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Bill: "Don't ask, don't tell" Policy (2893)
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: February 2895
Description[?]:
| The act will prohibit any homosexual or bisexual person from disclosing his or her sexual orientation or from speaking about any homosexual relationships, including marriages or other familial attributes, while serving in the Hutori armed forces. The "don't ask" part of the policy will indicate that superiors should not initiate investigation of a service member's orientation in the absence of disallowed behaviors, though credible and articulable evidence of homosexual behavior may cause an investigation. Violations of this aspect through persecution and harrassment of suspected servicemen and women has resulted in us advocating the party policy's current formulation as don't ask, don't tell, don't pursue, don't harass. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Military stance on homosexuality.
Old value:: Homosexuality is allowed in the military.
Current: Homosexuality is allowed in the military.
Proposed: Open homosexuality is not tolerated in the military. The military has a "don't ask, don't tell" policy.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:14:15, February 14, 2010 CET | From | Union of Radical Republicans (UM) | To | Debating the "Don't ask, don't tell" Policy (2893) |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, we have only one question–why? |
| Date | 12:10:45, February 15, 2010 CET | From | Conservative-Libertarian Party (UM) | To | Debating the "Don't ask, don't tell" Policy (2893) |
| Message | Mr Speaker, we echo the question posed by the honourable gentleman from the URR. Why? |
| Date | 14:52:39, February 15, 2010 CET | From | Northern Arrow Party (UM) | To | Debating the "Don't ask, don't tell" Policy (2893) |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, this bill would only discourage a large segment of the Hutori population from joining the military and create a climate of fear for those who presently do serve in the military. Is that really what we want? |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 128 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 263 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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