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Bill: New moral laws
Details
Submitted by[?]: Falanges Party
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: March 2355
Description[?]:
| The SNU has left this Empire fortunatly, but he also left us with many many bad and immoral laws, and we, the CDP, think that it is time to change them, and quickly. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Policy on the legality of abortions
Old value:: Abortions are only allowed in medical emergencies.
Current: Abortion policies are established by local governments
Proposed: All abortions are illegal.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on subsidising contraception.
Old value:: The government offers free contraceptives in pharmacies and public toilets.
Current: The government subsidises a considerable discount for contraceptives.
Proposed: Contraceptives are banned for religious reasons.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy with respect to the death penalty.
Old value:: The death penalty is applied for capital crimes.
Current: The death penalty is illegal and is never to be applied.
Proposed: Religious doctrine determines the death penalty.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government provision of legal aid to the accused.
Old value:: Legal representation for defendants in criminal trials is paid for by the state.
Current: Legal representation for defendants in criminal trials is paid for by the state for defendants with low incomes.
Proposed: Legal representation is never paid for by the state.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on luxury goods.
Old value:: 20
Current: 21
Proposed: 15
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The state's policy concerning religious clothing.
Old value:: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Current: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Proposed: People are required to dress according to religious codes
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Any religion may set up a school, but they are strictly regulated.
Current: Any religion may set up a school, but they are strictly regulated.
Proposed: All schools are required to be religious in nature.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Policy concerning racial segregation in educational institutions.
Old value:: Public educational institutions cannot be segregated, private institutions can choose to apply a policy of segregation.
Current: Segregation is illegal in all educational institutions.
Proposed: All educational institutions must be segregated.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 16:16:31, February 03, 2007 CET | From | Covenanters (IA) | To | Debating the New moral laws |
| Message | As Protestants we cannot support article II. |
| Date | 03:21:01, February 04, 2007 CET | From | Christian People's Party (IA) | To | Debating the New moral laws |
| Message | We can not support any cluster bills (Multiple Proposals bills) |
| Date | 20:29:59, February 04, 2007 CET | From | Catholic Justicial Party - Solidarity | To | Debating the New moral laws |
| Message | We cannot accept article 4 because all must be equal before the law... We cannot accept article 6 because we are not Muslims or tyrants who like to impose a standardised clothing on all citizens... We cannot accept article 8 because segregation makes little sense. |
| Date | 20:58:09, February 04, 2007 CET | From | Covenanters (IA) | To | Debating the New moral laws |
| Message | Article IV does retain the principle of equality. The only option that is anti-equality is 'Legal representation for defendants in criminal trials is paid for by the state for defendants with low incomes'. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 29 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 42 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Moderation will not implement nation renaming requests where the proposed name does not comply with the requirements set out in the Nation Renaming Guide: http://forum.particracy.net/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=6364 |
| Random quote: "We're the first society in history with the option of living in a world without poverty. The fact poverty still exist says more about our political leaders than I can." - Clint Borgen |