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Bill: Civil Liberties Act 2498
Details
Submitted by[?]: Revolutionary Socialist Front
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: April 2499
Description[?]:
| An act to protect the civil liberties of the people. |
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 may adopt children.
Current: Only couples may adopt children.
Proposed: Only couples may adopt children.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Weapon concealment.
Old value:: Local governments may set and enforce concealed carry laws.
Current: People must first obtain a permit in order to carry concealed weapons.
Proposed: People must first obtain a permit in order to carry concealed weapons.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government position in respect to crossdressing policy.
Old value:: Local governments determine the legality of crossdressing.
Current: Crossdressing is allowed.
Proposed: Crossdressing is allowed.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government policy toward marriage.
Old value:: Civil marriages are defined by local governments.
Current: The government allows all consenting adults to obtain civil marriage contracts.
Proposed: The government allows all consenting adults to obtain civil marriage contracts.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on public nudity.
Old value:: Public nudity laws are left to local governments.
Current: Public nudity is illegal and prosecuted as a civil offence.
Proposed: Public nudity is illegal, but private nudist colonies and beaches are permitted.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Displays of public affection and obscenity laws.
Old value:: Local governments may regulate laws on public acts of affection and obscenity.
Current: Sexual intercourse is illegal in public.
Proposed: Sexual intercourse is illegal in public.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 04:44:43, December 10, 2007 CET | From |  Anarchitarians | To | Debating the Civil Liberties Act 2498 |
| Message | Article 1: Yes. :/ Article 2: No. No gun control. Article 3: Yes. :/ Article 4: No. Ban marriage. Article 5: Yes. Article 6: Yes. |
| Date | 05:10:02, December 10, 2007 CET | From | Revolutionary Socialist Front | To | Debating the Civil Liberties Act 2498 |
| Message | Anarchitarian, you have to admit that even the articles with which you disagree are improvements compared to what we have no. I reckon it would probably be in your best interests to vote for this bill. (Also you will very quickly learn that in this game you have to compromise.) And why do you have ":/" next to articles associated with homosexuality? Are you a homophobe? |
| Date | 07:32:23, December 10, 2007 CET | From | Anarchitarians | To | Debating the Civil Liberties Act 2498 |
| Message | Article 3: No. There, I compromised. And my vote stays no. I'm not a homophobe. Lol. Cross-dressing is not normal unless for humorous reasons. I voted yes for adoptions by couples. I do not support any form of marriage. I vote no because my views about gun control trump all else. |
| Date | 07:37:51, December 10, 2007 CET | From | Hulstrian Nationalist Party | To | Debating the Civil Liberties Act 2498 |
| Message | OOC: "Cross-dressing is not normal unless for humorous reasons". Hahahahaha. Wow. |
| Date | 07:43:01, December 10, 2007 CET | From | Anarchitarians | To | Debating the Civil Liberties Act 2498 |
| Message | Hulstrian, I have nothing against drag queens. I'm a peaceful person, But in a society I envision such mental illness should not flourish. At first I agreed and said who cared because with military service for all, cross dressing would be minimalized through education. If you read the DSM charts for mental illness, delusional behavior is rated as a 30, indicating severe mental illness. People who are cross dressers just don't fit my view of society. I'm tribalist by nature; I advocate harm to none and peace for all. Cross dressers can have their own country or city or something. |
| Date | 01:43:20, December 11, 2007 CET | From | Revolutionary Socialist Front | To | Debating the Civil Liberties Act 2498 |
| Message | And what if, in your society, a man started to dress like a woman because he wanted to? |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 267 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 195 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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