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Bill: Danger In Our Midst: Slavery
Details
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: May 2361
Description[?]:
| "As it was that they did enslave our people with no due cause and beat them until they could no longer walk we shall do the same to those that wish the death of the Jewish race. With the passage of this bill all Pontesian soldiers captured shall be put to work for the good of the Homeland. Furthermore all individuals convicted of harbouring anti-Jewish activities or plotting to overthrow the state shall be enslaved. This law shall remain in place until all illegally placed Pnték are removed from the land of the Fifth Jewish Homeland, at that stage all individualsa enslaved shall be put to trial for their future fate to be decided." -- Yechezkel Sheetrit, Minister of Internal Affairs |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the treatment of prisoners of war.
Old value:: Prisoners of war must be treated well, according to internationally-accepted standards.
Current: Prisoners of war must be treated well, according to internationally-accepted standards.
Proposed: Prisoners of war are enslaved.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The legality of slavery.
Old value:: Slavery and the slave trade are illegal.
Current: Slavery and the slave trade are illegal.
Proposed: The slave trade is illegal, but slavery is legal as a punishment.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:44:07, February 16, 2007 CET | From | Yachad | To | Debating the Danger In Our Midst: Slavery |
| Message | "Absolutely not. We will never support this, and should it be passed will resign from the government." - Rosh HaMemshala Ari Admor |
| Date | 00:46:41, February 16, 2007 CET | From |  Ma'avak | To | Debating the Danger In Our Midst: Slavery |
| Message | "If the delegate of Yachad choose to pursue such a path we may be forced to ensure the safety of the Homeland by our own means." -- Yechezkel Sheetrit OOC: I guess that would go against our power sharing agreement but it would make sense RP wise. Hell I could even arrest your party leaders and purge my own! |
| Date | 00:55:55, February 16, 2007 CET | From | Yachad | To | Debating the Danger In Our Midst: Slavery |
| Message | OOC: sure, this is just the kind of political disagreements that bring governments down. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |
| yes |
Total Seats: 217 | |
| no |
Total Seats: 173 | |
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: The grey space in the east is populated by the forum-based countries, known in-game as the former colonies or the "Third World". These countries are managed by the Third World Coordinator but players can request control of individual countries in the Third World Control Requests thread: http://forum.particracy.net/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=8302 |
| Random quote: "Erotic politicians, that's what we are. We're interested in anything about revolt, disorder, chaos and activity that appears to have no meaning." Jim Morrison |