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Bill: Changes to the Nation I
Details
Submitted by[?]: The Right Wing Opposition
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: February 2634
Description[?]:
| Now the terrorists are gone it is time to rebuild our broken nation |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Old value:: The government determines which missionaries are permitted to visit on a person by person basis.
Current: The government requires foreign missionaries to register with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Proposed: The government requires foreign missionaries to register with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards the use of land mines by the army.
Old value:: The Government leaves this to the army to decide upon.
Current: The use of land mines is allowed but restricted.
Proposed: The use of land mines is allowed.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The state's intervention in the appointment of ministers of religion.
Old value:: The state appoints all heads and other ministers of all religions.
Current: The state does not intervene in the appointment of ministers of any religion whatsoever.
Proposed: The state does not intervene in the appointment of ministers of any religion whatsoever.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards evangelism and religious advertising.
Old value:: Religions are permitted to freely promote and advertise themselves.
Current: Religions are required to obtain government approval before promoting themselves or advertising in any manner.
Proposed: Religions are required to obtain government approval before promoting themselves or advertising in any manner.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The state's policy concerning religious clothing.
Old value:: People are required to dress according to religious codes
Current: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Proposed: It is not permitted to wear religious clothing or religious symbols in public buildings.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: All schools are required to be religious in nature.
Current: Religious schools are allowed, but are strictly regulated. Only recognised religions may set up religious schools.
Proposed: Only recognised religions may set up religious schools, with no regulations.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Remuneration of ministers of religion.
Old value:: The salaries and pensions of ministers of religions shall be regulated by the law, but shall be borne by the religious communities themselves.
Current: The salaries and pensions of ministers of religion shall be borne by the state and regulated by the law.
Proposed: The state does not intervene in the remuneration of ministers of religion.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:21:00, September 05, 2008 CET | From | Christian Reform Party | To | Debating the Changes to the Nation I |
| Message | Definitely not. We've come too far to reverse our political changes. |
| Date | 01:44:30, September 06, 2008 CET | From | The Right Wing Opposition | To | Debating the Changes to the Nation I |
| Message | you support the current somewhat terroristic laws? |
| Date | 19:57:38, September 06, 2008 CET | From | Christian Reform Party | To | Debating the Changes to the Nation I |
| Message | making Head of State and Head of Government the same was the best thing we ever did. |
| Date | 19:58:13, September 06, 2008 CET | From | Christian Reform Party | To | Debating the Changes to the Nation I |
| Message | Your legislation on religion is too much on the secular for me. |
| Date | 19:58:40, September 06, 2008 CET | From | The Right Wing Opposition | To | Debating the Changes to the Nation I |
| Message | If i were to put that on a seperate vote would you support this bill? |
| Date | 20:26:55, September 06, 2008 CET | From | Am Echad, Pays Libre | To | Debating the Changes to the Nation I |
| Message | This is too secular for me as well. But if this has teh supportof Hatikva and the SPR it will pass (only if you take out the hos thing), if you do not it will not pass. |
| Date | 23:07:29, September 06, 2008 CET | From | Christian Reform Party | To | Debating the Changes to the Nation I |
| Message | I won't be voting yes on the HOS thing at all, and I flatout disagree with this bill. |
| Date | 23:22:50, September 06, 2008 CET | From | The Right Wing Opposition | To | Debating the Changes to the Nation I |
| Message | that's fine terrorists |
| Date | 14:38:52, September 07, 2008 CET | From | Christian Reform Party | To | Debating the Changes to the Nation I |
| Message | How is supporting one head of State terrorism? The Christian Reform Party are pacifists, surely that cannot work with terrorism. We support a freer more democratic state, and we feel that the Christian Zionist Party abused it's power last time in government. |
| Date | 16:15:51, September 07, 2008 CET | From | Am Echad, Pays Libre | To | Debating the Changes to the Nation I |
| Message | We fell that the CRp did nothing to check on terrorism in our nation while in office in their cabinets. |
| Date | 19:02:57, September 07, 2008 CET | From | Christian Reform Party | To | Debating the Changes to the Nation I |
| Message | The best defence against terrorism is to resume peaceful relations with our neighbours. |
| Date | 19:47:20, September 07, 2008 CET | From | Am Echad, Pays Libre | To | Debating the Changes to the Nation I |
| Message | The best defence is to show them we are tough and will not take any nonsense from them! Not doing anything to even research is just wrong. That is why the people elected us over your party. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 71 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 169 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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| Random quote: "It all came from there." - Lech Walesa (pointing to a TV when a reporter asked him why communism fell) |