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Bill: Encouraging Equality Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Social-Liberal 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: February 2098
Description[?]:
| The Parliament of the Beluzian Republic Believing in social equality in employment; Disavowing the use of quotas for employment; 1. Shall establish a non-discriminatory hiring policy for the government. 2. Shall encourage private businesses to do the same. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Positive discrimination.
Old value:: The government does not regulate hiring policies.
Current: The government encourages positive discrimination and enforces it for government hiring.
Proposed: The government encourages positive discrimination and enforces it for government hiring.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 15:12:23, August 17, 2005 CET | From | Social-Liberal Party | To | Debating the Encouraging Equality Act |
| Message | We encourage parties to state their position on this bill and suggest amendments. |
| Date | 12:25:51, August 18, 2005 CET | From | Social-Liberal Party | To | Debating the Encouraging Equality Act |
| Message | Discouraged that no party has chosen to respond, we put this to vote. I implore this house to respond to bills of other partes in the debating stage. |
| Date | 16:15:22, August 18, 2005 CET | From | Social-Liberal Party | To | Debating the Encouraging Equality Act |
| Message | Why have the Neo-Marxists not voted on this? Do they plan to abstain? |
| Date | 17:26:19, August 18, 2005 CET | From | Partisans And Artisans League | To | Debating the Encouraging Equality Act |
| Message | The most equal way of hiring is allowing no discrimination. Positive discrimination is discrimination. This should not be allowed. This would see black, single parent lesbians getting all the best jobs around. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 153 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 106 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 15 |
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