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Bill: IJ Civil Rights Platform
Details
Submitted by[?]: Jelbanian Conservative Party
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: September 2650
Description[?]:
| .Power to the proletariat! |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning adoption.
Old value:: Adoption policy is to be established by local governments.
Current: Adoption policy is to be established by local governments.
Proposed: Adoption is strictly regulated by the government. Only by passing several tests and by following an intensive program applicants can adopt children.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the initiation of divorces (if allowed).
Old value:: Local governments decide who can initiate a divorce.
Current: Either partner may initiate a divorce.
Proposed: Only female partners may initiate a divorce.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change
The government's policy regarding foreign marriages.
Old value:: Local governments regulate the recognition of foreign marriages.
Current: Only foreign marriages that comply with domestic policy regarding marriage are recognised.
Proposed: Only foreign marriages that comply with domestic policy regarding marriage are recognised.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to polygamy.
Old value:: Local governments establish policies on polygamy.
Current: Local governments establish policies on polygamy.
Proposed: The government does not recognise polygamous relationships and prosecute those who pursue a polygamous lifestyle.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's stance on population control.
Old value:: Population control is left to local governments.
Current: The government does not engage in population control.
Proposed: The government taxes children beyond a certain number per couple.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:33:17, October 10, 2008 CET | From |  Christian Royalist Party (IJ) | To | Debating the IJ Civil Rights Platform |
| Message | Article 2 is absurd, we will compromise if only a man can initiate a divorce. We also agree with article 4. Fix the bill and bring it up again. |
| Date | 06:06:08, October 11, 2008 CET | From | Jelbanian Conservative Party | To | Debating the IJ Civil Rights Platform |
| Message | Article 2 is exactly right. Women tend to divorce because their husbands act like oppressive robber barons, while men who initiate divorces tend to do so for evil capitalist reasons. Basically, men tend towards greater economic evil than women and thus should be restrained from getting divorces on their own. But as a compromise, we will resubmit this bill without that article. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 22 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 53 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: It is possible for a player to transfer ownership of a character or a royal house to another player. This should be done in a public way, such as on the Character Transfers thread, so that if a dispute arises in the future, Moderation can be pointed towards evidence of the transfer. |
| Random quote: "If liberty and equality, as is thought by some are chiefly to be found in democracy, they will be best attained when all persons alike share in the government to the utmost." - Aristotle |