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Bill: Emancipation of Minors
Details
Submitted by[?]: National Libertarian 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: February 2099
Description[?]:
| 16 year olds are still in education, but that doesn't mean that they are not capable of making sensible choices. They can have part time jobs, or even paid apprenticeships, and any money they earn will be taxed, and therefore they have a right to vote on how those taxes are spent. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The age at which a person is considered an adult (limited between 12 and 24).
Old value:: 18
Current: 12
Proposed: 16
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 04:42:09, August 19, 2005 CET | From |  National Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Emancipation of Minors |
| Message | I emphasis this "They can have part time jobs, or even paid apprenticeships, and any money they earn will be taxed, and therefore they have a right to vote on how those taxes are spent." |
| Date | 06:33:11, August 19, 2005 CET | From | Totalitarian Party | To | Debating the Emancipation of Minors |
| Message | While I'm sure that some sixteen year olds are responsible enough to vote, the vast majority could easily be swayed by friends and popular media. Also, this bill affects more than just the voting age. Anybody who is sixteen or over will be allowed to own a gun, drink alcohol, smoke cigarettes and purchase pornography. Do we really want this in Gaduridos? |
| Date | 14:32:21, August 19, 2005 CET | From | People's Progressive Party | To | Debating the Emancipation of Minors |
| Message | We disagree with this bill. The human brain does not stop fully growing and developing until the age of 21, 18 is a good compromise. |
| Date | 15:32:05, August 19, 2005 CET | From | Democratic Centre Party of Gaduridos | To | Debating the Emancipation of Minors |
| Message | We believe that responsibility is not learned in a vacuum, and it makes sense to allow young people some authority over their lives. 16 is perhaps too young, but we might agree to a compromise age of 17. |
| Date | 22:06:47, August 19, 2005 CET | From | Gaduridos National Party | To | Debating the Emancipation of Minors |
| Message | The GNP feel that 16 years old is too young to vote, and i feel that a compromise at 17 is not worth it. Stick to 18. Although the GNP does wish to state that it is against the idea that 16 year olds with part-time jobs or apprenticeships are taxed. |
| Date | 18:41:23, August 20, 2005 CET | From | National Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Emancipation of Minors |
| Message | I am bringing this to vote. |
| Date | 23:00:51, August 20, 2005 CET | From | Democratic Centre Party of Gaduridos | To | Debating the Emancipation of Minors |
| Message | We will have to vote no to this, but would vote yes if the age were 17. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 149 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 224 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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