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Bill: Slavery Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Imperial Party
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: June 2374
Description[?]:
| We should put the fear of God into criminals of the Empire by making slavery a punishment for crimes. |
Proposals
Article 1
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 | 09:49:21, March 14, 2007 CET | From | Luthori Tory Party | To | Debating the Slavery Act |
| Message | How idiosyncratically amoral. |
| Date | 12:45:27, March 14, 2007 CET | From | Covenanters (IA) | To | Debating the Slavery Act |
| Message | Many of the commandments from Moses' covenant with God mention the treatment of slaves: nowhere does it say not to keep them. |
| Date | 14:27:46, March 14, 2007 CET | From | Catholic Justicial Party - Solidarity | To | Debating the Slavery Act |
| Message | The Old Testament is Zionist. Good to see where our 'Christian' brothers stand on the evil of slavery. |
| Date | 18:50:43, March 14, 2007 CET | From | Imperium et Libertas Party | To | Debating the Slavery Act |
| Message | It's not the moral issues we're worried about. But there's no way we're going to be comfortabe with a large number of slaves working on the land. It will both lead to a potential for revolt and will demoralise genuine workers. |
| Date | 18:53:25, March 14, 2007 CET | From | Falanges Party | To | Debating the Slavery Act |
| Message | I remind you everyone that we are PEOPLE, HUMANS, and not anything else!!! |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 82 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 73 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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