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Bill: Homosexuality and the Law
Details
Submitted by[?]: Revolutionary Gathering of Beiteynu
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: November 2591
Description[?]:
| Our Lord sees no reason why laws against homosexuality should exist. People will have intimate relations with whomever they please no matter what the law says. We do nothing but oppress by keeping these laws in our books. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The legality of interracial sex.
Old value:: Only heterosexual interracial sex is allowed.
Current: Interracial sex is legal.
Proposed: Interracial sex is legal.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on sexual relations.
Old value:: Homosexual relations are illegal, but are not prosecuted.
Current: Sexual relations of all types are legal for consenting adults.
Proposed: Sexual relations of all types are legal for consenting adults.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:24:04, June 13, 2008 CET | From |  Ma'avak | To | Debating the Homosexuality and the Law |
| Message | "Not only do we oppose the legalisation of behaviour that flies in the face of G-d but this bill would legalise incest, something that we hope even the non-religious parties can be united in opposing." -- Tamir Kirschenbaum, Minister for Education and Culture |
| Date | 00:37:00, June 14, 2008 CET | From | Jewish Capitalist Party | To | Debating the Homosexuality and the Law |
| Message | We agree with article 1, but not article 2. |
| Date | 05:22:22, June 14, 2008 CET | From | Revolutionary Gathering of Beiteynu | To | Debating the Homosexuality and the Law |
| Message | The wording of the article seems to be very vague, but we are convinced that this only applies to the "Legality of Sodomy". |
| Date | 06:57:56, June 14, 2008 CET | From | Jewish Capitalist Party | To | Debating the Homosexuality and the Law |
| Message | We would like to apologize. We have made a mistake. We agree with both articles, and gladly help to pass this bill. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 157 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 83 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Culturally Open nations can adopt advisory/non-enforceable Nation Descriptions. See http://forum.particracy.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=6242 |
| Random quote: "Why is it that, as a culture, we are more comfortable seeing two men holding guns than holding hands?" - Ernest Gaines |