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Bill: Marriage and Civil Rights Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: We Say So! Party
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: February 2644
Description[?]:
| WHILST accepting that, for some, the act of marriage is a union between two people in a bond of love, whilst also accepting that for some the bond of love takes a different form, the Government will amend current legislation to take into account the freedom of the individual to make decisions on their personal life without the constraints of Government legislators. In addition, the legality of civil rights unions or marriages are no business of the Government and should be decided upon by individuals themselves through whatever beliefs they hold, be they religious or not. By the Government making policy to effect these statutes the Government has involved itself upon the beliefs of others which it should have no business in so doing. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy toward marriage.
Old value:: The government allows all consenting adults to obtain civil marriage contracts.
Current: The government only recognises civil marriages between a man and a woman.
Proposed: The government does not involve itself in marriage or civil unions.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to polygamy.
Old value:: Polygamous marriages are accorded equal recognition to monogamous marriages.
Current: There is no explicit government policy on polygamy.
Proposed: There is no explicit government policy on polygamy.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:55:09, September 27, 2008 CET | From | We Say So! Party | To | Debating the Marriage and Civil Rights Act |
| Message | Government should not be involved in peoples bedrooms and should not support nor deny peoples rights to choose. By recognising both monogamous and polygamous marriages the government is involving itself in making moral decisions on the activities of its people. We state that there should be no policy on the legitimacy of polygamy vs monogamy allowing the individual to make the decision themselves without the government alienating those with a differing belief system. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 255 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 51 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 94 |
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