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Bill: Civil Rights Amendmant
Details
Submitted by[?]: New Socialist Alliance
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 2548
Description[?]:
| Going through Alorian legislation there are a few laws which contradict each other. eg Segregation is illegal in the workplace but not in education. This act seeks to correct these and help towards equality |
Proposals
Article 1
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 2
Proposal[?] to change Policy concerning racial segregation in educational institutions.
Old value:: Segregation policy is set by local governments.
Current: Segregation is illegal in all educational institutions.
Proposed: Segregation is illegal in all educational institutions.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:34:37, March 16, 2008 CET | From |  Democratic Rationalists (PrCoa) | To | Debating the Civil Rights Amendmant |
| Message | Can't vote for this. |
| Date | 23:50:35, March 16, 2008 CET | From | Alorian Public Union | To | Debating the Civil Rights Amendmant |
| Message | Nor can we sorry to say. |
| Date | 01:58:05, March 17, 2008 CET | From | Conservative Union | To | Debating the Civil Rights Amendmant |
| Message | =/ |
| Date | 09:16:50, March 17, 2008 CET | From | New Socialist Alliance | To | Debating the Civil Rights Amendmant |
| Message | What's wrong with stopping kids having to endure racism and preventing homophobia? |
| Date | 22:53:01, March 17, 2008 CET | From | Alorian Public Union | To | Debating the Civil Rights Amendmant |
| Message | Its none of our business eitheir way, local governments. Lets not be a monolithic and dogmatic entity over a region's internal affairs. |
| Date | 09:18:48, March 18, 2008 CET | From | Genuine Progress Alliance | To | Debating the Civil Rights Amendmant |
| Message | We are in favor of Article I but not in Article II. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 346 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 404 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: The influence a bill has on elections decreases over time, until it eventually is no longer relevant. This can explain shifts in your party's position to the electorate and your visibility. |
| Random quote: "If a nation expects to be ignorant and free in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be." - Thomas Jefferson |