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Bill: Children First Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Tukarali Popular 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: July 2539
Description[?]:
| Everyone talks about the right for adults to be parents, but no one seem to care about the right for a child to have a father and mother, where the government have a say anyway. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning who can proceed with adoption; in case adoption is legal.
Old value:: Everyone may adopt children.
Current: Only heterosexual couples may adopt children.
Proposed: Only heterosexual couples may adopt children.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:26:44, February 27, 2008 CET | From | Tukarali Graenix Party | To | Debating the Children First Act |
| Message | And you wonder why things are they way they are. Tsk tsk |
| Date | 23:34:01, February 27, 2008 CET | From | Tukarali Popular Party | To | Debating the Children First Act |
| Message | Nope, I dont wonder why it is the way it is, I think its pretty clear by now. |
| Date | 23:38:22, February 27, 2008 CET | From | Judicial Union Party | To | Debating the Children First Act |
| Message | Actually, studies have shown that homosexual parents tend to produce better children. No child is disadvantaged by having homosexual parents. This is nothing but blatant discrimination against a significant part of the population. |
| Date | 23:55:06, February 27, 2008 CET | From | Tukarali Popular Party | To | Debating the Children First Act |
| Message | And how do you define a better child? that whole argument is nonesense. |
| Date | 23:59:18, February 27, 2008 CET | From | Judicial Union Party | To | Debating the Children First Act |
| Message | Less likely to commit crime, performs better in school etc. |
| Date | 00:54:51, February 28, 2008 CET | From | Rightist Party | To | Debating the Children First Act |
| Message | We'll oppose |
| Date | 23:08:27, February 28, 2008 CET | From | Rightist Party | To | Debating the Children First Act |
| Message | defeated |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 205 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 295 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Cabinet ministers who disagree seriously with the head of government would usually be expected to resign. Parties within the cabinet may attempt to manoeuvre to replace the head of government though, for example by proposing a new cabinet bill or voting for an early election. |
| Random quote: "A lie told often enough becomes the truth." - Vladimir Lenin |