Effects of Legislative Decisions in Teksi (WARNING: ISSUES SPOILERS)

voting is voluntary. (Option 1)

#002 Reclaim The Streets!:

the automotive industry soaks up huge government handouts. (Option 3)

#003 Harry Potter Censorship Row:

the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller. (Option 2)

#005 Child Casino Shock:

gambling is outlawed. (Option 1)

young children are regularly seen wagering pocket money at blackjack tables. (Option 2)

#006 Appointment Of Spiritual Advisor:

State Atheism has been named as Teksi's national religion. (Option 1)

#007 Animal Liberation Front Strikes Again:

Animal Liberationists are regularly jailed. (Option 1)

#009 @@ANIMAL@@s On The Dinner Table:

longhorns are considered a delicacy. (Option 1)

#010 Social Inequality Reaching Embarrassing Levels:

the streets are increasingly clogged with poverty-stricken beggars. (Option 1)

#012 Death Penalty On Agenda:

the death penalty has been reintroduced. (Option 1)

#013 Too Much Yakking, Already, Say Delegation:

the right to free speech is being drastically curtailed. (Option 1)

Teksi's children are widely acknowledged as the most foul-mouthed in the region. (Option 2)

#014 Military Demands Increased Spending:

military spending is on the increase. (Option 1)

#015 More Police Needed:

the police force is on a recruitment drive. (Option 1)

#016 @@MAJORINDUSTRY@@ Workers Strike!:

employers may fire workers without giving any reason. (Option 2)

#017 Corporations Demand Political Say:

corporations donate huge sums of money to favored politicians. (Option 1)

#018 Citizens Struggle “Unfair” Tax Burden:

the government is reining in public spending. (Option 1)

#021 Police Consider “Big Brother” Anti-Crime System:

surveillance cameras are banned. (Option 1)

#024 Budget Time: Accountants Excited:

citizens are enjoying a recent large cut in taxes. (Option 4)

citizens are enjoying a recent large cut in taxes. (Option 4)

citizens are enjoying a recent large cut in taxes. (Option 4)

#026 Compulsory Organ Harvesting Proposed:

organ donation rates are among the lowest in the region. (Option 2)

organ donation rates are among the lowest in the region. (Option 2)

#027 Cash for Colons?:

college students make ends meet by selling their kidneys. (Option 1)

organ donation rates have hit a new low. (Option 2)

#028 Cancer Sufferer Demands Euthanasia Bill:

euthanasia is legal. (Option 1)

#029 Minorities Demand Representation In TV Soaps:

the alarmingly racist TV show 'Bigtopians Say the Darndest Things' is a hit. (Option 3)

#031 Get Efficient, Private Sector Tells Nature:

citizens must pay to enjoy Teksi's pristine beaches. (Option 1)

#032 One Wife Is Never Enough, Say Polygamists:

there have been reports of people marrying housepets. (Option 3)

#035 Refugees Want To Call @@NAME@@ Home:

the nation has opened its arms to an influx of refugees. (Option 1)

shanty towns are forming in the suburbs of major cities. (Option 3)

#037 Traffic Cops Needed on Information Superhighway:

anti-government web sites are springing up. (Option 3)

anti-government web sites are springing up. (Option 3)

#038 @@NAME@@ Looks to the Stars:

billions of labor notes are being poured into a space program. (Option 1)

#039 Scandal Rocks @@NAME@@'s Government!:

government officials are held to the highest standard of morality. (Option 2)

#041 Software Giant Stomps on Competition:

small businesses are gobbled up almost daily by corporate giants. (Option 1)

#042 Turn Down That Racket, Say Morality Police:

elevator music has been replaced by thrash metal played at maximum volume. (Option 2)

#045 Baseball League Steps Up To The Plate:

glittering new sports stadiums adorn every city and town. (Option 1)

major cities shut down as their local sports team takes to the field every day. (Option 1)

#049 Diving For @@CURRENCY@@s:

citizens are regularly found digging for treasure in their gardens. (Option 1)

the government seizes all major gold finds. (Option 2)

#052 Is It Art Or Is It Porn?:

nude art is becoming wildly popular. (Option 3)

artists are pillars of society. (Option 3)

#053 Orbital Armageddon:

space research funding has hit a recent high while several military bases are being closed down. (Option 2)

#055 Bigtopian Protesters Cry For Full Integration:

minority children spend hours bussing to schools miles away from home. (Option 2)

members of majority races are forced out of their homes to make way for Bigtopians. (Option 3)

#058 Violent Violetists Demand Blood!:

a crusade against barbaric religious practices has begun. (Option 3)

#059 Drunk Driving On The Rise:

all alcohol is banned. (Option 3)

#060 Supreme Court Nomination:

the judicial branch is strongly influenced by major corporations. (Option 1)

the Supreme Court vehemently protects civil rights and the right to privacy. (Option 3)

#061 Should The Government Grant Estates And Titles Of Nobility?:

citizens are allowed to rise or fall based on their own merits. (Option 2)

#062 Oh, The Angst!:

citizens are encouraged to report friends, family members or co-workers who seem depressed to the government for "counselling". (Option 1)

schools have extensive counseling programs for troubled students. (Option 3)

#063 Tykes With Tools?:

child labor has been outlawed. (Option 1)

#064 Put The “Board” Back In Board Of Education:

teachers are routinely tested to keep their jobs. (Option 2)

the nation is currently revamping its entire education system. (Option 3)

#066 Transsexual Demands Recognition In Chosen Gender:

people are now classified as male, female, or genderqueer. (Option 3)

#068 Ornery Overcrowding Problem:

the government regularly hires contractors to construct high rise apartments. (Option 1)

#069 Power Problems Need Bright Solution:

prime real estate is devoted to wind farms and solar energy generators. (Option 1)

#071 Minority Group Demands Language Recognition:

children are raised bilingual from an early age. (Option 2)

#074 @@NAME@@'s Racers Growing Fast And Furious:

the Teksi Automotive Racing Series draws millions of spectators annually while those near the tracks complain about the noise. (Option 1)

#075 Cutting Off Sex Offenders?:

re-education centers are being added to most prisons. (Option 2)

#076 Suits In Protest:

local executives are seen on the corner with cardboard signs reading "will oppress the masses for food". (Option 4)

#085 Illegal Fire-Sharing Flares:

copyright laws have been abolished. (Option 2)

#089 “Don't Dam Our Rivers, Damnit!” Say Protesters:

scenic mountain valleys are flooded with water as damming projects get underway. (Option 2)

#091 Sacramental Tax Time?:

religious organizations are being forced to leave the country or pay income taxes like everybody else. (Option 1)

religious organizations are being forced to leave the country or pay income taxes like everybody else. (Option 1)

#092 @@NAME@@ Officials Needled About Mandatory Vaccinations:

the state pays for care of easily preventable illnesses. (Option 2)

#093 Affirmative Action in @@NAME@@?:

Teksi's educational system is the envy of many and regarded as a pinnacle of academic achievement. (Option 3)

#094 Computer Users Fed Up With Heads of Spam!:

computer users are buried daily in thousands of unsolicited emails. (Option 2)

#099 We Need Cash, Sharpish, Say Librarians:

libraries are bulldozed to make way for internet cafés. (Option 4)

#100 Road Rage Rampage:

traffic jams are a common sight due to construction work from a massive overhaul of the nation's freeways. (Option 1)

the government has started a campaign to crack down on road rage and encourage alternate means of commuting. (Option 2)

#104 Public Loudspeakers Shrill With Controversy:

citizens are bombarded with advertising from their compulsory miniature radios. (Option 2)

#105 Compensation Culture Must End, Say Corporations:

every product goes through extensive safety-testing by the government. (Option 2)

#107 Private Lab Holds @@NAME@@'s Sick To Ransom:

pharmacies close down as medicinal drugs are sold freely by the government. (Option 2)

#111 Southern @@NAME@@ Demands Semi-Autonomy:

politicians are losing their jobs in a plan to make the government 'leaner and fitter'. (Option 2)

#112 Put The Phone Down On Cold Calling?:

a ban on unsolicited cold calling in all forms is in effect. (Option 1)

#115 @@NAME@@'s Schoolchildren Not Learning The Lingua Franca:

citizens are expected to be proficient in at least five languages. (Option 1)

#116 Soda Sales Hit New 'High':

drug distribution is tightly controlled by the government. (Option 2)

#119 Watershed Down?:

programmes of questionable content are shown at peak-hours. (Option 1)

#122 Pensioners In Protest:

retirement homes are often fitted with luxurious suites. (Option 1)

#127: Aging Concerns @@NAME@@:

immigrant Bigtopians work themselves to the bone to support gold-plated Teksan pensions. (Option 4)

#130 Filibuster Bust-Up:

legislation sometimes has to battle through weeks of filibustering to pass. (Option 2)

#136 Much Ado About Abortion:

abortions are routinely performed in Teksi's hospitals. (Option 1)

#138 Keep The Greenbelt Green, Say Protesters:

there's a shortage of swinging hot spots as land development grinds to a halt. (Option 3)

#142 Roads Like Roller Coasters, Complain Motorists:

roads are often attended by round-the-clock construction crews. (Option 1)

all streets are privately owned toll roads. (Option 3)

#143 An Archaeological Altercation:

major archaeological findings are frequently bulldozed to make way for new buildings. (Option 2)

#147 Military Budgets Up For Approval:

the nation's massive battleships are often mistaken for islands. (Option 2)

the nation's gigantic air force is both respected and feared. (Option 3)

#150 Bug 'em All, Say Police:

phone taps are frequently carried out by the police. (Option 1)

it is illegal for police officers to carry out searches due to strict privacy laws. (Option 2)

#153 Protesters Have Gone Too Far, Claim Police:

protests are legal but strictly supervised. (Option 3)

#160 Truancy On The Rise:

highschool principals regularly send armed truancy patrols to drag problem students to school. (Option 1)

#161 Where There's A Will There's A Tax:

inheritance tax has recently been abolished. (Option 2)

#163 Referenda: Are they Right For @@NAME@@?:

referenda can be called for any law at the request of at least one third of the voting population. (Option 3)

#164 Licence To Breed?:

parents live in fear of governmental 'child protection' squads. (Option 3)

#166 Vote For 'None of the Above'?:

voters must frequently select what they view as the lesser of two evils on the ballot. (Option 2)

#167 Fluoride Controversy A Toothy Problem:

the people are famous throughout the region for their bleached-white teeth. (Option 1)

most of the nation's wealthy aristocrats are dentists. (Option 3)

#168 @@NAME@@ Plagued By STD Epidemic!:

the government has undertaken a massive education and health program to combat VODAIS. (Option 1)

#171 Kids And Criminality: Whose Responsibility?:

the nation's youth is held blameless for all crimes. (Option 2)

#174 Maternity Leave A Must, Say Mothers:

all mothers are allowed six months fully-paid maternity leave. (Option 2)

#175 Is @@NAME@@ Too Promiscuous?:

Teksi is notorious for its citizens' infidelity. (Option 3)

#176 History A Mystery To Most Of @@NAME@@:

history classes are mandatory for students. (Option 3)

#178 Free Press Too Free?:

truth is often impossible to tell from fiction on the evening news. (Option 2)

#181 Radio Rebels Ruffle Government:

'The Anti-Government Hour' is a popular programme on many of Teksi's radio stations. (Option 1)

#186 Carjacking Concerns:

armed police units patrol the roads late at night. (Option 1)

#188 Video Games Too Violent, Say Parents:

the children of Teksi are often remarked upon for their cheery attitude to extreme violence. (Option 2)

#190 Immigrants Import Homeland Rivalries:

children are brainwashed at a young age to accept "Love and peace!" as a way of life. (Option 2)

#191 Blood Banks Running Dry:

the poor are often seen pale and dizzy after selling their blood to make ends meet. (Option 3)

#195 Right Of Way Or Wrong Of Way?:

all footpaths have tollbooths. (Option 3)

#200 Birds, Bees, And Breeding Teens:

schoolchildren have twice-weekly sex education classes. (Option 1)

#201 Jolly Roger Sighted Off The Port Bow!:

Teksi's navy has been named the scourge of the seven thousand seas. (Option 1)

#203 Suffer The Starving Children?:

the government has been kicking out foreign corporations in a bid to grow enough food for the populace. (Option 1)

#204 Lack Of Doctors Needs Cure:

healthcare funding has been cut. (Option 3)

#207 Secret Police In @@NAME@@?:

anti-government political posters adorn every building like wallpaper. (Option 2)

#208 Mine Collapse Rocks @@NAME@@:

mining safety laws are often more expensive than what's being mined. (Option 1)

mining is the nation's most dangerous occupation. (Option 2)

#210 Going Postal:

the government recently relinquished its monopoly on the mail service. (Option 3)

#214 Voting For More Money:

politicians are often found scavenging bins at night to supplement their income. (Option 1)

#217 Healthcare Services Underfunded, Claim Patients:

the government is spending millions to provide full health care for all citizens. (Option 2)

#218 Two Mommies One Too Many?:

an increasing percentage of the population's youth have homosexual parents. (Option 1)

#219 Nobody Expects The @@NAME@@ Inquisition!:

radio shows frequently feature people denouncing religion. (Option 2)

radio shows frequently feature people denouncing religion. (Option 2)

#226 Expats Plea For Help In War-Torn Country:

the nation has welcomed its expats back with open arms. (Option 1)

citizens who leave the country are officially classed as traitors. (Option 2)

#230 Extremists On The Ballot Sheet:

most governmental positions are filled by zealous nationalists. (Option 2)

#231 Jungle Fever:

the government is financing an extremely costly war against malaria. (Option 1)

#241 A Capital City For @@NAME@@?:

Teksi has designated Aurora as its capital city. (Option 1)

#242 Follow The Leader:

Comrade Di Lun has just been declared ruler of Teksi in an international press conference. (Option 1)

#245 Clash of Cultures:

property values in suburbs have nosedived after the middle class were forced to live next door to ethnic minorities. (Option 5)

#246 @@NAME@@ To Hold The Olypmic Torch?:

Teksi successfully hosted the Congress of Armed Proletarian States Olympics. (Option 1)

#247 Where There's Smoke:

the fire protection service is wholly government-funded. (Option 2)

#248 The Sky Is Falling:

frequent fliers are obliged to submit to invasive security procedures by government security. (Option 1)

#255 Welfare Programs Not Faring Well:

the government is using tax revenues to provide jobs for the poor. (Option 4)

#258: What's In A Name?:

Longhorn is one of the most popular forenames in Teksi. (Option 2)

#261 Plastic, Plastic Everywhere:

the nation's industries are scrambling to switch to biodegradable plastics. (Option 2)

#262 Sticks And Stones:

violently opinionated speakers can be heard preaching their hateful views on every street corner. (Option 2)

#264 Not A Drop To Drink:

almost all of Teksi's water is piped into the country from abroad for exorbitant prices. (Option 2)

almost all of Teksi's water is piped into the country from abroad for exorbitant prices. (Option 2)

#265 To Bail or Not to Bail?:

all industry is owned and run by the government. (Option 3)

#267 Controversial Coup Causes Commotion:

the art of conversation has been rediscovered. (Option 3)

the government encourages conflict abroad to increase arms sales. (Option 3)

#269 Stop The Presses!:

the newspaper industry is subsidised by the government in order to keep it afloat. (Option 2)

daily newspapers are permitted to run only pro-government stories. (Option 3)

#275 Wiki Worries:

­the "Underwear of Women in Power" issue of The Teksi City Times is sold out. (Option 1)

#276 Circus Clowns Cause Chaos!:

students are wary of colorfully decorated new teachers with names like Professor Pipsqueak. (Option 2)

#280 Oh the Humanity!:

airship use has soared while property values beneath their routes have plummeted. (Option 2)

#281 Free Internet For @@NAME@@?:

the internet has been placed under government control. (Option 1)

#283 Wealthy Free To Tax-free Havens:

citizens wishing to leave the country must surrender half their wealth to the government. (Option 2)

#287 Maxtopians Demand Return of the King:

museums occasionally burn priceless artifacts in order to intimidate foreign curators. (Option 4)

#288 Super-Sized Pizzas Recipe For Disaster?:

police conduct weekly raids looking for contraband cheeseburgers. (Option 1)

#290 Wheels of Misfortune:

Teksi-made cars tend to catch fire in people's driveways. (Option 2)

the nationalized auto industry is adept at making durable little cars nobody wants to drive. (Option 3)

#293 Maestro, Please:

conductors wield diamond-encrusted batons to fit in with their freshly gilded surroundings. (Option 1)

#294 Ghost Riders on the Sky:

legislators work 24/7 due to an influx of single-issue bills. (Option 1)

laws are littered with references to cheese. (Option 3)

#296 Come On Baby, Fight My Fire:

CEOs can't hear the term 'Fire Sale' without bursting into tears. (Option 1)

#297 Intersex Athletes Demand Level Playing Field:

the 'kind of scrawny' 500 meter hurdle is a popular event. (Option 2)

#298 Cults: Harmless or Heretics?:

believers must practice religion behind church doors lest the government smite them with a mighty fine. (Option 4)

#304 Time for Paternity Leave, say Dads:

mandatory daycare is provided by the government. (Option 5)

#308 Over, Under or Through?:

the TBI Channel Tunnel project is plagued by delays. (Option 2)

#311 Victims Demand Their Pound of Flesh:

murder victims' families receive windfall payouts when the murderers are executed. (Option 1)

#312 The Empire Strikes First?:

the government has declared its commitment to multilateralism. (Option 2)

#317 Big Brother Is Watching You Surf:

cyber-crime and tin-foil hat sales are both increasing at record rates. (Option 2)

#318 Death Penalty on Death Row?:

police officers have been re-kitted with designer uniforms and gold plated handcuffs. (Option 4)

#319 Sizing Up The Competition:

teams of painters are converting road signs from horse lengths to kilometers. (Option 1)

#322 Empathy a Rare Commodity?:

curtailed social programs have left many citizens bereft of any safety net. (Option 2)

#323 Get Teens out of MyFace?:

it is now illegal for teens to view any sites except Club Kitten and My Little Donkey. (Option 1)

the nation leads Congress of Armed Proletarian States in per capita stalking. (Option 2)

#325 Blazing Through the Paper Trail:

the bonfire of the old paper records can be seen for miles around Teksi City. (Option 1)

#326 Knitters In A Knot Over Police Stitch Up:

criminals rejoice in the streets as the entire police force is sent away on a training retreat. (Option 2)

#327 No Rest For The Weary @@ANIMAL@@:

government officials across Teksi are being "encouraged" to adopt longhorns to set an example for the populace. (Option 4)

#332 Summit Security Spending Stirs Strife:

rioting during the nation's hosting of ORDER caused one million labor notes of property damage. (Option 1)

#336 Polygamy Causes Division:

a flood of mandatory divorces burden the courts. (Option 2)

#339 The Bear Necessities:

workers have seized control of the economy. (Option 1)

#341 Where in the Woods is Cindy SanFrancisco?:

groups of three or more trees are cut down in the name of 'child safety'. (Option 4)

#344 Trash Talk:

the Hanging Gardens account for half of Aurora's water use. (Option 3)

#349 Bigtopian Bigwigs Beset Border:

foreigners with shady pasts are fleeing the country. (Option 1)

#351 The Cost of Freedom:

private law firms are unheard of. (Option 2)

#353 Broadband Going To The Birds?:

consumption of cat memes has skyrocketed. (Option 1)

#355 Alien Invaders:

it's always rabbit season. (Option 2)

#360 Electile Dysfunction:

minor parties are virtually absent in Parliament. (Option 1)

#361 @@CITY@@, We Have A Problem:

the explosive fireball of the disintegrating space shuttle has devastated Cape Teksi. (Option 1)

#362 After The Fall:

the government is funneling billions into Cape Teksi following the shuttle crash. (Option 1)

#365 A Busload of Worry:

Aurora spends billions upgrading public transport. (Option 4)

#368 Female Workers Feeling The Pinch:

men avoid even so much as looking at female colleagues. (Option 1)

#373 Devil and the Deep Blue Funding Gap:

mantis shrimp studies is academia's fastest growing field. (Option 1)

#378 The War To End All Wars:

historical commemorations regularly devolve into militaristic jingoism. (Option 2)

#379 Stakes On A Plane:

homeowners are evicted to make way for new runways. (Option 1)

#380 Farmers Seeding Discontent:

agriculture is heavily subsidized by the government. (Option 1)

#386 Droning On And On:

the state auctions off combat drones to fund war reparations (Option 2)

#387 [An International Incident] Diamonds Are An Expat's Best Friend:

the nightly news reports prosaically on the government blindly throwing money at despotic kidnappers. (Option 1)

#389 [An International Incident] Sanctions, Sanctions Everywhere!:

a new Brasilistani government has become a daily report on the main evening news. (Option 3)

#390 [An International Incident] An Unstable Situation:

nation-building is the new national pastime. (Option 2)

#394 Ten Days In A Mad House:

any citizen who cries is immediately assigned a psychiatrist. (Option 1)

#395 [An International Incident] Growing Pains:

the nation's people have woken up to find themselves colonial masters of Brasilistan. (Option 3)

#405 [An International Incident] Time For A Colonyoscopy!:

the nation has gained millions of new citizens overnight. (Option 1)

#410 12 Angry, Tired, And Increasingly Confused Men:

extraordinary tribunals try accused financials criminals. (Option 1)

#413 A Shot In The Arm:

vaccinations are mandatory. (Option 2)

#416 Prophet Margins:

weathermen are being arrested for attempting to read the future. (Option 1)

#419 RED Rover, RED Rover, Send Your Money Right Over!:

the government spends more on chasing distant comets than on basic infrastructure. (Option 1)

#420 Caught Green Handed:

many politicians are serving jail time for minor drug offenses. (Option 1)

#422 Wounded Veterans Demand A Helping Hand:

the military is slashing spending on conventional arms and diverting it to spending on prosthetic arms. (Option 1)

#423 Returning Holy Warriors Cause Trouble:

returning tourists and businessmen are detained without trial if they belong to the "wrong" religion. (Option 1)

#424 You Just Sank My Battleship!:

the navy is chrome-plating its battleships to prevent rust. (Option 1)

#426 Women In Uniform Under Fire:

the military recognizes no difference between male and female soldiers. (Option 2)

#431 Gone A Stray!:

mandatory neutering has made purebred dogs a thing of the past. (Option 2)

#435 A Working Class Hero Is Something To Be:

every worker receives exactly the same pay regardless of productivity. (Option 2)

#440 Jumping The Sharknado:

tax-payers are funding ever more extravagant movie projects. (Option 2)

Legislative effects with unidentifiable issues:

birth rates have hit an all-time low.

coalition governments are essential to passing new laws.

one-stop superstores divide and conquer family businesses.

politicians constantly ring their voters to remind them how good a job they're doing.

recruitment posters proclaim the army to be both fabulous and fashionable.

Teksi City is a police state during international summits.

the government seizes private property for the 'good of the people'.

the people of Teksi are renowned for their nihilistic attitudes.

the Teksi Enquirer offers weekly cash prizes for 'most blasphemous song, story, or cartoon'.