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Bill: Public Devolution of Affection
Details
Submitted by[?]: Cooperative Commonwealth Federation
Status[?]: passed
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: August 2120
Description[?]:
| Considering that some cultures have differing standards on what sort of public displays of sexuality are appropriate in public, this bill will allow local governments to set more liberal, or more conservative, standards in this area, according to their taste. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Displays of public affection and obscenity laws.
Old value:: Sexual intercourse is illegal in public.
Current: All sexually implicit actions are illegal in public.
Proposed: Local governments may regulate laws on public acts of affection and obscenity.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 08:44:33, October 01, 2005 CET | From |  Tuesday Is Coming | To | Debating the Public Devolution of Affection |
| Message | Can we get it devolved to cities, towns, and villlages? I think that this issue is too specific to be at the state level, but is acceptable on a county or otherwise extremely local level. The same goes for public nudity. |
| Date | 21:21:06, October 01, 2005 CET | From | Cooperative Commonwealth Federation | To | Debating the Public Devolution of Affection |
| Message | The intention with all these bills is that power may be devolved to the lowest level willing to take it on. If a state votes to take a power from the central government, they can. If a vilalge votes to take a power from the state, they can too. That's why the name series changed from "power to the states" to "maximum devolution" a while back. The nudity law was specifically worded to allow it to be as local as possible, and the intent is the same here. |
| Date | 21:51:50, October 01, 2005 CET | From | Tuesday Is Coming | To | Debating the Public Devolution of Affection |
| Message | Id prefer that states and the national government had no power on this issue, but that it is illegal by default(municipalities and local govs can legalize it or choose not to) |
| Date | 03:53:34, October 02, 2005 CET | From | Cooperative Commonwealth Federation | To | Debating the Public Devolution of Affection |
| Message | If one town wants free sex in the streets and another wants to ban any kissing in public, then that's good. Again, trying to get the decision-making to the most local level possible. |
| Date | 21:24:06, October 02, 2005 CET | From | Tuesday Is Coming | To | Debating the Public Devolution of Affection |
| Message | OOC Hm... I think I'll make this party be a fanatical unitarist against any devolution. However, if this is going to fail, I plan to vote in favor as I actually want this to pass. |
| Date | 06:32:53, October 03, 2005 CET | From | Tuesday Is Coming | To | Debating the Public Devolution of Affection |
| Message | No hard feelings? |
| Date | 06:34:28, October 03, 2005 CET | From | Cooperative Commonwealth Federation | To | Debating the Public Devolution of Affection |
| Message | ((well, it's not as if i expect TIC support for my bills...) |
| Date | 06:57:58, October 03, 2005 CET | From | Tuesday Is Coming | To | Debating the Public Devolution of Affection |
| Message | This one will have the support if needed to pass it. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 181 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 74 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 45 |
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| Random quote: "You don't have to be straight to be in the military; you just have to be able to shoot straight." - Barry Goldwater |