Main | About | Tutorial | FAQ | Links | Wiki | Forum | World News | World Map | World Ranking | Nations | Electoral Calendar | Party Organizations | Treaties |
Login | Register |
Game Time: February 5461
Next month in: 02:15:56
Server time: 21:44:03, March 28, 2024 CET
Currently online (1): hexaus18 | Record: 63 on 23:13:00, July 26, 2019 CET

We are working on a brand new version of the game! If you want to stay informed, read our blog and register for our mailing list.

Bill: Prostitution Act

Details

Submitted by[?]: Social Democratic 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: July 2419

Description[?]:

This bill will illegalize prostitution.

Proposals

Debate

These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:

Date13:36:45, June 25, 2007 CET
FromHaLeumit Tikvah
ToDebating the Prostitution Act
MessageIllegalising prostitution wont stop it happening, just force it underground- its the same as child labour it you make it illegal it will only force the people in an already unfortunate situation to work in worse conditions

Date20:18:42, June 25, 2007 CET
FromSocial Democratic Party
ToDebating the Prostitution Act
MessageYeah but it will really cut down on it.

Date20:25:00, June 25, 2007 CET
FromHaLeumit Tikvah
ToDebating the Prostitution Act
MessageIt could do, but does that justify the governemnt taking action to make some peoples jobs worse?

Apart from that, we have to ask the question of whether the government really has any right to declare it illegal. After all, it is a persons choice to become a prostitute, so what right to we have to say they can't?

Date21:10:59, June 25, 2007 CET
FromSocial Democratic Party
ToDebating the Prostitution Act
MessageYeah and because people are defying the government and know that they are breaking federal law most will stop.

A prostitue spread std's, they contribute kindly to the drug market, wherever they are seen on street corners that whole area become blighted and that the kind of contributions to our society you want? Prostitues should also quit their job because they should have a better life, its not a law in favor of ourselves, its a law in favor of them as well, don't just vote on what you think whatever your political policy tells you to do, vote with what is right.

Date21:39:24, June 25, 2007 CET
FromHaLeumit Tikvah
ToDebating the Prostitution Act
MessageGenerally people turn to prostitution are doing so because they have no other option, and as such will ignore federal law.

Prostitutes are more likely to spread STDs if it is made illegal, since if it is legal we can make it law that condoms are used. Im sure they do contribute to the drug market, but thats not because their prostitutes, thats because some are drug addicts.

How will quiting provide them a better life? Either they have no choice but to become prostitutes, in which case quiting will see them fall into poverty, or they do so because they can fund a better lifestyle than they could in an ordinary job.

Date00:34:30, June 26, 2007 CET
FromSocial Democratic Party
ToDebating the Prostitution Act
MessageMost prostitutes are already living a life that they don't want to be living because of past mistakes in their life and others if had the chance provided by the government would want to leave that sort of life and do you really think all hookers are gonna use condoms because the government says to?? And also the morality of their life style as it is brings drugs into the equation. But your party dosen't really represent morality they represent whatever feels good, whatever is easier instead of what is right, isn't that true?

Date01:43:52, June 26, 2007 CET
FromHaLeumit Tikvah
ToDebating the Prostitution Act
Message"Most prostitutes are already living a life that they don't want to be living because of past mistakes in their life and others if had the chance provided by the government would want to leave that sort of life"

Thats true, but how is banning prostitution providing them with more opportunities? All it does is make this last opportunity, so to speak, worse.

"do you really think all hookers are gonna use condoms because the government says to?"

Do you really think they will stop being prostitutes because the government says so?
Its not really the governments job to tell them to use condoms, now that we think about it, but keeping it legal allows them to head down to the pharmacy and pick up free condoms without fear of being questioned. So yes, keeping it legal does stop the spread of STDs.

"And also the morality of their life style as it is brings drugs into the equation. But your party dosen't really represent morality they represent whatever feels good, whatever is easier instead of what is right, isn't that true?"

Its not really true. Im not going to be sanctimonious and say we represent what is right, but we feel we are doing right. We're not running in elections because we represent what is easy or what feels good. We dont represent morality, thats true, because morality is a subjective issue which differs from person to person, so no party can truly claim to represent. We run in support of the next best thing; liberty. Liberty allows everyone to hold and practice their own version of morality, so long as it does not harm someone else. See, their will be members of our party who feel prostitution is abhorrent and immoral, but they must accept that other peoples liberty to carry out acts they disagree with it.

Date02:05:53, June 26, 2007 CET
FromSocial Democratic Party
ToDebating the Prostitution Act
MessageSo you put your trust in people without the guidance of government, I believe what you have is a major trust issue, and without a figure of comparison or standards of a coutntry's morality then you will have an immoral anarchy.

Date02:10:31, June 26, 2007 CET
FromHaLeumit Tikvah
ToDebating the Prostitution Act
MessageYes we put our trust in people to live their live without government interference, it would seem you have a trust issue if you dont think people can function without the government.
We dont propose an "immoral" anarhy- we still enforce punishment against those who harm others, just dont want to interfere in peoples life when they aren't harming others.

Date02:14:40, June 26, 2007 CET
FromSocial Democratic Party
ToDebating the Prostitution Act
MessageWe have trust in the people if we did'nt we would be a communist party, but what this country needs is a strong government that inspires, leads a country, and does what is right, and there is a definition of what's right, the millions of sane people share that kind of definition of what's right, and your party's lack of knowing whats right will show in the August election.

Date02:25:06, June 26, 2007 CET
FromHaLeumit Tikvah
ToDebating the Prostitution Act
MessageAs we've said right and wrong are subjective, we'll let each individual decide on their own definition of right and wrong. If they respect other peoples right to decide on their own view of morality, they'll vote for us and liberty. If they dont, they'll vote for one of the authoritarian parties which try to tell them what is right and enforce it on the rest of the nation.

Date02:27:52, June 26, 2007 CET
FromSocial Democratic Party
ToDebating the Prostitution Act
Messageauthoritarian so everyone who's not ultra-liberal/libertarian is authorotarian??

Date02:28:49, June 26, 2007 CET
FromHaLeumit Tikvah
ToDebating the Prostitution Act
MessageNope, just the ones which tell people what to do.

Date03:14:36, June 26, 2007 CET
FromSocial Democratic Party
ToDebating the Prostitution Act
MessageSo whenever you want to collect taxes does your party become authorotarian or just temporarily authoritarian?

Date11:58:39, June 26, 2007 CET
FromHaLeumit Tikvah
ToDebating the Prostitution Act
MessageTaxes are a neccessary evil, because people need protection from criminals and such, and, while it is not the duty of the state, we still beleive in providing a good education and upbringnig for children, but perhaps we should stick to the proper subject of this debate.

subscribe to this discussion - unsubscribe

Voting

Vote Seats
yes
  

Total Seats: 38

no
 

Total Seats: 62

abstain
   

Total Seats: 55


Random fact: Periodically, it is a good idea to go through your nation's Treaties and arrange to withdraw from any that are unwanted.

Random quote: "A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic." - Josef Stalin

This page was generated with PHP
Copyright 2004-2010 Wouter Lievens
Queries performed: 61