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Bill: Religion Act (2127)
Details
Submitted by[?]: Deltarian Nationalist 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: April 2128
Description[?]:
| More controls to assist religion and safeguard against fundamentalism detrimental to the state and it's nationals. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The state's intervention in the appointment of ministers of religion.
Old value:: The state does not intervene in the appointment of ministers of any religion whatsoever.
Current: The state has the right to veto the appointment of any ministers of religion.
Proposed: The state nominates ministers of religion, but the appointment is left up to the religious communities themselves.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Remuneration of ministers of religion.
Old value:: The state does not intervene in the remuneration of ministers of religion.
Current: The salaries and pensions of ministers of religions shall be regulated by the law, but shall be borne by the religious communities themselves.
Proposed: The salaries and pensions of ministers of religions shall be regulated by the law, but shall be borne by the religious communities themselves.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:06:49, October 18, 2005 CET | From | Capitalizt Party | To | Debating the Religion Act (2127) |
| Message | Fundamentalism has to be punished, and cruelly, but that's not the answer. |
| Date | 17:13:47, October 18, 2005 CET | From | Deltarian Nationalist Party | To | Debating the Religion Act (2127) |
| Message | Prevention better than cure, this just stops radicals becoming head |
| Date | 17:55:05, October 18, 2005 CET | From | United Blobs | To | Debating the Religion Act (2127) |
| Message | Article 1 - We strongly believe in seperation of State and Religion. This would effectively allow the government to choose ministers and we cannot accept that. Article 2 - Why should we specifically regulate the salaries of one profession over all others? |
| Date | 18:24:37, October 18, 2005 CET | From | National Imperial Hobrazian Front | To | Debating the Religion Act (2127) |
| Message | A big f***ing no! Along with speech, religion is the foremost among liberties! |
| Date | 19:08:06, October 18, 2005 CET | From | We Say So! Party | To | Debating the Religion Act (2127) |
| Message | I can only agree with my right honourable colleagues. |
| Date | 09:39:37, October 19, 2005 CET | From | Deltarian Nationalist Party | To | Debating the Religion Act (2127) |
| Message | I'm getting popular with these bills, lol. Yet to have anyone vote yes for anything |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 400 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| 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: "Democracy is more dangerous than fire. Fire can't vote itself immune to water." - Michael Z. Williamson |