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Bill: Dignity of Animals Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Human Extinction Project
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: August 2588
Description[?]:
| The rights of animals should be respected. Animals need not be hunted. Humans can get by perfectly well on a vegetarian diet, and it is much healthier for us too. Professor Horace Werckle (Director of the Human Extinction Project) |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The right to kill animals.
Old value:: Killing animals is legal but regulated.
Current: Killing animals is legal but regulated.
Proposed: Killing animals is illegal.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Commercial fishing regulation.
Old value:: The government establishes fishing quotas.
Current: Local governments can establish fishing quotas
Proposed: Commercial fishing is completely banned
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government regulation of hunting.
Old value:: The matters of hunting and fishing are handled by local governments.
Current: Hunting and fishing activities are restricted to designated areas and periods.
Proposed: Private hunting and fishing practices are banned.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 15:20:00, June 07, 2008 CET | From | Judicial Union Party | To | Debating the Dignity of Animals Act |
| Message | This should have been left for debate. Why do new parties always do this? In addition, a vegetarian diet is insufficient for full nutrition. People need delicious meat. |
| Date | 19:49:49, June 07, 2008 CET | From | Human Extinction Project | To | Debating the Dignity of Animals Act |
| Message | OOC: As a new party, it is in my interests to put forward as many proposals as possible as fast as possible in order to stand a chance of winning seats at the next election. |
| Date | 01:28:05, June 08, 2008 CET | From | Judicial Union Party | To | Debating the Dignity of Animals Act |
| Message | You may be a new party, but that doesn't give you the right to disregard proper legislative procedure. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 131 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 369 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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