is.

So I suggest the following revised version (specific phrasing can probably still be improved):
 

Regional Currency Act

Proposed by: @New Rogernomics

Section 1. Regional Currency
(1) The regional currency of Lazarus will be known as the "feather", and will use the symbol "ƒ".

Section 2. Use and Functions
(1) The feather will be used on the Lazarus forum for purchases from RP stores, for transactions with any installed banking add-ons, and for pseudo-monetary transactions between nations. The feather will hold no actual monetary value.
(2) Nations of Lazarus are encouraged to adopt the feather as their in-game and roleplay national currency. No nation is required to adopt the feather, and its use may not be required for citizenship or to hold government office.
(3) Nations may be offered incentives to adopt the feather as their national currency. Incentives can include gifts of feathers, special user group colors or badges, and other similar rewards.