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Bill: Family Legislation
Details
Submitted by[?]: Totalitarian Revolutionary 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: February 2833
Description[?]:
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning who can proceed with adoption; in case adoption is legal.
Old value:: Everyone may adopt children.
Current: Everyone may adopt children.
Proposed: Only heterosexual couples may adopt children.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to adultery.
Old value:: Local governments establish policies on adultery.
Current: Adultery is illegal, but not prosecuted.
Proposed: Adultery is a capital offence.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The legality of divorces (if marriages are recognised).
Old value:: Divorces are legal, be it mutual consent, grounded cause or if one partner wants it.
Current: Divorces are legal, be it mutual consent, grounded cause or if one partner wants it.
Proposed: Divorces are only legal with grounded cause (such as adultery, or violence).
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government policy toward marriage.
Old value:: The government allows all consenting adults to obtain civil marriage contracts.
Current: The government allows all consenting adults to obtain civil marriage contracts.
Proposed: The government only recognises civil marriages between a man and a woman.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 15:29:52, October 14, 2009 CET | From | Constitutionalist Imperial League (IA) | To | Debating the Family Legislation |
| Message | Mr Speaker, The traditionalist wing of the League will cause the CIL to support, however, were this bill to pass, we would propose modifications to articles 2 and 3. I yield. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 34 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 71 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 95 |
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