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Bill: Eradicating Worship of the Money-God II
Details
Submitted by[?]: National People's Gang
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: October 2125
Description[?]:
| The worship of false profits is widespread among the heathens who predate on the lambs of righteousness. These unsanctified wolves in sheep's clothing must shrivel in the fires of eternal damnation and be expunged from the flock on which they indulge their parasitic idolatry of mammon. Let the provision of the basic necessaries of Life forevermore be recognised as a humanitarian rite. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The patenting of software techniques.
Old value:: Software patents can be obtained from the patent office.
Current: Software designs, techniques, formulae and algorithms cannot be patented.
Proposed: Software designs, techniques, formulae and algorithms cannot be patented.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:06:51, October 12, 2005 CET | From |  Tuesday Is Coming | To | Debating the Eradicating Worship of the Money-God II |
| Message | Software algorithms, formulae, techniques, and designs are a "basic necessary of life"? |
| Date | 22:30:43, October 12, 2005 CET | From | National People's Gang | To | Debating the Eradicating Worship of the Money-God II |
| Message | Try running computers without them. Try running a country without computers. |
| Date | 03:38:17, October 13, 2005 CET | From | Cooperative Commonwealth Federation | To | Debating the Eradicating Worship of the Money-God II |
| Message | "unsanctified wolves in sheep's clothing"? "parasitic idolatry of mammon"? gulp. and we thought we were religious fanatics! ;) |
| Date | 03:48:52, October 13, 2005 CET | From | Tuesday Is Coming | To | Debating the Eradicating Worship of the Money-God II |
| Message | "A humanitarian rite" You may find the following website helpful: http://www.m-w.com |
| Date | 12:29:11, October 13, 2005 CET | From | National People's Gang | To | Debating the Eradicating Worship of the Money-God II |
| Message | Likewise: http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=pun http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=irony http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=humor |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 167 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 90 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 43 |
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| Random quote: "Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves." - Confucius |