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Bill: IP Government Hires Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Imperialist 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: October 2393
Description[?]:
| The civil service will benefit from taking steps to promote diversity within its ranks. If we are looking at a set of candidates that are equally qualified, why not go for the minority/woman? By way of this reform our government will gain greater legitimacy, and broader perspectives within the civil service. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Positive discrimination.
Old value:: No form of positive discrimination is permitted.
Current: The government encourages positive discrimination and enforces it for government hiring.
Proposed: The government encourages positive discrimination and enforces it for government hiring.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:45:33, April 23, 2007 CET | From | Marxist Peoples Party | To | Debating the IP Government Hires Act |
| Message | positive discrimination reinforces racism |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 257 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 306 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 38 |
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