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Bill: The Grand Civil Rights Reform Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Revolutionary Constit'nal United Front
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: May 2441
Description[?]:
| To bring our nation up to the standards that Our Founding Fathers envisioned, we must pass the following laws: 1) A child has the right to work. The government has no right to bar any individual from employment. 2) An individual has the right to cheap contraceptives. 3) Every citizen has the right to die on his or her own accord. 4) A community is allowed to choose its own laws regarding nudity. 5) Every citizen has the right to be free from seeing sexually implicit actions in public. 6) Every citizen has the right to defend himself with whatever device he or she chooses. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning child labour.
Old value:: Child labour is forbidden.
Current: Child labour is regulated by local governments.
Proposed: Child labour is regulated by local governments.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on subsidising contraception.
Old value:: The government does not supply free or discounted contraceptives.
Current: The government does not supply free or discounted contraceptives.
Proposed: The government subsidises a considerable discount for contraceptives.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The right to euthanasia.
Old value:: Euthanasia is allowed with consent from the patient and the treating doctor.
Current: Euthanasia is allowed with consent from the patient and the treating doctor.
Proposed: Euthanasia is only allowed with consent from the patient and a court order.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on public nudity.
Old value:: There are no laws with regards to public nudity, it is allowed.
Current: Public nudity laws are left to local governments.
Proposed: Public nudity laws are left to local governments.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Displays of public affection and obscenity laws.
Old value:: Sexual intercourse is illegal in public.
Current: There are no laws regarding obscene public acts.
Proposed: All sexually implicit actions are illegal in public.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Weapons allowed to private citizens.
Old value:: Only certain types of weapons may be owned by the general public, and there are further restrictions on places where they may be carried.
Current: Citizens may own any type of weapon. They may be carried anywhere except as determined by the property owner.
Proposed: Citizens may own any type of weapons, but certain types are restricted to designated places.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 10:29:53, August 07, 2007 CET | From |  Parti Communiste de Jelbania | To | Debating the The Grand Civil Rights Reform Act |
| Message | no way. we oppose |
| Date | 12:35:48, August 07, 2007 CET | From | Drtárék Jelbék Prta | To | Debating the The Grand Civil Rights Reform Act |
| Message | Why on earth would someone have the "right" to cheap contraceptives? I don't think that is a fundamental right. |
| Date | 15:51:40, August 07, 2007 CET | From | Bloc Militaire pour Restauration | To | Debating the The Grand Civil Rights Reform Act |
| Message | strongly oppose |
| Date | 18:57:34, August 07, 2007 CET | From | Revolutionary Constit'nal United Front | To | Debating the The Grand Civil Rights Reform Act |
| Message | A little known fact: One of our Founding Fathers, Jebediah Shoomer, was also the inventor and the sole owner of the largest and only snake-skin condom ("Snake-skin Sheath of the Masculine extremity for the Prevention of Illegitimate births") factory in the world. The right to cheap contraceptives was almost included as an inalienable rights in the Preamble. There was a gentleman's agreement to include this provision, but unfortunately Jebediah was shot dead as he was heading to the first Constitutional drafting meeting. Needless to say, without his eloquent support of this right, the rest of our Founding Fathers didn't want to deal with the embarrassment of publicly announcing their support of such a right. So although this right was excluded from the Constitution, it was clearly originally intended. |
| Date | 19:45:09, August 07, 2007 CET | From | Benevolence Party | To | Debating the The Grand Civil Rights Reform Act |
| Message | Article 5 is acceptable, just throw out the rest. Child labor? Really? |
| Date | 22:13:04, August 07, 2007 CET | From | Revolutionary Constit'nal United Front | To | Debating the The Grand Civil Rights Reform Act |
| Message | Who are we to deny a willing citizen a job? This paternalistic, myopic manner of thinking is impeding progress. Women have been allowed into the labor force ages ago. Isn't it time for children to follow suit? It's not like a job somehow abuses a child. It's no different than going to school. We will also add that our Founding Fathers wrote that "child labour must be regulated by local governmnets to prevent odious working conditions for our people's Youths." Besides, the projected economic growth from a glut of new workers is astounding! |
| Date | 16:37:42, August 08, 2007 CET | From | orgonic party | To | Debating the The Grand Civil Rights Reform Act |
| Message | i should support just art 5 resolutely oppose all the others |
| Date | 00:08:56, August 09, 2007 CET | From | Centre Démocratique | To | Debating the The Grand Civil Rights Reform Act |
| Message | Too many different articles. It's hard to find a party that will agree with you on all five of them. We cannot support this. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 375 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 126 |
| Random fact: "Doxxing", or the publishing of personally identifiable information about another player without permission, is forbidden. |
| Random quote: "A man who has no office to go to - I don't care who he is - is a trial of which you can have no conception." - George Bernard Shaw |