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Bill: Anti-Discrimination Laws
Details
Submitted by[?]: Progressive Left Alliance
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: January 2421
Description[?]:
| To tackle inequality and discrimination on grounds of race or religion etc.. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Positive discrimination.
Old value:: The government does not regulate hiring policies.
Current: No form of positive discrimination is permitted.
Proposed: The government encourages positive discrimination and enforces it for government hiring.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Racial and religious registration of nationals.
Old value:: All nationals are required to register their race and religion.
Current: All nationals are required to register their race and religion.
Proposed: The government does not require nationals to register their race or religion.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:46:42, June 28, 2007 CET | From | Internationale Federatie voor Socialisme | To | Debating the Anti-Discrimination Laws |
| Message | We can't support article 1 but Article 2 has been proposed by many and we would support it. |
| Date | 17:40:55, June 28, 2007 CET | From | National Meritocratic Party | To | Debating the Anti-Discrimination Laws |
| Message | We also would support Article 2, but cannot accept Article 1 and as a result we must vote against this bill. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 300 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: RP laws follow the same passing rules as in-game variable laws. Laws that are not of a constitutional nature require a simple majority "Yes" vote from active parties currently holding seats. Laws that are of a constitutional nature require a 2/3 majority "Yes" vote from active parties currently holding seats. RP laws may be abolished a simple majority vote this applies to ANY RP law. |
| Random quote: "I do not believe in the creed professed by the Jewish church, by the Roman church, by the Greek church, by the Turkish church, by the Protestant church, nor by any church that I know of. My own mind is my own church." - Thomas Paine |