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Bill: Religious Freedom Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Christian Royalist 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 2577
Description[?]:
Bill will allow other Christian missionaries from other countries, like Catholics, to visit the Empire and spread the Good Word. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Old value:: Foreign missionaries are not permitted to enter the nation.
Current: Foreign missionaries are welcomed and encouraged by the government.
Proposed: The government requires foreign missionaries to register with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 09:46:16, May 15, 2008 CET | From | Covenanters (IA) | To | Debating the Religious Freedom Act |
Message | * Pastor John Bunyan rises: Mr Speaker, We should re-ratify the Scientology Ban Treaty, however, to prevent that pyramid scheme from masquerading as a religion and conning Her Majesty's Subjects. I yield the floor. |
Date | 17:40:39, May 15, 2008 CET | From | Christian Royalist Party | To | Debating the Religious Freedom Act |
Message | Let the Foreign Minister of the Empire negotiate the terms of the treaty and submit it for a vote, for we will surely sign it. John Kennedy. |
Date | 21:44:48, May 15, 2008 CET | From | Covenanters (IA) | To | Debating the Religious Freedom Act |
Message | * Pastor Bunyan adds: Mr Speaker, We urge His Excellency The Rt Hon Governor General to propose another cabinet coalition, so that Her Makesty's Government can get on with essential business, such as banning Scientology. I yield the floor. |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | ||||
yes |
Total Seats: 111 | ||||
no | Total Seats: 54 | ||||
abstain | Total Seats: 10 |
Random fact: Any RP law granting extraordinary "emergency powers" or dictator-like powers to a government must be passed by at least a 2/3rds majority, but (like all RP laws) may always be overturned by a simple majority vote of the legislature. |
Random quote: "Dictators ride to and fro upon tigers which they dare not dismount. And the tigers are getting hungry." - Winston Churchill |