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Bill: Respect for Life Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Plowshare Collective
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This bill proposes the withdrawal from a treaty. It will require half of the legislature to vote in favor[?]. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: September 2591
Description[?]:
| the Plowshare Collective insists that the sacred nature of human and non-human life be acknowledged and respected by the government and people of Al'Badara. |
Proposals
Article 1
Withdraw from the League of Nuclear Nations.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Policy on the legality of abortions
Old value:: Abortion is allowed during the entire course of the pregnancy.
Current: Abortion is allowed during the entire course of the pregnancy.
Proposed: All abortions are illegal.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy with respect to the death penalty.
Old value:: The death penalty is applied for capital crimes.
Current: The death penalty is illegal and is never to be applied.
Proposed: The death penalty is illegal and is never to be applied.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The nation's defence industry.
Old value:: The state owns all defence industries.
Current: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
Proposed: Defence industries are banned.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The right to euthanasia.
Old value:: Euthanasia is mandated for the old and sick
Current: Euthanasia is allowed with consent from the patient and the treating doctor.
Proposed: Euthanasia is illegal and considered murder.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Commercial fishing regulation.
Old value:: The government establishes fishing quotas.
Current: The government establishes fishing quotas.
Proposed: Commercial fishing is completely banned
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning forest protection.
Old value:: Forests are protected. Logging is allowed by licence only.
Current: Forests are protected. Logging is allowed by licence only.
Proposed: Forests have strictly enforced protection. Felling is limited to fire breaks.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Ownership of guns by private individuals.
Old value:: Adult individuals may not own firearms unless professionally required.
Current: Adult individuals may own guns under strict license conditions.
Proposed: Individuals are not permitted to own firearms under any circumstances.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change National service.
Old value:: All adults upon completion of schooling must serve a term in the military.
Current: All adults upon completion of schooling must serve either a term in the military or a lesser paid term of civilian national service, at their option.
Proposed: There shall be no mandatory military or civilian national service.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change The use of torture for obtaining information.
Old value:: Suspects can only be tortured under grave emergencies where the information is vital.
Current: Torture is never allowed.
Proposed: Torture is never allowed.
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change The government's stance on population control.
Old value:: The government does not engage in population control.
Current: The government actively promotes population growth.
Proposed: The government actively promotes population growth.
Article 12
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the treatment of prisoners of war.
Old value:: Prisoners of war may be mistreated without legal sanction.
Current: Prisoners of war must be treated well, according to internationally-accepted standards.
Proposed: Prisoners of war are immediately returned to their own government.
Article 13
Proposal[?] to change The national refugee policy.
Old value:: Only refugees that are victims of extreme circumstances are welcome; no aid is given to them.
Current: All refugees are welcome, regardless of their reason, and given aid in integrating them into the country.
Proposed: All refugees are welcome, regardless of their reason, and given aid in integrating them into the country.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 16:10:23, June 12, 2008 CET | From | Enlightened Cosmic Brotherhood | To | Debating the Respect for Life Act |
| Message | Hm... Alright. |
| Date | 19:06:43, June 12, 2008 CET | From | Republican Patriciate Coalition | To | Debating the Respect for Life Act |
| Message | No, sorry, this goes too far, we are not lovey dovey fluffy bunnies |
| Date | 00:04:54, June 13, 2008 CET | From | Plowshare Collective | To | Debating the Respect for Life Act |
| Message | the state has no claim over the lives of its citizens - it exists to serve them, not to dominate them. there's nothing fluffy about insisting on the sovereign rights of individuals, the foremost of which is life itself. |
| Date | 06:42:41, June 13, 2008 CET | From | Revolutionary Party | To | Debating the Respect for Life Act |
| Message | Absolute Support |
| Date | 12:26:02, June 13, 2008 CET | From | Republican Patriciate Coalition | To | Debating the Respect for Life Act |
| Message | Actually... we do. They voted us into office, and we shall carry out that office as we see fit. We are accountable, if they don't like it, they'll vote us out. Things like letting in all refugees and just releasing prisoners of war is sheer lunacy |
| Date | 17:08:33, June 13, 2008 CET | From | Enlightened Cosmic Brotherhood | To | Debating the Respect for Life Act |
| Message | OOC:^ Eviilll! Eviillll!! ^ |
| Date | 01:40:00, June 14, 2008 CET | From | Plowshare Collective | To | Debating the Respect for Life Act |
| Message | L'État, c'est moi? your generous assumptions regarding your own privileges aside, it's naive to assume that powers granted to your office will not be abused by its next holder. either way, we are unconvinced that it is ethically responsible to accept hierarchical power even with the consent of the oppressed. a people used to its chains and well indoctrinated will "willingly" submit to slavery. that is no excuse to oppose emancipation. democracy without absolute equality is a farce. |
| Date | 09:16:49, June 14, 2008 CET | From | Republican Patriciate Coalition | To | Debating the Respect for Life Act |
| Message | That's not true at all, a people in slavery, when given the choice, will free themselves (OOC: look at india!). Yes, there may be abuse of powers, but with terms as short as just over two years the legislature is held easily accountable for themselves. OOC: Look who's talking HKA! |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 141 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 187 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 387 |
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