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Bill: Polygamy Act of 2735
Details
Submitted by[?]: House Lusk-Nat'l Syndicalist Party (UM)
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: October 2735
Description[?]:
| This act will re-illegalize polygamy. Existing polygamous "marriages" will be dissolved. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to polygamy.
Old value:: Polygamous marriages are accorded equal recognition to monogamous marriages.
Current: Polygamous marriages are accorded equal recognition to monogamous marriages.
Proposed: The government does not recognise polygamous relationships.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:26:56, April 02, 2009 CET | From | Modern Revolutionary Socialist Party | To | Debating the Polygamy Act of 2735 |
| Message | Why? What is the point of this bill? What does it hope to do? It will tear apart previously happy families. As long as the marriage is between consenting adults we see no point in making it illegal. |
| Date | 22:07:59, April 02, 2009 CET | From | Federalist Minarcho-Capitalist Party | To | Debating the Polygamy Act of 2735 |
| Message | The FMCP would like a rationale for the ban before we support. |
| Date | 22:15:14, April 02, 2009 CET | From | House Lusk-Nat'l Syndicalist Party (UM) | To | Debating the Polygamy Act of 2735 |
| Message | Polygamy is a practice that leads to a surplus of men, which in turns leads to street violence. Also, polygamists usually belong to bizarre and dangerous cults. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 240 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 458 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 52 |
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