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Bill: The Separation of Church and State
Details
Submitted by[?]: Evangelium Vitae 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: January 2694
Description[?]:
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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 allows all consenting adults to obtain civil marriage contracts.
Proposed: The government does not involve itself in marriage or civil unions.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 03:43:37, January 09, 2009 CET | From | Evangelium Vitae Party | To | Debating the The Separation of Church and State |
| Message | Mr. Speaker; If parties would like to cite the Separation of Church and State. It should go both ways. I yield the floor. |
| Date | 03:56:16, January 09, 2009 CET | From | Radical Socialist Strahtman Party (RSSP) | To | Debating the The Separation of Church and State |
| Message | Mr Speaker; The SCSP would like to keep the government's civil union policies, as they have numerous effects currently in place. Civil unions are useful for determining taxes, loans, and numerous legal loopholes. Unless we put other laws in place or disregard policies, we cannot vote yes on this bill. I yield the floor |
| Date | 03:57:21, January 09, 2009 CET | From | Kundrati Reform Party | To | Debating the The Separation of Church and State |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, Correct me if I'm wrong, but isnt this allowing for animal-human, multiple people, child-adult etc marriages? |
| Date | 04:03:48, January 09, 2009 CET | From | Evangelium Vitae Party | To | Debating the The Separation of Church and State |
| Message | Mr. Speaker; This is as close as we (OOC: on this game can get) to abstaining from involving ourselves within marriage. Marriage and civil union are still defined as being of two consenting people, same-sex and heterosexual marriages are left up to the churches. Sexual intercourse is still outlawed in other laws, as is polygamy. Some religions may prefer child-adult marriages. But the marriages cannot be consummated while the child is under the legal age of consent without proper dispensation. I hope this satisfies the opposition. I yield. |
| Date | 05:18:34, January 09, 2009 CET | From | Freedom Party | To | Debating the The Separation of Church and State |
| Message | Esteemed SCSP, What taxes? :P I yield the floor. |
| Date | 14:47:43, January 09, 2009 CET | From | Radical Socialist Strahtman Party (RSSP) | To | Debating the The Separation of Church and State |
| Message | Mr Speaker; Well with divorce settlements, the SCSP were under the impression they were tax deductible, but you may correct us if we are wrong. I yield the floor |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 69 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 181 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 50 |
| Random fact: Any RP law granting extraordinary "emergency powers" or dictator-like powers to a government must be passed by at least a 2/3rds majority, but (like all RP laws) may always be overturned by a simple majority vote of the legislature. |
| Random quote: "We can only protect liberty by making it relevant to the modern world." - Tony Blair |