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Bill: Parental Responsibility Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Conservative-Libertarian Party (UM)
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 2401
Description[?]:
| Make parents responsible for controlling the activities of their children. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards alcoholic beverages.
Old value:: Alcoholic beverages may be purchased and consumed anywhere, but only by adults.
Current: Alcoholic beverages may be purchased only from licensed sales outlets, and can only be available to adults.
Proposed: Alcoholic beverage regulations are not imposed by the government.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Sale of tobacco products.
Old value:: Only adults may purchase tobacco.
Current: There are certain restrictions on the sale of tobacco and only adults may purchase tobacco.
Proposed: There are no regulations on the sale of tobacco.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 15:28:47, May 07, 2007 CET | From | Conservative-Libertarian Party (UM) | To | Debating the Parental Responsibility Bill |
| Message | Hutori has a dangerous culture of the state taking powers of responsibility away from the parents. The Right is Right Party does not believe that children should be consuming alcohol, or smoking cigarettes. However, do the other parties really think that parents would allow their children to get away with such activity? The answer, in short, is no. Parents have children in order to look after them, and keep them out of harm's way. It is inconceivable that a responsible parent would let their child get away with such behaviour. However, if the state continues its monopoly of control over children, then parents will take a back seat, and not look out for their children as much. There will be an over-reliance on the police force or authorities. We must give the powers back to the parents to look after their children and ensure that they are behaving responsibly. No doubt we will receive the simple argument that children shouldn't be smoking or drinking. We know that, and acknowledge that. So we ask the other parties to think about the focus of this bill, mainly that it is giving parents the responsibility of control, rather than the state. |
| Date | 18:28:59, May 07, 2007 CET | From | United Forces of Decay | To | Debating the Parental Responsibility Bill |
| Message | We don't have any problem with the fact that children are smoking or drinking. Everyone has to make the experience of getting drunk or smoke a cigarette once a while, and the earlier, the better. The responsible people are responsible also in their youth times and won't go over the top with their consume, the people who want to destroy themselves, will also do so when they are adults. We shouldn't stand in their way either. Therefore we support RiR here. |
| Date | 08:50:42, May 08, 2007 CET | From | Conservative Union Party | To | Debating the Parental Responsibility Bill |
| Message | Good idea but some parents are irresponsible. |
| Date | 13:40:06, May 08, 2007 CET | From | Conservative-Libertarian Party (UM) | To | Debating the Parental Responsibility Bill |
| Message | And should we discriminate against all parents because of a very small minority? No. Those that are irresponsible will have their children taken away from them eventually. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 35 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 170 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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