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Bill: Adult Age Revision
Details
Submitted by[?]: Social Democratic 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: May 2133
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The age at which a person is considered an adult (limited between 12 and 24).
Old value:: 16
Current: 18
Proposed: 18
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 12:26:48, October 29, 2005 CET | From | Chinkopodian Economic Democrats | To | Debating the Adult Age Revision |
| Message | I know many 16 year old who aren't mature enough to be considered adults. If we let 16 year olds have cigarettes and alcohol.....we'll have a lot more addicts on our hands. |
| Date | 15:53:23, October 29, 2005 CET | From | Libertarian party of Darnussia | To | Debating the Adult Age Revision |
| Message | I know plenty of 16 year olds that are as mature as some 40 year olds... |
| Date | 02:36:42, October 30, 2005 CET | From | Social Libertarian party | To | Debating the Adult Age Revision |
| Message | It's a matter of when they have their own identity and can survive without having someone else be responible for them. |
| Date | 02:37:05, October 30, 2005 CET | From | Social Libertarian party | To | Debating the Adult Age Revision |
| Message | I think it should be 13-15 but hey. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 67 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 134 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Any RP law granting extraordinary "emergency powers" or dictator-like powers to a government must be passed by at least a 2/3rds majority, but (like all RP laws) may always be overturned by a simple majority vote of the legislature. |
| Random quote: "Catch a man a fish, and you can sell it to him. Teach a man to fish, and you ruin a wonderful business opportunity." - Karl Marx |