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Bill: Secularist Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Federal Social Democratic 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: January 2371
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change
Taxation of religious institutions.
Old value:: No religions are taxed.
Current: No religions are taxed.
Proposed: Religious taxation policy is left to the local governments.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to prayer in schools.
Old value:: The government leaves this decision up to the schools themselves.
Current: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden.
Proposed: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden, except in religious schools.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 08:44:29, March 07, 2007 CET | From | Militant Libertarian Front | To | Debating the Secularist Bill |
| Message | Article 1 - MLF is opposed to taxation on principle as it involves the use of force by the state against the individual. Article 2 - As education is private, school policy is not a concern of government. Freedom Rating: -2 Vote: No |
| Date | 12:44:31, March 07, 2007 CET | From | Federal Social Democratic Party | To | Debating the Secularist Bill |
| Message | Oh? The church is an idivisual now is it? Really? Well, that is very telling of the MLF's view of the indiviusal, and I hope the Individuals will sit up and take note |
| Date | 07:26:50, March 08, 2007 CET | From | Militant Libertarian Front | To | Debating the Secularist Bill |
| Message | churches are a voluntary interaction of individuals. |
| Date | 09:26:17, March 08, 2007 CET | From | Federal Social Democratic Party | To | Debating the Secularist Bill |
| Message | More and more, it becomes vclear that the MLF does not support the indivisual, but the corporation and now the church. No institition has in it's history tread on the rights of the individual as the church. This role has now been taken over by the corporation. Libertarian? Individual rights? Why do the MLF just not state it oud and clear - We are paid ofr and work for the corporations. We protect them, at the cost of the individual. Hipocracy is the worst state of being! |
| Date | 23:37:04, March 08, 2007 CET | From | Militant Libertarian Front | To | Debating the Secularist Bill |
| Message | Corporations are voluntary interaction by the individual. Why don't you make it clear that you work for the state and WILL forfce people to hand over whatever you want using the state. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 211 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 389 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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