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Bill: Prostitution Criminalisation Act (2889)
Details
Submitted by[?]: Fortunato's Fascist Formation
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: June 2890
Description[?]:
| We understand the arguements that the legislation of prostitution helps protect them. Women should never have to consider such a degrading occupation in the first place. Our national welfare system and national minimum wage should prevent any form of destitution from occurring in the first place. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The right for a person to prostitute himself or herself.
Old value:: Prostitution is legal and a recognized profession.
Current: Prostitution is legal and a recognized profession.
Proposed: Prostitution is illegal.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 06:11:56, February 06, 2010 CET | From | Union of Radical Republicans (UM) | To | Debating the Prostitution Criminalisation Act (2889) |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, this act will not reduce the demand for prostitutes, nor will it improve the circumstances of those forced into prostitution for economic reasons - it will not, it can not, it, frankly, could never, end prostitution in Hutori. What this act will do, however, is create a need for "protection" from the police among those prostitutes who cannot afford their own barriers against legal prosecution - which would mean the return of, essentially, forced servitude, abuse, and worse - the worst evils of prostitution the Ultras claim to fear. |
| Date | 08:09:35, February 06, 2010 CET | From | Fortunato's Fascist Formation | To | Debating the Prostitution Criminalisation Act (2889) |
| Message | Mr Speaker, so you are currently criticising your own minimum wage bill and our current welfare system? |
| Date | 08:21:03, February 06, 2010 CET | From | Fortunato's Fascist Formation | To | Debating the Prostitution Criminalisation Act (2889) |
| Message | Mr Speaker, what about if prostitution was legal but not recognised nor endorced by the government? Right now we may aswell have college courses designed to train prostitutes. Educate them on how to give better oral sex. Prostitution is a degrading occuption which many should be advised to avoid. We knew the arguement that we faced. Prostitution is a morally degrading occupation and I'm sure that most parties would agree. |
| Date | 16:55:38, February 06, 2010 CET | From | Union of Radical Republicans (UM) | To | Debating the Prostitution Criminalisation Act (2889) |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, I am unsure to what the Ultras refer; certainly they cannot believe a black market will hold itself to whatever minimum wage legislation the House passes? |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 89 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 141 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 161 |
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