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Bill: Bill of Love
Details
Submitted by[?]: Party of the Terravore
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This bill asks for an amendement to the Constitution. It will require two-thirds of the legislature to vote in favor. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: July 2612
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning who can proceed with adoption; in case adoption is legal.
Old value:: Only heterosexual couples may adopt children.
Current: Everyone may adopt children.
Proposed: Everyone may adopt children.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The lyrics of the national anthem.
Old value:: To dream of freedom in this world Our banners flaying proudly are unfurled Even if we stand alone we must never hide For in our hearts there is a sense of pride (chorus) For my Country and Nation (x2) I believe in the Aldegar I believe in my country It's where I belong, it's where I'll stay (chorus) For my Country and Nation (x2) Don't give up the fight for what is good and right like phoenix from the ashes the new dawn will arise.
Current:
| Aldegarian (Tajik): Эй Алдегор, эй марзи пур гавҳар, Эй хокат сарчашмаи ҳунар. Дур аз ту андешаи бадон, Поянда монӣ ту ҷовидон. Эй, душман ар ту санги хораи ман оҳанам, Ҷони ман фидои хоки поки меҳанам. Меҳри ту чун шуд пешаам, Дур аз ту нест андешаам, Дар роҳи ту кай арзише дорад ин ҷони мо Поянда бод хоки Алдегор мо. Ej Aldegor ej marzi pur gahar Ej xokat sarcašmai hunar Dur az tu andešai badon Pojanda monī tu çovidon. Ej, duşman ar tu sangi xorai man ohanam, Çoni man fidoi xoki poki mehanam. Mehri tu cun šud pešaam, Dur az tu nest andešaam, Dar rohi tu kaj arziše dorad in çoni mo Pojanda bod xoki Aldegor mo. Luthorian (English): O Aldegar! O jewel-studded land! Your soil, springhead of artistry sublime! May those who harbor you ill, banished be! May you remain everlastingly strong! If the foe is granite hard, I am clad in iron: Willingly I offer my life for the pure soil of my land. Ever since your love became my lodestar From you have never strayed afar my thoughts. To further your glory, we care naught for our lives: Eternal be the soil of our land. |
Proposed:
| All You Need Is Love - The Beatles Love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love. There's nothing you can do that can't be done. Nothing you can sing that can't be sung. Nothing you can say but you can learn how to play the game It's easy. There's nothing you can make that can't be made. No one you can save that can't be saved. Nothing you can do but you can learn how to be in time It's easy. All you need is love, all you need is love, All you need is love, love, love is all you need. Love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love. All you need is love, all you need is love, All you need is love, love, love is all you need. There's nothing you can know that isn't known. Nothing you can see that isn't shown. Nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be. It's easy. All you need is love, all you need is love, All you need is love, love, love is all you need. All you need is love (all together now) All you need is love (everybody) All you need is love, love, love is all you need. |
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on subsidising contraception.
Old value:: The government does not supply free or discounted contraceptives.
Current: The government offers free contraceptives in pharmacies and public toilets.
Proposed: The government subsidises a considerable discount for contraceptives.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The right for a person to prostitute himself or herself.
Old value:: Prostitution is illegal.
Current: Prostitution is legal and a recognized profession.
Proposed: Prostitution is legal and a recognized profession.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Displays of public affection and obscenity laws.
Old value:: Sexual intercourse is illegal in public.
Current: There are no laws regarding obscene public acts.
Proposed: Local governments may regulate laws on public acts of affection and obscenity.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The recreational drug policy.
Old value:: Recreational drug use is forbidden.
Current: There are no laws regulating what citizens can put into their bodies.
Proposed: Recreational drug use is regulated by local governments.
Article 7
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 8
Proposal[?] to change The time at which sexually explicit content may be shown on broadcast television (if allowed).
Old value:: Sexually explicit content or nudity may only be shown during hours that very few children watch television
Current: Sexually explicit content or nudity may only be shown during hours that very few children watch television
Proposed: Sexually explicit content may be shown all day long.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on sexual relations.
Old value:: Heterosexual relationships only are legal for consenting adults.
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 | 15:51:00, July 26, 2008 CET | From | Party of the Terravore | To | Debating the Bill of Love |
| Message | All Aldegaria needs is Love! - John Lennon |
| Date | 16:34:16, July 26, 2008 CET | From | Federation Aldegarian Party | To | Debating the Bill of Love |
| Message | OK...we'll say no and pretend you didn't insult the Beatles. |
| Date | 19:10:37, July 26, 2008 CET | From | Zoroastrian People's Party | To | Debating the Bill of Love |
| Message | Love is a battlefield. |
| Date | 02:50:05, July 27, 2008 CET | From | Party of the Terravore | To | Debating the Bill of Love |
| Message | Love is the joyous ejaculation at the sight of one who is loved, as he/she/that thing is reciprocally paying the same tribute. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 750 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: "Game mechanics comes first." For example, if a currently-enforced bill sets out one law, then a player cannot claim the government has set out a contradictory law. |
| Random quote: "If man asks for many laws, it is only because he is sure that his neighbor needs them; privately he is an unphilosophical anarchist, and thinks laws in his own case superfluous." - Will Durant |