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Bill: Sanctity of Marriage Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Christian Reconstructionist 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 2492
Description[?]:
| The biblical laws on marriage must be adhered to. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The legality of divorces (if marriages are recognised).
Old value:: Divorces are legal, be it mutual consent, grounded cause or if one partner wants it.
Current: Divorces are legal, be it mutual consent, grounded cause or if one partner wants it.
Proposed: Divorces are only legal with grounded cause (such as adultery, or violence).
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the initiation of divorces (if allowed).
Old value:: Either partner may initiate a divorce.
Current: Either partner may initiate a divorce.
Proposed: Only male partners may initiate a divorce.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:58:18, November 24, 2007 CET | From |  Royalist Confederacy | To | Debating the Sanctity of Marriage Act |
| Message | Will support. |
| Date | 03:07:11, November 25, 2007 CET | From | CSA Democratic Socialist Party of Hutori | To | Debating the Sanctity of Marriage Act |
| Message | What?! Never, only men can initiate divorces? Women are not property! |
| Date | 10:13:54, November 25, 2007 CET | From | "Le Chaim" - Aesthetic Party | To | Debating the Sanctity of Marriage Act |
| Message | Oh my God! Can't ever support this bill. It's a step back in the history of emancipation... |
| Date | 20:03:59, November 25, 2007 CET | From | SocLib '82 | To | Debating the Sanctity of Marriage Act |
| Message | This bill is nothing short of an outrage. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 98 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 163 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 40 |
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