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Bill: State religion
Details
Submitted by[?]: Revolutionary Army Left Movement
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 2466
Description[?]:
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning religions.
Old value:: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Current: There is an official state religion, but membership is completely voluntary.
Proposed: There is no official state religion, but the government only allows recognized religions. 'Cults' are persecuted.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:54:24, October 06, 2007 CET | From |  Stoic Party | To | Debating the State religion |
| Message | How could I ever vote for a bill that proposed persecution of anyone - Zeno |
| Date | 03:15:58, October 06, 2007 CET | From | Liberty Party | To | Debating the State religion |
| Message | *A statement during a regular press conference from Mr. Payne regarding the Communist Party* "...and I'd also like to voice my new opinion of the Communist Party. Up until yesterday, obviously I disagreed wholeheartedly with the political agenda of the Communists. After this ridiculous bill that seeks to create a government monopoly on the right to worship, I can honestly say I hate the party. As fellow Zardugalies, I urge you not to cast a single vote for a party that will plunge the Zardugali economy back into the Middle Ages and take your basic civil rights, guaranteed by my party, it's supporters and the Constitution of the Free Federation of Zardugal. It pains me to speak of the Communist Party, so unless there is another development, I'd ask you all not to mention them in my presence. Thank you." |
| Date | 04:22:41, October 06, 2007 CET | From | Libertad Party | To | Debating the State religion |
| Message | "While we personally believe that cults possess the potential to become dangerous, it is unnecessary, and unethical to promote persecution of any group based on their beliefs."- Donovan Christoph |
| Date | 05:36:45, October 06, 2007 CET | From | Ancient and Noble Order of the Cavaliers | To | Debating the State religion |
| Message | NEWS FLASH - the ZBC News Centre "...and so, without the moderating influence of the former chancellor, the duke of Lawlborough, the Cavalier party has taken a decidedly sharp turn to the right. Under the guidance of the reactionary Sir Harold Fox, who some label a demagogue and bigot, the party has voted almost unanimously in favour of what has come to be called the religion regulation act. One of the dissenting votes came from party chairman Charles Tammworth, Lord Byngham, one of the Cavaliers' centres for moderation was quoted saying, 'I believe in Cavalierism. However, Sir Harold's actions, and the actions of my more weak-minded comrades is shameful. The king would never have allowed this to happen.'" |
| Date | 10:16:42, October 06, 2007 CET | From | National Authoritarian Movement | To | Debating the State religion |
| Message | Margrete Hallfield, NAM Culture spokeswoman to a journalist while entering her office: "Sorry commies, but thats a ridiculous bill." |
| Date | 11:53:59, October 06, 2007 CET | From | Liberty Party | To | Debating the State religion |
| Message | OOC:Oh my God this might pass. We will be PERSECUTING members of religions the GOVERNMENT DOESN'T LIKE! What's happening to Zardugal??? |
| Date | 14:25:35, October 06, 2007 CET | From | Ancient and Noble Order of the Cavaliers | To | Debating the State religion |
| Message | OOC: I thought I'd make things interesting by playing devil's advocate! [insert evil laugh here] |
| Date | 14:49:47, October 06, 2007 CET | From | Stoic Party | To | Debating the State religion |
| Message | Needd I remind you gentlemen, all religions were cults at one point in time, cults are just small religious groups. Had you lived a century or so earlier you may have been killed by a law similar to this. Cults are no more harmful than any other religion. - Zeno |
| Date | 04:27:19, October 07, 2007 CET | From | Ancient and Noble Order of the Cavaliers | To | Debating the State religion |
| Message | "One vote. What a pity." -Sir Harold Fox, Party Chairman |
| Date | 09:07:30, October 07, 2007 CET | From | Liberty Party | To | Debating the State religion |
| Message | OOC: lol, wow that was close. Thank God. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 200 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 201 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Party organizations are eligible for deletion if they are over 50 in-game years old, do not have at least 1 active member or are historically significant and possess historically significant information. |
| Random quote: "Thousands of Zardic soldiers were sacrificed so that the Zardic government could gain control of a few buildings and Theodoro could pretend to be Augustus the Great. This is the kind of jingoistic ideology Zardugal would bring to the Security Council. They will throw countless lives away in pursuit of former glory." - Prince Akhaias, former Coburan royal |