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Bill: Civil Liberties Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Imperial Unionist Party
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: February 2522
Description[?]:
Just a bill to clean up some of the bizarre aspects of our laws |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change
The government's policy regarding foreign marriages.
Old value:: No foreign marriages are recognised.
Current: All foreign marriages are recognised, regardless of domestic policy regarding marriage.
Proposed: All foreign marriages are recognised, regardless of domestic policy regarding marriage.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Ownership of guns by private individuals.
Old value:: Ownership of firearms is mandatory for all adults.
Current: Adult individuals may own guns under strict license conditions.
Proposed: Individuals are allowed to own firearms as long as they do not have a history of dangerous mental illness or a violent criminality.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The legality of slavery.
Old value:: Slavery and the slave trade is allowed.
Current: Slavery and the slave trade are illegal.
Proposed: The slave trade is illegal, but slavery is legal as a punishment.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 00:55:32, January 25, 2008 CET | From | Ma'avak | To | Debating the Civil Liberties Bill |
Message | "So you would propose we recognise the abomination that is homosexual marriage in a nation where the very act is illegal?" -- Tomer Ben-Katz, Minister of Internal Affairs |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | ||||
yes |
Total Seats: 234 | ||||
no |
Total Seats: 83 | ||||
abstain | Total Seats: 83 |
Random fact: Real-life organisations should not be referenced in Particracy, unless they are simple and generic (eg. "National Organisation for Women" is allowed). |
Random quote: "I have no faith in political arithmetic." - Adam Smith |