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Bill: Secularization of Education
Details
Submitted by[?]: Socialist Party of Kalistan (SPoK)
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: June 2762
Description[?]:
| Given that Article II of the newly passed Bill of Rights contains language that reads: "The Government shall never establish or give legislative preference to any Religion or in any way inhibit the free exercise of Religion.", the Socialist Party of Kalistan calls for the secularization of the education institution. To this end, we call for all education to be completed in public schools, or private, state regulated institutions. But we also do not wish for religious education to be diminished by this law. So this law should be read (and voted for accordingly) to mean that if kids go to religious schools they must also complete the same amount of time in public schools that their peers who are enrolled exclusively in public or private schools are required to complete for state recognized educational certification. This should also be read to include acceptance at public higher education institutions. Only education completed in public schools or recognized and regulated private institutions, as provided for by law, shall be awarded state certification, and public institutions of higher education shall be required to exclude those who do not posses the public certification of completion of education. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Any religion may set up a school, but they are strictly regulated.
Current: Any religion may set up a school, but they are strictly regulated.
Proposed: Religious schools are not allowed.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 02:51:05, May 26, 2009 CET | From | Cathartic Crisis Coalition | To | Debating the Secularization of Education |
| Message | This is obviously in clear violation of Article II because it is inhibiting the free exercise of religion. That Bill of Rights was written to eliminate the possibility of Tyranny, not establish it as the SPoK seems to want to do. If this passes, it will be challenged, We guarantee it. |
| Date | 07:57:32, May 26, 2009 CET | From | Revolutionary Freedom Party -- KEG SLAM | To | Debating the Secularization of Education |
| Message | I can see both sides of the challenge now, and I'm not quite sure which one I would fall in line with. Granted, interrestingly in Kalistan, this would essentially have the effect of simply removing approval, not shutting down, the religious schools. Essentially, this would result in someone graduating from a religious school, officially not graduating from that level of school. Essentially, in private concerns, the individual person, organization, or business would have to decide to, or not to, accept the diploma. An interesting concept. Still, I am not sure if this is the way I would approach it. |
| Date | 22:35:23, May 26, 2009 CET | From | Libertarian Party of Kalistan (LPoK) | To | Debating the Secularization of Education |
| Message | We like this. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 398 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 352 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: "Jezvraljogadsrlji" means "Social" in the Jelbic languages. |
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