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Bill: The Pre-election Liberty Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: The Green Manalishi 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: October 2605
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government position in respect to crossdressing policy.
Old value:: Crossdressing is prohibited by the state.
Current: Crossdressing is allowed.
Proposed: Crossdressing is allowed.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards the cloning of human beings.
Old value:: The cloning of human beings is illegal.
Current: The cloning of human beings is illegal.
Proposed: Research in cloning technologies is legal, but regulated.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on public nudity.
Old value:: Public nudity is illegal, but private nudist colonies and beaches are permitted.
Current: Public nudity laws are left to local governments.
Proposed: There are no laws with regards to public nudity, it is allowed.
Article 4
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 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding sexually explicit material on broadcast television.
Old value:: Nudity on television is banned.
Current: Sexually explicit material is not allowed, but nudity that is not sexually explicit is.
Proposed: Sexually explicit material is allowed, but violent or hard core pornography is banned.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding regulation of video games.
Old value:: All video games are prohibited.
Current: The government maintains strict age limitation laws that require proof of age before sales of video games may be made.
Proposed: The government maintains strict age limitation laws that require proof of age before sales of video games may be made.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Women in the military.
Old value:: Women can only serve in non-battle positions.
Current: Women serve alongside men.
Proposed: Women serve alongside men.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 07:12:49, July 13, 2008 CET | From | Plowshare Collective | To | Debating the The Pre-election Liberty Act |
| Message | yes, though we'd prefer article 2 be removed, it's not serious enough to merit voting against the other articles. |
| Date | 17:41:02, July 13, 2008 CET | From | Conservative Party | To | Debating the The Pre-election Liberty Act |
| Message | This bill really should have been broken up which leads to its failure now. |
| Date | 19:59:30, July 13, 2008 CET | From | Enlightened Cosmic Brotherhood | To | Debating the The Pre-election Liberty Act |
| Message | We don't like article 6...but we dislike the old law even more. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 319 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 396 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Once approved, players should copy Cultural Protocols into a bill in the debate section of their nation page, under the title of "OOC: Cultural Protocols". This bill should include links to the passed Cultural Protocol bill and the Moderation approval. |
| Random quote: "Politics have no relation to morals." - Niccolo Machiavelli |