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Bill: RRP General Reform
Details
Submitted by[?]: Rightful Radical Party
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 2628
Description[?]:
We, the RRP, hereby propose the following reform of laws: |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Policy on the legality of abortions
Old value:: Abortion is allowed during the first and second trimesters.
Current: Abortion is allowed during the first and second trimesters.
Proposed: Abortions are only allowed in medical emergencies.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning child labour.
Old value:: Child labour is allowed, but with additional regulations to those of adult labourers.
Current: Child labour is allowed, but with additional regulations to those of adult labourers.
Proposed: Child labour is forbidden.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The nation's defence industry.
Old value:: Defence industries are privately owned and not subsidised.
Current: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
Proposed: The state owns all defence industries.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The right to euthanasia.
Old value:: Euthanasia is allowed with consent from the patient and the treating doctor.
Current: Euthanasia is allowed with consent from the patient and the treating doctor.
Proposed: Euthanasia is illegal and considered murder.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Military stance on homosexuality.
Old value:: Homosexuality is allowed in the military.
Current: Homosexuality is allowed in the military.
Proposed: Open homosexuality is not tolerated in the military. The military has a "don't ask, don't tell" policy.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The age at which a person is considered an adult (limited between 12 and 24).
Old value:: 16
Current: 18
Proposed: 18
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change National service.
Old value:: There shall be no mandatory military or civilian national service.
Current: All adults upon completion of schooling must serve a term in the military.
Proposed: 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.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The official national sport.
Old value:: Football
Current: Fótbolti (Football/Soccer) (Summer) , Íshokki (Ice Hockey) (Winter)
Proposed: Hokey
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change The distribution, purchasing and possession of material depicting pornographic acts.
Old value:: Pornography depicting consenting adults is legal for everyone.
Current: Pornography depicting consenting adults is legal for adults.
Proposed: Pornography depicting consenting adults is legal for adults.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the treatment of prisoners of war.
Old value:: Prisoners of war must be treated well, according to internationally-accepted standards.
Current: Prisoners of war must be treated well, according to internationally-accepted standards.
Proposed: Prisoners of war are treated according to the national laws of the captor power.
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change The recreational drug policy.
Old value:: There are no laws regulating what citizens can put into their bodies.
Current: All naturally occurring drugs are legal.
Proposed: Recreational drug use is forbidden.
Article 12
Proposal[?] to change The total number of seats in the legislative assembly. Should be between 75 and 750.
Old value:: 501
Current: 450
Proposed: 250
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 18:33:43, August 26, 2008 CET | From | Telamon National Party | To | Debating the RRP General Reform |
Message | We will be forced to abstain on this bill. |
Date | 20:31:46, August 26, 2008 CET | From | Telamon Minarchist Party | To | Debating the RRP General Reform |
Message | What the hell is "hokey"? And since the RRP is proposing it we assume it's a bad bill so we'll vote against though it won't pass before the election anyways. Esteban Ct Party Leader Telamon Minarchist Party |
Date | 21:03:13, August 26, 2008 CET | From | Regional Acronym Political Establishment | To | Debating the RRP General Reform |
Message | Nice bill. I like it much |
Date | 23:52:54, August 26, 2008 CET | From | Rightful Radical Party | To | Debating the RRP General Reform |
Message | You people from the TMP are up to your own rude tricks again I suppose. Probably Mr Nozick held "Bad Manners in Parliament" Classes to his party members. Tomislav Crnobrnja RRP |
Date | 23:54:07, August 26, 2008 CET | From | Rightful Radical Party | To | Debating the RRP General Reform |
Message | OOC: Rushed typing, missed out the "C", sorry. |
Date | 03:33:06, August 27, 2008 CET | From | New Humanitarian Party | To | Debating the RRP General Reform |
Message | 12 Articles in a Law? And methinks there are no, any, common features in these articles. Is this a kind of Chimera? How can we accept this law? |
Date | 12:35:56, August 27, 2008 CET | From | Telamonese Communist Party | To | Debating the RRP General Reform |
Message | This Bill contains Articles we agree with and Articles we disagree with. We would rather be voting on each one individually. However, on balance we are going to vote "Yes". Albert Brocklehurst (General Secretary of the Telamonese Communist Party) |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | |||||
yes | Total Seats: 61 | |||||
no |
Total Seats: 268 | |||||
abstain | Total Seats: 172 |
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