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Bill: Foreign Marriage Act 2929
Details
Submitted by[?]: Freedom Party
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: June 2931
Description[?]:
| The Freedom Party believes that the current legislation regarding foreign marriages which states that “all foreign marriages are recognised, regardless of domestic policy regarding marriage” is more than inadequate for a number of reasons. Firstly, to recognise foreign marriages in all it’s guises ultimately means that we accept those new comers with multiple wives, or those that marry goats, or those that marry minors, or those that marry their kin, or those that are coerced into marriage. In the case of multiple wives this legislation as it stands clearly contradicts the Rutania’s policy with respect to polygamy, which says that polygamy is not recognised. Also legislation against bestiality is contravened. The age at which one is considered an adult in Rutania is 16, this is also the age of consent, again legislation is ignored and it would surprise Freedom very much if Rutania were to say it is legal for people to marry their kin, although currently there is no explicit law on the books in Rutania opposed to incestuous marriage. So what we have here is a situation where although our laws are already in place, anyone coming here, or that goes abroad to take advantage of a country whose laws permit non-Rutanian views on marriage and returns married to their sister or a minor for example, can automatically override our own laws. Should our law choose to prosecute or annul the marriage of a Rutanian citizen then we have a two-tier justice system if foreigners are allowed their way. Freedom deplores the idea of a free-for-all for marriage and also the creation of division between Rutanian’s and foreigners. This effectively means our laws have become obsolete to outsiders, meaning the energy and effort used to pass the original laws in parliament have been a complete waste of members time. We may as well have no law on marriage or sexuality, a situation to which Freedom finds even less desirable. Freedom would like to see this inconsistency addressed and new legislation introduced which will read: * Only foreign marriages that comply with domestic policy regarding marriage are recognised. Valerie Atkins Freedom Party Ldr |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change
The government's policy regarding foreign marriages.
Old value:: All foreign marriages are recognised, regardless of domestic policy regarding marriage.
Current: Only foreign marriages that comply with domestic policy regarding marriage are recognised.
Proposed: Only foreign marriages that comply with domestic policy regarding marriage are recognised.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 16:02:36, April 27, 2010 CET | From |  People's Union for Upturn and Openness | To | Debating the Foreign Marriage Act 2929 |
| Message | We supported this proposal in the past, and will support this again. |
| Date | 05:02:38, April 29, 2010 CET | From | Rutanian Restoration Party | To | Debating the Foreign Marriage Act 2929 |
| Message | We would support this, and a move against incestuous marriages! (OOC: Is there a law stating anything about incest, if not we could still pass a resolution) |
| Date | 12:43:20, April 29, 2010 CET | From | Freedom Party | To | Debating the Foreign Marriage Act 2929 |
| Message | Freedom thank Orange for their stated support on this matter. A resolution officially outlawing incest would be supported by us. Valerie Atkins Freedom Party Ldr |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 352 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 148 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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