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Bill: Divorce Policy Reform
Details
Submitted by[?]: Left Libertarian 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: November 2414
Description[?]:
| Proposal to loosen restrictions on divorce, as we don't feel that people who have come to despise each other should be forced to stay married. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The legality of divorces (if marriages are recognised).
Old value:: Divorces are only legal with grounded cause (such as adultery, or violence).
Current: Only divorces that comply with religious doctrine are legal.
Proposed: Divorces are legal, be it mutual consent, grounded cause or if one partner wants it.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 07:14:37, June 04, 2007 CET | From | Aldegar Freedom Party | To | Debating the Divorce Policy Reform |
| Message | Family First believes that divorce for illigitimate reasons allows for a gross corruption of the concept of marriage, and reduces it merely to a pointless formality which can be broken at any time, for any reason. Two people, presumedly who love each other, who are entering into marriage are therein entering into a life-long bond of the most sacred kind - to break this bond is a disgrace, and a break of this bond should only be done in the most severe of circumstances. To take divorce so lightly is to consequently take the concept of marriage lightly, and this weakening of marriage's integrity will allow couples to get married who may not truly know that they will be able to maintain a life long marriage. Marriage is an ancient, traditional bond between a man and a woman, and this sacred bond is, under no circumstances, to be defiled so grossly by loose conditions, such as being able to forfit for any reason whatsoever. Simply put, if couples are not absolutely certain that they will be able to commit to a life long vow of marriage, they should not get married in the first place. If marriage is not to be abided by in its proper and traditional form, it might as well not exist. We would like to maintain the status quo. |
| Date | 21:55:23, June 04, 2007 CET | From | Party of Moderates | To | Debating the Divorce Policy Reform |
| Message | We agree with the FF. |
| Date | 22:01:46, June 04, 2007 CET | From | Party of Moderates | To | Debating the Divorce Policy Reform |
| Message | Why is it that even a large group of the members of the center-right coalition are in favor of this bill? This bill we essentially make the institution of marriage and the commitment it demands a farce. |
| Date | 06:19:25, June 05, 2007 CET | From | Aldegar Freedom Party | To | Debating the Divorce Policy Reform |
| Message | We concur with the sentiments of the PM. |
| Date | 18:49:02, June 09, 2007 CET | From | EAK Party | To | Debating the Divorce Policy Reform |
| Message | As I have said to many of my colleages that, this bill will only create a society ruined by division and pain. We leaders should not grant such "self-destructive" ideaology take place ever!!! |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 491 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 159 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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