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Bill: Change of Poronography law
Details
Submitted by[?]: Liberal Party of Rutania
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 2805
Description[?]:
| To ensure that only those participating in the creation of pornography are adults, we purpose the following change in legislation. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The distribution, purchasing and possession of material depicting pornographic acts.
Old value:: All forms of pornography are legal, but only for adults.
Current: Pornography depicting consenting adults is legal for adults.
Proposed: Pornography depicting consenting adults is legal for adults.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:59:33, August 20, 2009 CET | From | Liberal Party of Rutania | To | Debating the Change of Poronography law |
| Message | Due to the impending nature of the next election this bill will be brought forward immediately, we sincerely hope this causes no inconvenience. |
| Date | 21:31:22, August 20, 2009 CET | From | Rutanian Elitist Party | To | Debating the Change of Poronography law |
| Message | Proposing legislation without debate is not a democratic, nor a liberal measure. Nevertheless we will support this bill. |
| Date | 21:33:09, August 20, 2009 CET | From | Liberal Party of Rutania | To | Debating the Change of Poronography law |
| Message | Agreed, but there was an extremely short window if Child pornography was to be made illegal as soon as possible, and the Liberal Party saw this as an acceptable compromise due to the circumstances. |
| Date | 10:41:57, August 21, 2009 CET | From | Rutanian Heritage Party | To | Debating the Change of Poronography law |
| Message | We would prefer that all pornography were made illegal, or, ideally, that this entire issue be devolved to local governments. However, we support this legislation as a great improvement on current policy. As such, we will abstain from voting on this legislation and allow it to pass, unless the PSLM vote against it, in which case we will vote in favour to ensure that it passes. We also find it appalling that the RWP have opposed this legislation, thereby essentially endorsing child pornography. We call on the RWP to explain themselves, given their questionable moral compass. |
| Date | 12:27:47, August 21, 2009 CET | From | Revolutionary Workers Party | To | Debating the Change of Poronography law |
| Message | The RWP see this measure, essentially, as merely posturing for the upcoming election by the Liberal Party, and will have absolutely no truck with a hashed up bill that leaves many questions and of course completely negates the debates needed around this issue. The moral outrage of the RHP is telling - if they wre really so concerned it begs the question of why they didn't propose such a measure years ago. The RWP does not agree with the state definition of what and what isn't adulthood and the age where young people can freely consent, and this bill does not take into account the other forms of pornography that are also available. With the absense of such questions answered we vote against. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 122 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 119 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 64 |
| Random fact: Cabinet ministers who disagree seriously with the head of government would usually be expected to resign. Parties within the cabinet may attempt to manoeuvre to replace the head of government though, for example by proposing a new cabinet bill or voting for an early election. |
| Random quote: "The man who prefers his country before any other duty shows the same spirit as the man who surrenders every right to the state. They both deny that right is superior to authority." - John Dalberg-Acton |