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Bill: Secular Public Administration Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Progressive Socialist 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: October 2457
Description[?]:
| Just as well as public officials should not advertise any political party while exercising their duties, they should not advertise any religion by the wearing of religious symbols and clothing. Rosa Engels PSP speaker on Internal Affairs |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The state's policy concerning religious clothing.
Old value:: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Current: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Proposed: Public officials are not allowed to wear religious symbols while exercising their duties.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:54:31, September 18, 2007 CET | From | Scientific Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Secular Public Administration Act |
| Message | We proposed this ages and ages ago, and it was our opinion that public officials, as representatives of the government, should not be seen to endorse any religion. But it was voted down and there were some good arguments against it, so we haven't pursued it since. However, we approve. |
| Date | 17:24:28, September 18, 2007 CET | From | Democratic Labour Union | To | Debating the Secular Public Administration Act |
| Message | Religious affiliation does not necessarily mean the individual will work against the interests of our citizens. There has to be some trust in our officials at some point, besides we can regulate what is acceptable or not in the course public duty without bringing to the fore a religious argument. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 151 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 77 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 11 |
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