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Bill: A family act.
Details
Submitted by[?]: Hobrazian Extraordinary Gentlemen's Club
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: December 2629
Description[?]:
| The bill suggests the government to review the institute of the family as an alliance of just two people, and adresses the issue with restrictions on would-be parents. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning parental qualifications.
Old value:: The government requires a test for would-be parents, if parents circumvent the test they are allowed to keep the children, but are watched for incompentence.
Current: The government does not hold qualifications for new parents.
Proposed: The government does not hold qualifications for new parents.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to polygamy.
Old value:: The government does not recognise polygamous relationships and prosecute those who pursue a polygamous lifestyle.
Current: There is no explicit government policy on polygamy.
Proposed: Polygamous marriages are accorded equal recognition to monogamous marriages.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 09:41:17, August 30, 2008 CET | From |  We Say So! Party | To | Debating the A family act. |
| Message | Whilst we could support article 1 we cannot support article 2. The safety and well being of the children must be considered paramount compared to any "freedom" of possible parents. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 115 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 285 |
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| Random quote: "Rifles, muskets, long-bows and hand-grenades are inherently democratic weapons. A complex weapon makes the strong stronger, while a simple weapon so long as there is no answer to it gives claws to the weak." - George Orwell |