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Bill: Parental Guidance Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Isolationist Utilitarian 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: December 2442
Description[?]:
| As the cliche goes, children are the future. We must make every effort to ensure that our children grow up properly. We cannot go too far in shaping our children for the best of our nation. These measures may seem extreme, but their ratification will show that this nation means business when it comes to raising our children. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Curfew policy (curfew time to be determined in the bill description).
Old value:: No curfew policies may be established.
Current: The national government may impose curfews, but only if a state of emergency has been declared.
Proposed: Local governments may set curfews, but national government does not.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning parental qualifications.
Old value:: The government does not hold qualifications for new parents.
Current: The government does not hold qualifications for new parents.
Proposed: The government requires a test for would-be parents, if parents circumvent the test the government requires abortions.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The teacher's right to discipline children.
Old value:: Teachers are forbidden from striking children and may only use non-contact discipline (detention, expulsion etc).
Current: Teachers are forbidden from striking children and may only use non-contact discipline (detention, expulsion etc).
Proposed: Teachers may use corporal punishment at their discretion.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:47:51, August 14, 2007 CET | From | Isolationist Utilitarian Party | To | Debating the Parental Guidance Act |
| Message | As the cliche goes, children are the future. We must make every effort to ensure that our children grow up properly. We cannot go too far in shaping our children for the best of our nation. These measures may seem extreme, but their ratification will show that this nation means business when it comes to raising our children. |
| Date | 22:53:59, August 14, 2007 CET | From | National Liberty Party | To | Debating the Parental Guidance Act |
| Message | Who will raise the children that rebel from your ridiculous form of governance? |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 85 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 86 |
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