We are working on a brand new version of the game! If you want to stay informed, read our blog and register for our mailing list.
Bill: Pornography Bill of 2360
Details
Submitted by[?]: Jakanian Liberal Socialists
Status[?]: passed
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 2363
Description[?]:
| This bill seeks to assert that censorship in all its forms is wrong, and a practise the government shall not be involved with. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The distribution, purchasing and possession of material depicting pornographic acts.
Old value:: All forms of pornography are illegal.
Current: All forms of pornography are illegal.
Proposed: All forms of pornography are legal for everyone.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:37:21, February 15, 2007 CET | From | Liberal Democratic Party | To | Debating the Pornography Bill of 2360 |
| Message | What about child pornography? We cannot support this law since it allows child pornography. |
| Date | 18:43:29, February 15, 2007 CET | From | United Democrats of Jakania | To | Debating the Pornography Bill of 2360 |
| Message | I agree with the LDP on this one |
| Date | 18:49:38, February 15, 2007 CET | From | Jakanian Liberal Socialists | To | Debating the Pornography Bill of 2360 |
| Message | We find child pornography reprehensible, but do not feel we can force our belief onto the people. We can only ensure that no one is hurt or forced to do things against their will, but we do not feel it is right to legislate beyond this. |
| Date | 00:14:38, February 16, 2007 CET | From | Independent party | To | Debating the Pornography Bill of 2360 |
| Message | thats a very good point that brings up many questions |
| Date | 00:15:35, February 16, 2007 CET | From | Independent party | To | Debating the Pornography Bill of 2360 |
| Message | good job pointing that out LDP i would have not thought about that |
| Date | 05:21:50, February 16, 2007 CET | From | Moderate Republican Party | To | Debating the Pornography Bill of 2360 |
| Message | We agree with the L.D.P. on this one. Passage of this bill will lead to more child rape incidents and kidnappings. This measure greatly harms Jakania. |
| Date | 11:03:00, February 16, 2007 CET | From | Jakanian Liberal Socialists | To | Debating the Pornography Bill of 2360 |
| Message | If that were true, then we should outlaw other pornography, as it will lead to more adult rape incidents and kidnappings. |
| Date | 01:11:11, February 19, 2007 CET | From | Scientific Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Pornography Bill of 2360 |
| Message | In our opinion, if a pedophile can get his kicks from from consensual (yes, yes, I know the term has problems when applied to children) child porn, then they are less likely to need to go out and abuse a child nonconsensually. Illegalizing a commodity only means that commodity can no longer be regulated. The miserable failutre of the "war on drugs" is a prime example from the USA. We support this bill. |
| Date | 18:08:15, February 19, 2007 CET | From | Moderate Republican Party | To | Debating the Pornography Bill of 2360 |
| Message | What???? First of all, looking at child porn will only drive a person to commit crimes such as rape. This bill will only create more kidnappings and child rape incidents, and it will leave the govenment unable to prosecute porn offenders. Secondly, the war on drugs in the U.S. is NOT a miserable failure! It is true that drug abuse will never be eliminated in the U.S. or any other country, but govenment crackdowns on drugs have saved thousands of lives. Even if only one life is saved through a crackdown on illegal drugs, then it is a worthwhile cause. If the govenment legalized lethal drugs such as marijuanna, it would basically be encouraging suicide. |
| Date | 19:00:54, February 19, 2007 CET | From | Liberal Democratic Party | To | Debating the Pornography Bill of 2360 |
| Message | We agree with the M.R.P. on the issue of pornographic material. However, the War on Drugs is a failure. The United States has been fighting this helpless war for years now, dating back to a threshold in the Reagan Administration. During this course of time, the U.S. paid nations such as Iraq to halt growth on drugs like opium. When the U.S. would pay Iraq, Iraq would take the money and would still grow the opium anyway because it is how the average Iraqi farmer makes his living. In fact, the opium market was at one time (perhaps it still is, we wouldn't doubt it) the largest economic product Iraq had, amassing to 70% of sales. There is little to grow in Iraq, for anyone who knows what Iraq's environment and climate is like would know that agriculture is not a dominating force in its economy. In regards to the War on Drugs within the U.S.' own border, it has had mild success, though looked upon overwhelmingly as a failure, which in many regards it is. Drugs are a continuing problem within the United States. However, while the goals of the WoD are held good in retrospect, they are not always practical nor probable. Like, drugs used for medication, for example marijuana. The WoD has interfered with marijuana in medical fields. Marijuana is perhaps one of the most potential and effective drugs when used in cases for migraine, epilepsy, motion sickness, depression, and even in cases of cancer and AIDS. Though it has yet to be supported by a proportional factor of recognized organizations, it is used and backed by categories of the medical field. While the War on Drugs success can be disputed, we do feel the pornographic material in regards to this discussion is definitely debatable. |
subscribe to this discussion - unsubscribe
Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 317 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 163 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Make sure your nation casts its nominations in Particracy's very own Security Council elections! For more information, see http://forum.particracy.net/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=8453 |
| Random quote: "Poetry is about the grief; politics is about the grievance." - Robert Frost |