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Bill: Berosian Agenda 4-Moral Decency
Details
Submitted by[?]: Berosian 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: December 2721
Description[?]:
| Promoting the Berosian Agenda |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The legality of divorces (if marriages are recognised).
Old value:: Divorces are legal, be it mutual consent, grounded cause or if one partner wants it.
Current: Only divorces that comply with religious doctrine are legal.
Proposed: Divorces are only legal with grounded cause (such as adultery, or violence).
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change National policy regarding the desecration of the national flag.
Old value:: There are no regulations regarding the desecration or use of the national flag.
Current: The national flag may not be desecrated or dishonoured.
Proposed: The national flag may not be desecrated or dishonoured.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Displays of public affection and obscenity laws.
Old value:: There are no laws regarding obscene public acts.
Current: There are no laws regarding obscene public acts.
Proposed: Sexual intercourse is illegal in public.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The time at which sexually explicit content may be shown on broadcast television (if allowed).
Old value:: Sexually explicit content may be shown all day long.
Current: Sexually explicit content or nudity may only be shown during hours that very few children watch television
Proposed: Sexually explicit content or nudity may only be shown during hours that very few children watch television
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:41:07, March 05, 2009 CET | From | New Whig Party | To | Debating the Berosian Agenda 4-Moral Decency |
| Message | Sure. For the children (and without the usual sarcasm). |
| Date | 22:40:53, March 05, 2009 CET | From | People's Party - Republican Democrats | To | Debating the Berosian Agenda 4-Moral Decency |
| Message | Were it not for the reactionary divorce provision ... |
| Date | 01:03:39, March 06, 2009 CET | From | Traditionalist Party | To | Debating the Berosian Agenda 4-Moral Decency |
| Message | We agree with all but article one. Change that and you'll have our vote. |
| Date | 01:40:51, March 06, 2009 CET | From | Berosian Party | To | Debating the Berosian Agenda 4-Moral Decency |
| Message | This is hardly a reactionary divorce provision. It ensures that a marriage is a solid bond between two people, and not something that is just a concept. As it stands now, a divorce could be implemented whenever, wherever. Marriage is a pact, and should be treated as such. If they didn't want to get married, then they shouldn't have gotten married in the first place. |
| Date | 07:05:14, March 06, 2009 CET | From | People's Party - Republican Democrats | To | Debating the Berosian Agenda 4-Moral Decency |
| Message | Why should a couple who mutually agree that their marriage turned out to be a mistake be forced to stay together? As things would stand under the provision included in this bill, the only way to get out of a marriage that simply doesn't work is to commit adultery or be violent, or do something similar. A provision like this does not make a marriage a solid bond between two people, but is a rather more likely to make a marriage a living hell. |
| Date | 16:39:55, March 06, 2009 CET | From | Berosian Party | To | Debating the Berosian Agenda 4-Moral Decency |
| Message | A marriage is a legally binding contract as well as a sacred religious bond. If you want to be married you better be sure. If it turns out that both agree that the marriage was a mistake, you should've either thought it through better or not gotten married. It should not be so simply to opt out of a legally binding contract, as it should not be so easy to opt out of a spiritual bond. Marriage is not something to be toyed with, as it is under current legislation. It is the ultimate spiritual bond. |
| Date | 08:54:53, March 08, 2009 CET | From | People's Party - Republican Democrats | To | Debating the Berosian Agenda 4-Moral Decency |
| Message | Sometimes people are absolutely sure about things, and it still turns out they were wrong. We all have to live with our mistakes sometimes, but in this case it should at least be allowed to get out of the situation if both parties to the contract agree that they made a mistake, rather than making each other, and possibly their children, unhappy for the rest of their lives. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 355 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 395 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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