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Bill: Can't people hug in public?
Details
Submitted by[?]: Aloria Green Socialist Party
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: February 2130
Description[?]:
| The currant law gives the potential of extreme repression of basic human rights. For decency's sake and to avoid ambiguity, maybe the line should be drawn at sex in public. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Displays of public affection and obscenity laws.
Old value:: Local governments may regulate laws on public acts of affection and obscenity.
Current: Sexual intercourse is illegal in public.
Proposed: Sexual intercourse is illegal in public.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:31:39, October 21, 2005 CET | From | Capitalism Now! Party | To | Debating the Can't people hug in public? |
| Message | I agree, if we don't draw the line somewhere, people will be killing eachother and declaring it as free speech. |
| Date | 01:23:55, October 22, 2005 CET | From | People's Equality Party | To | Debating the Can't people hug in public? |
| Message | Yes, the law is a bit unclear, it would probably be best to ban this one thing in publc |
| Date | 02:11:03, October 22, 2005 CET | From | Freedom Party | To | Debating the Can't people hug in public? |
| Message | The Freedom Party is opposed to this law. Various regions of Aloria have different standards of decency and the federal government has no place imposing its own standards upon them. |
| Date | 11:30:45, October 22, 2005 CET | From |  Aloria Green Socialist Party | To | Debating the Can't people hug in public? |
| Message | This law gives regional governments the opportunity to ban something as innocent as hugging in public. Call that freedom? |
| Date | 02:02:19, October 23, 2005 CET | From | Freedom Party | To | Debating the Can't people hug in public? |
| Message | You are banning something as innocent as sexual intercourse in public. Call that freedom? |
| Date | 15:25:36, October 23, 2005 CET | From | Aloria Green Socialist Party | To | Debating the Can't people hug in public? |
| Message | Hey, if you want sex in public, put up a bill & we'll vote on it. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 277 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 66 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 57 |
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