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Bill: Marginalised Peoples Hiring Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Sophian Party for Social Anarchism
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: April 2871
Description[?]:
| Despite our best intentions, there are still groups within the Federation that suffer from discriminatory hiring practices due to their "otherness." The government must take the lead on this issue, and encourage all to do the same. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Positive discrimination.
Old value:: No form of positive discrimination is permitted.
Current: The government does not regulate hiring policies.
Proposed: The government encourages positive discrimination and enforces it for government hiring.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:34:14, December 29, 2009 CET | From | Communist Party of Valruzia | To | Debating the Marginalised Peoples Hiring Act |
| Message | "postitive" discriminatione will only see to that those who are best suited for the jobs are left out to let in people of certain categories, the CPV will fight this intensivly. |
| Date | 18:58:36, December 29, 2009 CET | From | Walruzyjska Partia Libertariańska | To | Debating the Marginalised Peoples Hiring Act |
| Message | Reverse racism helps no one! |
| Date | 04:12:17, December 30, 2009 CET | From | National Liberal League | To | Debating the Marginalised Peoples Hiring Act |
| Message | I could support with additional provisions to outweigh it being based purely on a class, with experience and skills being factored in as well, with aims for representation similar to Valruzian society, rather than just a blanket bill aimed at promoting disadvantaged classes. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 68 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 61 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 96 |
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