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Bill: Human Rights Bill, sans Nuclear Reform
Details
Submitted by[?]: Party for the Republic
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: November 2422
Description[?]:
| Similar to the last Human Rights Bill. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Military stance on homosexuality.
Old value:: Open homosexuality is not tolerated in the military. The military has a "don't ask, don't tell" policy.
Current: Homosexuality is not tolerated in the military. The military actively seeks to remove homosexuals from it.
Proposed: Homosexuality is allowed in the military.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the treatment of prisoners of war.
Old value:: Prisoners of war are treated according to the national laws of the captor power.
Current: Prisoners of war must be treated well, according to internationally-accepted standards.
Proposed: Prisoners of war must be treated well, according to internationally-accepted standards.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Religious schools are not allowed.
Current: Only recognised religions may set up religious schools, with no regulations.
Proposed: Any religion may set up a school, with no regulations.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:08:54, July 01, 2007 CET | From | Loyalistische Partei | To | Debating the Human Rights Bill, sans Nuclear Reform |
| Message | Well, were against article two :) We believe that it should be illegal to brainwash children in religious schools. Religions are offcourse free to support but we don't need them as a part of our educational system. |
| Date | 23:09:19, July 01, 2007 CET | From | Loyalistische Partei | To | Debating the Human Rights Bill, sans Nuclear Reform |
| Message | i meant article three... |
| Date | 00:59:45, July 02, 2007 CET | From | Party for the Republic | To | Debating the Human Rights Bill, sans Nuclear Reform |
| Message | We can't disallow freedom of religion, though. Religious education is a part of that. |
| Date | 15:11:25, July 02, 2007 CET | From | Loyalistische Partei | To | Debating the Human Rights Bill, sans Nuclear Reform |
| Message | Religious education is offcourse part of the educational system, but it can be tought also in normal schools. |
| Date | 17:19:08, July 02, 2007 CET | From | Stephenist Party | To | Debating the Human Rights Bill, sans Nuclear Reform |
| Message | Us Stephenist's oppose Religious schools, for one reason that it is unfair to seperate education on behalf of religion and the 2nd reason is that the point of a school is to educate not Brainwash |
| Date | 19:44:48, July 02, 2007 CET | From | Party for the Republic | To | Debating the Human Rights Bill, sans Nuclear Reform |
| Message | What I mean is that this is over regulation of religious institutions. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 132 | ||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 149 |
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