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Bill: "parents do not need to take a test to have a kid" bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: JDW Tukarali Greens 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: April 2519
Description[?]:
| parents do not need to take a test to have a kid if parents abuse their children the law will catch up with them the whole idea of a test is silly the first question would no doubt be "will you ever neglect your child?" even potential neglecters are not going to say, "oh yeah, that is why I want a child. in order to neglect it." |
Proposals
Article 1
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 | 10:18:41, January 18, 2008 CET | From | JDW Tukarali Greens Party | To | Debating the "parents do not need to take a test to have a kid" bill |
| Message | parents do not need to take a test to have a kid if parents abuse their children the law will catch up with them the whole idea of a test is silly the first question would no doubt be "will you ever neglect your child?" even potential neglecters are not going to say, "oh yeah, that is why I want a child. in order to neglect it." |
| Date | 15:24:26, January 18, 2008 CET | From | Rightist Party | To | Debating the "parents do not need to take a test to have a kid" bill |
| Message | *sighs* I'm not even going to bother. |
| Date | 15:59:54, January 18, 2008 CET | From | Judicial Union Party | To | Debating the "parents do not need to take a test to have a kid" bill |
| Message | "[I]f parents abuse their children the law will catch up with them" - Yes, let's wait until the children are beaten and bruised before the state steps in. |
| Date | 21:28:25, January 18, 2008 CET | From | Greenish Liberal Democratic Socialists | To | Debating the "parents do not need to take a test to have a kid" bill |
| Message | We'll support. We do not think restrictive tests are the way to go.. Who determines what's ok and what isn't? |
| Date | 01:35:22, January 19, 2008 CET | From | JDW Tukarali Greens Party | To | Debating the "parents do not need to take a test to have a kid" bill |
| Message | some support, so I am putting it out for a vote |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 183 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 291 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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