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Bill: The Anti-Apartheid Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Gao-Showa Imperial 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: February 2420
Description[?]:
| 1.1 - All nationals regardless of race shall be granted citizenship in the Imperial Crownlands of Greater Hulstria. 1.2 - Those nationals defined as “Gishotoi” shall hereby be known as Gao-Showa 1.3 - All of the restrictions placed upon Gao-Showa nationals under the Gishotoi Removal and Exclusion Act shall hereby be repealed. 2.1 - All Citizens regardless of race shall be allowed to take part in the armed forces of Greater Hulstria. 2.2 - All Citizens regardless of race shall be allowed to take part in the civilian national service. 3.1 - The government shall not give preferential treatment to one race over another when hiring employees. 3.2 - All government ministries and agencies will not be discouraged from hiring a person of one race above any other. 4.1 - Public Schools will be integrated to provide education to all students regardless of race. 4.2 - It shall be the responsibility of the government to provide transportation to schools for those previously excluded due to their race. 4.3 - The teachers of schools may not be decided by race. 4.4 - All schools in Greater Hulstria must be desegregated according on or before January 1, 2421. Those that are not desegregated will be ordered to desegregate and their maintenance will be taken over directly by the Ministry of Education and Culture until such a time they are found to have been satisfactorily desegregated. 4.5 - The Office of White Education, the Office of Coloured Education, and the Office of GIshotoi Education will be disbanded and merged into the Office of Education under the Ministry of Education and Culture |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning granting citizenship.
Old value:: Citizenship is granted based on race/religion/gender.
Current: Citizenship is granted to all nationals.
Proposed: Citizenship is granted to all nationals.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Discrimination in the military on grounds of race/religion.
Old value:: Candidates must be of a certain race/religion to be armed or take part in combat.
Current: Any adult citizen can serve in the military, discrimination for racial or religious reasons is prohibited.
Proposed: Any adult citizen can serve in the military, discrimination for racial or religious reasons is prohibited.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Positive discrimination.
Old value:: The government discriminates against minorities in its hiring.
Current: The government does not regulate hiring policies.
Proposed: The government does not regulate hiring policies.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Policy concerning racial segregation in educational institutions.
Old value:: All educational institutions must be segregated.
Current: Segregation is illegal in all educational institutions.
Proposed: Segregation is illegal in all educational institutions.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 12:42:09, June 26, 2007 CET | From |  Progressive Liberal Party of Hulstria | To | Debating the The Anti-Apartheid Act |
| Message | A great act, that will benefit our nation! |
| Date | 18:38:34, June 26, 2007 CET | From | Socialist Party of Greater Hulstria | To | Debating the The Anti-Apartheid Act |
| Message | We are in full support. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 187 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 74 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 458 |
| Random fact: Unless otherwise stated, monarchs and their royal houses will be presumed to be owned by the player who introduced the bill appointing them to their position. |
| Random quote: "If Lincoln were alive today, he’d be turning over in his grave." - Gerald Ford |