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Bill: Redefining Age for the Modern Era
Details
Submitted by[?]: The Progressive Green 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: March 2389
Description[?]:
| This party believes that a retirement age of 50 and an adult status at the age of 13 are somewhat outdated. These ages were best suited in the Middle Ages. Kalistan should move into the future, where human beings live to the age of 80, and new research on adolescents show that the human brain is not fully developed until the age of 21. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The age at which a person is considered an adult (limited between 12 and 24).
Old value:: 13
Current: 16
Proposed: 21
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The professional retirement age.
Old value:: 50
Current: 55
Proposed: 65
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 05:28:01, April 10, 2007 CET | From | The Progressive Green Party | To | Debating the Redefining Age for the Modern Era |
| Message | I'm flexible about the specific numbers, as long as they are above 50 and 12. |
| Date | 05:43:24, April 10, 2007 CET | From | Communism Wow! Party | To | Debating the Redefining Age for the Modern Era |
| Message | Nope |
| Date | 08:16:44, April 10, 2007 CET | From | Revolutionary Freedom Party -- KEG SLAM | To | Debating the Redefining Age for the Modern Era |
| Message | We are flexible on the retirement age, but we will not support a proposal to raise the age of adulthood, as we believe in allowing the most voting power possible. |
| Date | 13:38:46, April 10, 2007 CET | From | Party of Liberty and Prosperity | To | Debating the Redefining Age for the Modern Era |
| Message | I agree with PGP |
| Date | 12:37:51, April 11, 2007 CET | From | The Progressive Green Party | To | Debating the Redefining Age for the Modern Era |
| Message | The age at which a person is considered an adult does not singularly impact voting. Can we, in good conscience, apply the same legal responsibilities and penalties against a 13 year old child? To be cliche, "With great power comes great responsibility." At such a young age, a child should focus on his/her own development, and not be burdened by the responsibilities of adult life. Also, is everyone in agreement with the retirement age? This bill will go up to vote tomorrow (real time.) |
| Date | 20:24:32, April 11, 2007 CET | From | Revolutionary Freedom Party -- KEG SLAM | To | Debating the Redefining Age for the Modern Era |
| Message | So in other words, the millions of Kalistani's between the age of 13 and 20, you not only want to disenfranchise them, and remove thier political power, but you also want to take away all the basic freedoms they have enjoyed? It is the RFP's unwavering goal to protect hte individual freedom of Kalistanis from the encroachment of tyrrants and fascists. |
| Date | 05:36:02, April 12, 2007 CET | From | Hedonist Party | To | Debating the Redefining Age for the Modern Era |
| Message | Strongly against |
| Date | 13:46:50, April 13, 2007 CET | From | The Progressive Green Party | To | Debating the Redefining Age for the Modern Era |
| Message | Thank you all for your input. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 112 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 468 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 35 |
| Random fact: Moderation reserves the discretion to declare RP laws invalid if the players supporting them are doing so in an excessively confrontational way. |
| Random quote: "The issues are much too important for the Chilean voters to be left to decide for themselves." - Henry Kissinger |