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Bill: Equality in Civil Partnerships
Details
Submitted by[?]: Neo-Liberal 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: March 2587
Description[?]:
| All peoples, regardless of sexuality, have an equal right to a civil partnership. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy toward marriage.
Old value:: The government only recognises civil marriages between a man and a woman.
Current: The government allows all consenting adults to obtain civil marriage contracts.
Proposed: The government allows all consenting adults to obtain civil marriage contracts.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:42:36, May 30, 2008 CET | From | Neo-Liberal Party | To | Debating the Equality in Civil Partnerships |
| Message | Anyone any objections? |
| Date | 17:27:11, May 30, 2008 CET | From | Constitutional Monarchy Party | To | Debating the Equality in Civil Partnerships |
| Message | Only to say I shall not support. For the sake of decency we hope this fails. (ooc- IRL I support) |
| Date | 07:44:05, May 31, 2008 CET | From | People's Populist Party - Zogist Mafia | To | Debating the Equality in Civil Partnerships |
| Message | Sounds gay. queers and steers have no reason to marry other than political agitation. (ooc: IRL govt. should have nothing to do w marriage, which is a religious custom.) |
| Date | 11:57:21, May 31, 2008 CET | From | Constitutional Monarchy Party | To | Debating the Equality in Civil Partnerships |
| Message | ooc- Traditionally... but there are people who are not religious. Should we say they cant marry because they dont believe in God? |
| Date | 03:29:20, June 02, 2008 CET | From | People's Populist Party - Zogist Mafia | To | Debating the Equality in Civil Partnerships |
| Message | ooc: yes. |
| Date | 16:04:05, June 03, 2008 CET | From | Neo-Liberal Party | To | Debating the Equality in Civil Partnerships |
| Message | Marriage is a religious institution, and the state therefore has no role in its application. A civil partnership is different because it is religion neutral but gives couples the opportunity to have their relationship recognised in law and so be privy to the legal benefits. If couples wish to also have a religious ceremony then that is entirely up to them. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 322 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 347 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 81 |
| Random fact: It is forbidden to impersonate a player or Moderator. |
| Random quote: "Economic advance is not the same thing as human progress." - John Clapham |