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Bill: The Intellectual Freedom Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Progressive Purpose 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: September 2520
Description[?]:
| This Proposal stands for equality of education, the freedom of religion, and the freedom of choice for both religions and children, as both are exceedingly precious. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Old value:: Foreign missionaries are not permitted to enter the nation.
Current: The government determines which missionaries are permitted to visit on a person by person basis.
Proposed: The government requires foreign missionaries to register with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The education system.
Old value:: There is a free public education system alongside private schools.
Current: There is a free public education system and a small number of private schools, which are heavily regulated to ensure they teach adequate skills and information.
Proposed: There is a free public education system and a small number of private schools, which are heavily regulated to ensure they teach adequate skills and information.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards evangelism and religious advertising.
Old value:: Religions are not permitted to promote themselves or advertise in any manner whatsoever.
Current: Religions are required to obtain government approval before promoting themselves or advertising in any manner.
Proposed: Religions are permitted to freely promote and advertise themselves.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Any religion may set up a school, but they are strictly regulated.
Current: Religious schools are not allowed.
Proposed: Religious schools are not allowed.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to prayer in schools.
Old value:: The government leaves this decision up to the schools themselves.
Current: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden, except in religious schools.
Proposed: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 16:57:50, January 17, 2008 CET | From | AM Radical Libertarian Party | To | Debating the The Intellectual Freedom Act |
| Message | 1 is a small step in the right direction, 2 a small steop in the wrong direction, 3 is good, and 4 and 5 are abhorent. Why should a religion not be allowed to set up a private school, and allow prayers in that school? |
| Date | 20:32:23, January 17, 2008 CET | From | PFL Irish Party | To | Debating the The Intellectual Freedom Act |
| Message | No to articles 4 and 5 |
| Date | 16:27:57, January 22, 2008 CET | From | Democratic Workers' Party and CTUL List | To | Debating the The Intellectual Freedom Act |
| Message | Yes to articles 4 and 5. All other articles are regressive. |
| Date | 16:28:13, January 22, 2008 CET | From | Democratic Workers' Party and CTUL List | To | Debating the The Intellectual Freedom Act |
| Message | Apart from 2. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 665 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: It is the collective responsibility of the players in a nation to ensure all currently binding RP laws are clearly outlined in an OOC reference bill in the "Bills under debate" section of the nation page. Confusion should not be created by displaying only some of the current RP laws or displaying RP laws which are no longer current. |
| Random quote: "A liberal is a man or a woman or a child who looks forward to a better day, a more tranquil night, and a bright, infinite future." - Leonard Bernstein |