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Bill: Axis Mundi Democratic Workers' Party Manifesto: Ethical Politics
Details
Submitted by[?]: Democratic Workers' Party and CTUL List
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: May 2483
Description[?]:
| This bill seeks to reform unfair / unethical policies maintained by current legislation. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning adoption.
Old value:: Adoption is strictly regulated by the government. Only by passing several tests and by following an intensive program applicants can adopt children.
Current: Regulation is used to screen out only those with a previous history of child abuse.
Proposed: Adoption is regulated by the government. Applicants can adopt after a routine check-up.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning who can proceed with adoption; in case adoption is legal.
Old value:: Only couples may adopt children.
Current: Everyone may adopt children.
Proposed: Everyone may adopt children.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning genetically modified (GM) crops.
Old value:: All activities related to production, selling or researching of GM crops are allowed.
Current: All activities related to production, selling or researching of GM crops are allowed.
Proposed: Production and selling of GM crops is banned. Research is allowed.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning museum funding.
Old value:: The national government provides local governments with the funding to operate museums.
Current: The national government maintains a system of museums nationwide.
Proposed: The national government maintains a system of museums nationwide.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning granting nationality (national of this state without implication of having citizenship rights).
Old value:: Only those born to nationals become nationals.
Current: Anyone receives nationality but immigrants must pass a test to gain nationality.
Proposed: Only those born in this country or to nationals receive nationality.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning parental qualifications.
Old value:: The government requires a test for would-be parents, if parents circumvent the test they are allowed to keep the children, but are watched for incompentence.
Current: The government does not hold qualifications for new parents.
Proposed: The government does not hold qualifications for new parents.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:40:28, November 06, 2007 CET | From | AM Radical Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Axis Mundi Democratic Workers' Party Manifesto: Ethical Politics |
| Message | Article 5 we oppose because it incentivizes illegal activity. If a person is born in this country to parents who are in the country illegally, they should not benefit from this illegal activity. Article 6 we have a problem with because of a lack of defination of GM. is crosbreeding crops illegal under this bill? The genetic structure of the resultant plant is different than either of the parent plants, but this process occurs in nature. Overall, however, we favor this bill. |
| Date | 00:30:57, November 07, 2007 CET | From | Kapitalist-Arbeitsfamilien Partei | To | Debating the Axis Mundi Democratic Workers' Party Manifesto: Ethical Politics |
| Message | We are ADAMANTLY opposed to articles 3 & 6 , but 4 out of 6 is better than nothing. |
| Date | 07:56:55, November 08, 2007 CET | From | Permissive Social Union | To | Debating the Axis Mundi Democratic Workers' Party Manifesto: Ethical Politics |
| Message | We shall abstain. |
| Date | 08:44:06, November 08, 2007 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the Axis Mundi Democratic Workers' Party Manifesto: Ethical Politics |
| Message | Painful. The adoption clause opens up unnecessary risk, the GM clause seems unnecessarily restrictive with our population so huge and hungry, the citizenship clause rewards those who are lucky enough to fall out of mommy this side of a certain line, and the parenting clause seems counterproductive. On the other hand - the 'everyone can adopt' thing is a huge improvement - but not without screening. The museum thing is perfect. We are divided. Overall - we just can't support - but it pains us. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 335 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 331 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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