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Bill: Civil Rights Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Solentian People 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: July 2574
Description[?]:
| Giving more rights back to the people |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning who can proceed with adoption; in case adoption is legal.
Old value:: Only couples may adopt children.
Current: Only heterosexual couples may adopt children.
Proposed: Everyone may adopt children.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government position in respect to crossdressing policy.
Old value:: Crossdressing is prohibited by the state.
Current: Crossdressing is prohibited by the state.
Proposed: Crossdressing is allowed.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy toward marriage.
Old value:: The government only recognises civil marriages between a man and a woman.
Current: The government only recognises civil marriages between a man and a woman.
Proposed: The government allows all consenting adults to obtain civil marriage contracts.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:52:38, May 09, 2008 CET | From |  Coalition for National Unity [CNU] | To | Debating the Civil Rights Bill |
| Message | Under no circumstances will this party adopt these policies. We stand for a preservation of Morality and Integrity and as such we cannot support any legislation that we feel would put that at risk. Li Liu Sa - CMP leader. |
| Date | 00:13:13, May 10, 2008 CET | From | Meritocratic Alliance | To | Debating the Civil Rights Bill |
| Message | We agree with the CMP on this. |
| Date | 00:52:19, May 10, 2008 CET | From | Solentian People Party | To | Debating the Civil Rights Bill |
| Message | Whilst we don't agree with the CMP and the SRNP's stances on this issue, we respect their rights to make it. Bob Harrison |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 182 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 163 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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| Random quote: "Capitalism and communism stand at opposite poles. Their essential difference is this: the communist, seeing the rich man and his fine home, says: 'No man should have so much.' The capitalist, seeing the same thing, says: 'All men should have as much.'" - Phelps Adams |