Legislation (Edvardus)

All legislation passed by Parliament must be signed by the emperor. The following legislation has been arranged in chronological order and under the corresponding emperor as best as possible.

Paolo VII

• Barren lands are flooded with water as damming projects get underway (renewed by Marcello III)
• Curfew for teenagers: all teenagers who are caught outside too late are sent to jail
• Long arduous trials are held for the most trivial of offences (renewed by Rinaldo I)
• Parents live in fear of governmental 'child protection' squads (renewed by Pio XIII)
• Wearing and manufacture of fur apparel is banned
• Citizens are allowed to rise or fall based on their own merits (renewed by Valeria)
• Government provides after-school activities to keep children off the streets and out of gangs
• Most of the nation's wealthy aristocrats are dentists
• Hunting chickens is legalised
• Citizens are allowed to decide where their taxes are being spent (amended by Rinaldo I)
• Military spending has been stripped back (renewed by Valeria)
• Gambling outlawed (amended: gambling restored on Native Edvardusite lands by Giulio IV)
• Fair Wage Act; incited daily union strikes
• Deregulation of domestic industries
• Government will not force organ donations (renewed by Marcello III)
• A subsidy is given to companies, which are required to pay female employees a maximum of six months of maternity leave
• Mining industry has taken a hit from tighter environmental regulations preventing the mining of gold on the floor of Lake Matteo (renewed by Marcello III, amended by Rinaldo I)
• It is illegal to make racist comments in public (renewed by Rinaldo I)
• Schools have extensive counseling programs for troubled students (renewed by Marcello III)
• Government pours millions of dollaros into rehabilitation programs annually (renewed by Marcello III)
• An enormous health awareness programme is underway
• Edvardus's educational system to be the envy of many and regarded as a pinnacle of educational achievement (renewed by Pio XIII, Marcello III, and Rinaldo I)
• Retirement homes are often fitted with luxurious suites
• Torture is illegal
• It is illegal for police officers to carry out searches due to strict privacy laws (renewed by Innocenzo XIV)
• All-natural foods are becoming a major fad (renewed by Valeria)
• Smoking is banned in public areas
• A series of riots between local cannibals and health food advocates (renewed by Marcello III)
• Roads are often attended by round-the-clock construction crews (amended by Valeria)
• Many parents are becoming frustrated with their children's choices in spouses (renewed by Mona)
• Skateparks can be found in every city (renewed by Marcello III)
• There's a shortage of swinging hot spots as land development grinds to a halt (renewed by Marcello III and Valeria)
• Reporters often lose their jobs over fact-checking errors
• CEOs and corporate executives are frequently found striking for better stock options
• Welfare funding has recently gone through the roof
• All artwork is carefully screened for offensive material (renewed by Innocenzo XIV and Valeria)
• Arms industry is strictly regulated (renewed by Innocenzo XIV)
• All guns must be registered (amended: all guns are banned by Giulio IV; re-instated by Marcello III; amended by Rinaldo I)

Giulio IV

• Study of medicine is popular throughout Edvardus
• Prime real estate is devoted to wind farms and solar energy generators (renewed by Marcello III)
• Tourists from around the world come to visit the country's famous rainforests
• Daily suppression of pro-democracy protests
• Legalisation of strictly supervised protests
• All citizens must be fluent in at least two languages (renewed by Marcello III)
• The public are free to vote for whomever the government wants in office
• Guns are banned (repealed: all guns must be registered by Paolo VII; repealed by Marcello III; re-instated by Rinaldo I)
• Judicial system legislates morality
• Heavy industry must go to expensive lengths to dispose of waste and avoid even more costly cleanup costs
• Meat-eating is frowned upon (renewed by Valeria)
• The government is notorious for leaving citizens with almost nothing from their inheritance (amended by Rinaldo I)
• The state pays for care of easily preventable illnesses
• Gambling addicts regularly lose their families' nest eggs at Native Edvardusite casinos (repealed: gambling outlawed by Paolo VII)
• All beauty contests have been banned
• All weapon research has been banned

Pio XIII

• The police have reaffirmed their tough stance on drugs (renewed by Marcello III)
• Those found guilty of illicit affairs are jailed
• The government allowed to extract trade concessions from poor nations in exchange for humanitarian aid (renewed by Valeria and Mona)
• Opened national borders causing refugees from other nations flock to Edvardus (renewed by Marcello III and Valeria)
• All writing must pass a censorship board before being allowed on the shelves
• The military frequently holds bake sales to raise funds (renewed by Marcello III)
• X-Files ratings have hit an all-time low (renewed by Marcello III)
• Convicted murderers are free to walk the streets provided they attend rehabilitation classes (renewed by Valeria)
• Drunk drivers are sent to rehabilitation paid for by the government (amended by Rinaldo I; re-instated by Valeria)
• The government has started a campaign to crack down on road rage and encourage alternate means of commuting
• Re-education centers are being added to most prisons (renewed by Marcello III and Valeria)
• Children are brainwashed at a young age to accept "Love and peace!" as a way of life (renewed by Rinaldo I and Valeria)
• Public loudspeakers constantly tell citizens they are "happy people" (renewed by Rinaldo I)
• Every product goes through extensive safety-testing by the government
• All genetic research is temporarily tied up in government red tape
• Research into 'designer babies' is banned (renewed by Marcello III; amended by Rinaldo I)
• The institution of marriage is held sacred and strictly enforced
• Government officials frequently cut taxes as a distraction from antics with their secretaries
• The nation's first space rocket -- sponsored by Pepsi -- is being developed
• Referenda are banned by law and the Parliament has absolute control of the legislative process (amended by Valeria)
• Space research funding has hit a recent high while several military bases are being closed down
• Motorists must pay to enter inner-cities during peak hours (renewed by Rinaldo I and Valeria)
• The government has instituted 'traveller reservations' across the country (amended by Rinaldo I)

Marcello III

• Artists are pillars of society (renewed by Valeria)
• Graffiti artists spend lengthy periods of time in jail (amended by Mona)
• Religious organizations do not have to pay taxes
• The government is implements hiring thousands for 'Religious Censor' positions
• A spate of enforced closures has left 'Government FM' as the nation's only radio station
• Police officers are seen patrolling the streets armed with satellite-guided truncheons
• Government is spending millions on renovating the public transportation system (renewed by Rinaldo I)

Innocenzo XIV (Rinaldo I)

• Children deemed 'disorderly' or otherwise unfit for public schools are shipped off to military academies
• The country has been 'going shopping' by annexing nearby nations for their resources
• Midnight raids drag couples from their homes in the name of decency
• Criminals are executed and their property seized (amended by Valeria)
• The government has become increasingly militant
• Citizens live in superstitious fear of the mysterious glowing clouds that float over Edvardus
• The army's shirt ninjas are the most feared assassins in the region
• Citizens are regularly arrested in queues for 'loitering'
• Citizens wishing to be parents must undertake a series of gruelling tests to evaluate their capabilities
• The government has cut its subsidies for all special interest groups
• Travellers are often forcibly evicted by torch-bearing mobs (repealed: The government has instituted 'traveller reservations' across the country by Pio XIII)
• Employers may fire workers without giving any reason
• The judicial branch is strongly influenced by major corporations
• Abortion is only legal in unusual circumstances
• High-income earners pay a 100% tax rate (repealed: Citizens are allowed to decide where their taxes are being spent by Paolo VII)
• Government-run screening operations remove embryos with severe genetic disorders (repealed: Research into 'designer babies' is banned by Pio XIII)
• School uniforms are compulsory
• Euthanasia is legal
• The government seizes all major gold finds (repealed: Mining industry has taken a hit from tighter environmental regulations preventing the mining of gold on the floor of Lake Matteo by Paolo VII, amended by Mona))
• Citizens are enjoying a recent large cut in taxes (renewed by Valeria)
• Breastfeeding mothers are replacing smokers to loiter outside the workplace
• Teenage fathers are forced to join the army
• Drunk drivers are sentenced to death (repealed: Drunk drivers are sent to rehabilitation paid for by the government by Pio XIII; amended by Valeria)
• Space shuttles regularly launch rubbish into space (renewed by Mona)
• Inheritance tax has been abolished (repealed: The government is notorious for leaving citizens with almost nothing from their inheritance by Giulio IV)

Valeria

• The government is cutting back on the number of political dissenters arrested each year
• The mining industry is making inroads into environmentally sensitive areas
• Rupert Bear is considered to be the most risqué TV programme in Edvardus
• The roads are notorious throughout the region for their peril (repealed: Roads are often attended by round-the-clock construction crews by Paolo VII)
• The automotive industry soaks up huge government handouts
• Punitive tariffs protect local industry
• The government regularly hires contractors to construct high rise apartments
• The government is cutting back on the number of political prisoners executed each year (repealed: Criminals are executed and their property seized by Rinaldo I)
• Amnesty Interregional has condemned Edvardus for ignoring crimes against humanity (renewed by Mona)
• Referenda can be called for any law at the request of at least one third of the voting population (repealed: Referenda are banned by law and the Parliament has absolute control of the legislative process by Pio XIII)
• Crooks and people with too many kids are being kicked out of the country
• Houses and businesses are bulldozed to make way for ever-expanding cemetaries
• There have been sightings of people walking around dressed in nothing but leopard-skin g-strings for 'religious reasons'
• Children are sent to either religious or secular schools (renewed by Mona)
• Dog breeding has been banned in accordance with recent animal experimentation laws

Mona

• Government officials have to mortgage their homes to make ends meet
• Councils up and down the country wrangle over legal matters
• Foreigners are treated with great suspicion
• Citizens are regularly found digging for treasure in their gardens (repealed: The government seizes all major gold finds by Rinaldo I)
• Young children are regularly seen wagering pocket money at blackjack tables
• Notable individuals are granted land and titles
• Graffiti graces every city's streets (repealed: Graffiti artists spend lengthy times in jail by Marcello III)
• Legislation sometimes has to battle through weeks of filibustering to pass