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Bill: Gay Rights Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Civil Liberties 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: August 2099
Description[?]:
| For the preservation of freedom and the respect of all hereby resolve that Republic of Aldegar must pass laws protecting gay and lesbian people from discrimination in all parts of life. We also resolve that gay marriages be protected and endorsed by law in the Republic of Aldegar. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning who can proceed with adoption; in case adoption is legal.
Old value:: Only heterosexual couples and singles may adopt children.
Current: Everyone may adopt children.
Proposed: Only couples may adopt children.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy toward marriage.
Old value:: The government only recognises civil marriages between a man and a woman.
Current: The government allows all consenting adults to obtain civil marriage contracts.
Proposed: The government allows all consenting adults to obtain civil marriage contracts.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 11:25:28, August 21, 2005 CET | From |  Ducal Delegation | To | Debating the Gay Rights Act |
| Message | We support Article 2, but we oppose Article 1 because it denies singles the opportunity to adopt children. We would support the 'Everyone may adopt children' option. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 321 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Information about the population of each country can be found on the Population Information thread: http://forum.particracy.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=8663 |
| Random quote: "The theory of Communism may be summed up in the single sentence: abolition of private property." - Karl Marx |