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Bill: We Believe the Children are Our Future
Details
Submitted by[?]: Neo-Epicurean 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 2469
Description[?]:
| The development of children and the demographics of our nation are too important to be left to amateurs. Therefore we propose to disqualify those who are clearly incompetent for the task. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning adoption.
Old value:: Adoption is regulated by private, recognised organisations.
Current: Regulation is used to screen out only those with a previous history of child abuse.
Proposed: Adoption is strictly regulated by the government. Only by passing several tests and by following an intensive program applicants can adopt children.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning who can proceed with adoption; in case adoption is legal.
Old value:: Everyone may adopt children.
Current: Everyone may adopt children.
Proposed: Only couples may adopt children.
Article 3
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 takes custody.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's stance on population control.
Old value:: The government does not engage in population control.
Current: The government does not engage in population control.
Proposed: The government allows a certain number of births each year, and sells birthrights on the market.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
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| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 80 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 637 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Any RP law granting extraordinary "emergency powers" or dictator-like powers to a government must be passed by at least a 2/3rds majority, but (like all RP laws) may always be overturned by a simple majority vote of the legislature. |
| Random quote: "Whenever the people are well informed, they can be trusted with their own government; that whenever things get so far wrong as to attract their notice, they may be relied on to set them to rights." - Thomas Jefferson |