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Bill: Emancipation Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Axis Sekowo Deific Aretist Party
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This bill proposes the withdrawal from a treaty. It will require half of the legislature to vote in favor[?]. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: July 2395
Description[?]:
For the People! |
Proposals
Article 1
Withdraw from the The Terra Freedom Treaty.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The nation's defence industry.
Old value:: The state owns all defence industries.
Current: Defence industries are privately owned and not subsidised.
Proposed: Defence industries are privately owned and not subsidised.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Old value:: The government determines which missionaries are permitted to visit on a person by person basis.
Current: Foreign missionaries are not permitted to enter the nation.
Proposed: Foreign missionaries are not permitted to enter the nation.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: All radio stations are owned by the state.
Current: The government subsidises a national radio station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
Proposed: All radio stations are private.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Television stations.
Old value:: All television stations are owned by the state.
Current: The government subsidises a national TV station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Proposed: All television media are private.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Displays of public affection and obscenity laws.
Old value:: Sexual intercourse is illegal in public.
Current: There are no laws regarding obscene public acts.
Proposed: There are no laws regarding obscene public acts.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The state's policy concerning religious clothing.
Old value:: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Current: It is not permitted to wear religious clothing or religious symbols in public buildings.
Proposed: Wearing religious clothing or religious symbols in public is illegal.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding sexually explicit material on broadcast television.
Old value:: Sexually explicit material is allowed, but violent or hard core pornography is banned.
Current: All sexually explicit material is allowed on television.
Proposed: All sexually explicit material is allowed on television.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 05:07:23, April 25, 2007 CET | From | Liberal Party | To | Debating the Emancipation Act |
Message | Our only sympathies would be with Articles 4 and 5 of this bill, but we would prefer that the Government be left in charge of a station, or be responsible for subsiding cooperatives to run stations for educational and informational purposes. We will not support this bill. |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | ||
yes | Total Seats: 178 | ||
no |
Total Seats: 204 | ||
abstain |
Total Seats: 118 |
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