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Bill: Civil Rights Act of 2791
Details
Submitted by[?]: Liberal Party of Beluzia and Bailon
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: November 2791
Description[?]:
| RECOGNIZING that the United Kingdom of Beluzia and Bailon was founded on the principle of equality and freedom, RECOGNIZING the need for basic human rights and freedoms deserved by any civilized human being to be protected through legal means, AND RECOGNIZING the lack of such legal means for the protection of basic human rights and freedoms, THIS ACT seeks to repeal oppressive laws and ensure the rights and freedoms of the people of Beluzia and Bailon are protected by law. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government position in respect to crossdressing policy.
Old value:: Crossdressing is prohibited by the state.
Current: Crossdressing is allowed.
Proposed: Crossdressing is allowed.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Policy concerning racial segregation in educational institutions.
Old value:: All public educational institutions must be segregated.
Current: Segregation is illegal in all educational institutions.
Proposed: Segregation is illegal in all educational institutions.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The legality of slavery.
Old value:: Slavery and the slave trade is allowed.
Current: Slavery and the slave trade are illegal.
Proposed: Slavery and the slave trade are illegal.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:35:32, July 23, 2009 CET | From | People's Populist Party - Zogist Mafia | To | Debating the Civil Rights Act of 2791 |
| Message | Beluzia was never founded upon equality. Indeed slavery is amongst our most cherished traditional institutions. |
| Date | 23:42:37, July 23, 2009 CET | From | Liberal Party of Beluzia and Bailon | To | Debating the Civil Rights Act of 2791 |
| Message | Only a party as out of touch with the common people as the PPP would even argue that the people of Beluzia and Bailon want slavery. |
| Date | 23:55:51, July 23, 2009 CET | From | People's Populist Party - Zogist Mafia | To | Debating the Civil Rights Act of 2791 |
| Message | Had they not, the PPP would never have been in power. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |
| yes | Total Seats: 51 | |
| no | Total Seats: 49 | |
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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