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Bill: General Stuff Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Gaduridos Dictatorship Radical 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: August 2391
Description[?]:
| Just a few things. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Education for children under adult age.
Old value:: Education is compulsory, but home schooling is permitted.
Current: Education is compulsory and has to happen at school.
Proposed: Education is compulsory and has to happen at school.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The terms of extradition.
Old value:: Extradition to nations that practice cruel or inhumane treatment of suspects or in punishment is not allowed.
Current: The law bars the government from extraditing anyone who is a citizen of the state.
Proposed: Extradition to nations with capital punishment or with cruel or inhumane treatment of suspects and convicts is not allowed.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Military stance on homosexuality.
Old value:: Open homosexuality is not tolerated in the military. The military has a "don't ask, don't tell" policy.
Current: Homosexuality is allowed in the military.
Proposed: Homosexuality is allowed in the military.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The use of animals in medical research.
Old value:: There are no restrictions on the use of animals for research.
Current: Animal research projects must apply for a license and submit to regulation.
Proposed: The use of animals in research is subject to basic regulations.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The distribution, purchasing and possession of material depicting pornographic acts.
Old value:: All forms of pornography are legal for everyone.
Current: Pornography depicting consenting adults is legal for adults.
Proposed: Pornography depicting consenting adults is legal for adults.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The recreational drug policy.
Old value:: All naturally occurring drugs are legal.
Current: There are no laws regulating what citizens can put into their bodies.
Proposed: Recreational drug use is forbidden.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 12:44:29, March 28, 2007 CET | From | The Badger Awareness Communist Committee | To | Debating the General Stuff Bill |
| Message | I'll vote for |
| Date | 16:19:41, March 28, 2007 CET | From | Gaduri Resistencia | To | Debating the General Stuff Bill |
| Message | Vote for on balance, but dislike 2 and 6 (animals and drugs) |
| Date | 16:22:26, March 28, 2007 CET | From | Gaduridos Dictatorship Radical Party | To | Debating the General Stuff Bill |
| Message | I know your drugs viewpoint, but what is the animal problem? |
| Date | 16:25:02, March 28, 2007 CET | From | Gaduri Resistencia | To | Debating the General Stuff Bill |
| Message | I misread, I thought it was fully banned. |
| Date | 16:26:53, March 28, 2007 CET | From | Gaduridos Dictatorship Radical Party | To | Debating the General Stuff Bill |
| Message | Ok. Remind me again, what is your major problem with drugs? I'm not talking about medicines, just people taking drugs for fun. |
| Date | 16:39:34, March 28, 2007 CET | From | Gaduri Resistencia | To | Debating the General Stuff Bill |
| Message | For a start, alcohol and smoking do more damage, both to the user and other people. |
| Date | 16:53:46, March 28, 2007 CET | From | Gaduridos Dictatorship Radical Party | To | Debating the General Stuff Bill |
| Message | And smoking used to be prohibited too. In fact, that's what I'd prefer, but it got booted out. |
| Date | 16:53:54, March 28, 2007 CET | From | Gaduridos Dictatorship Radical Party | To | Debating the General Stuff Bill |
| Message | And smoking used to be prohibited too. In fact, that's what I'd prefer, but it got booted out. |
| Date | 16:54:16, March 28, 2007 CET | From | Gaduri Resistencia | To | Debating the General Stuff Bill |
| Message | Most drugs are very weak in their naturally occuring form anyway. |
| Date | 21:06:31, March 28, 2007 CET | From | Free Movement of Gaduridos | To | Debating the General Stuff Bill |
| Message | Howd I miss this bill: I disagree with 1, 2, 4, and 5 |
| Date | 21:57:33, March 28, 2007 CET | From | People's Liberation Front | To | Debating the General Stuff Bill |
| Message | only disagree with 5 |
| Date | 12:45:46, March 29, 2007 CET | From | Gaduridos Dictatorship Radical Party | To | Debating the General Stuff Bill |
| Message | Homophobe... Although, I have no idea why you object to any of them to be honest. |
| Date | 12:21:37, April 16, 2007 CET | From | Gaduridos Dictatorship Radical Party | To | Debating the General Stuff Bill |
| Message | I know it's been ages... I know what Mollusc thinks, but what are everyone's objections to the articles if they don't like them? Just so I know. |
| Date | 17:44:23, April 16, 2007 CET | From | Gaduri Resistencia | To | Debating the General Stuff Bill |
| Message | Only 4 and 5 still make changes, both of which I can vote for. |
| Date | 18:41:26, April 16, 2007 CET | From | People's Liberation Front | To | Debating the General Stuff Bill |
| Message | i am happy with all of it |
| Date | 11:09:15, April 18, 2007 CET | From | Gaduridos Dictatorship Radical Party | To | Debating the General Stuff Bill |
| Message | I'll stick it to vote then. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 275 | ||||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 160 |
| Random fact: It is forbidden to impersonate a player or Moderator. |
| Random quote: "I got nothing against no Viet Cong. No Vietnamese ever called me a nigger." - Muhammad Ali, 1967, refusing to fight in Vietnam |