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Bill: Marriage Act 2609
Details
Submitted by[?]: Wiedervereinigten Nationalisten
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: May 2610
Description[?]:
| An Act to empower local government to make regulations on the question of marriage. |
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: Civil marriages are defined by local governments.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 02:56:12, July 20, 2008 CET | From | Traditional Conservative's Party | To | Debating the Marriage Act 2609 |
| Message | "Even though the TCP believes that more power to local governments is good, we must vote no to this bill. We believe that marriage is between a man and a women, and no government can change that." The Hon. Karl Heimlich DM for Neustadt TCP Advisor on Justice |
| Date | 01:35:39, July 21, 2008 CET | From | Hulstria Reactionary Party | To | Debating the Marriage Act 2609 |
| Message | The Imperal party supports the stance of the Traditional conservatives party. |
| Date | 01:38:49, July 21, 2008 CET | From | Wiedervereinigten Nationalisten | To | Debating the Marriage Act 2609 |
| Message | "The Hulstrian Nationalist Party believes that local governments will be equally effective at answering this question. We trust the Crownlands to do what is right for their individual situations." -Adriana van der Merwe Minister of Justice DM for Graaffsberg Centre |
| Date | 18:45:18, July 21, 2008 CET | From | Kurui | To | Debating the Marriage Act 2609 |
| Message | "Kurui approves heartily of this measure; with the acceptance of regional religious rites and the region by region clampdown on false religious ceremonies, we can protect Hulstrians, regardless of their majority or minority positions." -- Yamada Shinji, Junior Minister OOC: Again, this won't pass before the election, check the date on the nation page... |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 201 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 241 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 58 |
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