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Bill: Marriage Legislation
Details
Submitted by[?]: Sue's Corner
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: September 2985
Description[?]:
Protecting Religion and Morality in marriage. Presented by Religious Minister, Coleen Power. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to adultery.
Old value:: Adultery is legal.
Current: Adultery is a capital offence.
Proposed: Adultery is illegal, but not prosecuted.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change
The government's policy regarding foreign marriages.
Old value:: Only foreign marriages that comply with domestic policy regarding marriage are recognised.
Current: Only foreign marriages that comply with domestic policy regarding marriage are recognised.
Proposed: No foreign marriages are recognised.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy toward marriage.
Old value:: The government allows all consenting adults to obtain civil marriage contracts.
Current: The government only recognises civil marriages between a man and a woman.
Proposed: The government only recognises civil marriages between a man and a woman.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 01:25:58, August 16, 2010 CET | From | Coalition for National Unity [CNU] | To | Debating the Marriage Legislation |
Message | "I inquire as to when Miss Power became Religion Minister. To my understanding, there is no constitutional position." Asbjørn Holm, CMP Senatorial Lead. |
Date | 01:26:51, August 16, 2010 CET | From | Sue's Corner | To | Debating the Marriage Legislation |
Message | Apologies, Shadow Religious Spokesperson. Coleen Power Deputy Conservative Leader Shadow Justice Minister Religious, Equality and Political Reform Spokeswoman |
Date | 01:29:27, August 16, 2010 CET | From | Coalition for National Unity [CNU] | To | Debating the Marriage Legislation |
Message | "As the CMP agrees with Article 1, and disagrees with Article 3, we would like to inquire the rationale on Article 2 so that we might weigh-up the virtues of this Act in it's totality before vote." Asbjørn Holm, CMP Senatorial Lead. |
Date | 01:33:32, August 16, 2010 CET | From | Sue's Corner | To | Debating the Marriage Legislation |
Message | The reason Article two is in place, is because we feel that Foreigners who may seek immigration and contribute to our economy, do not follow our relgions, our beliefs, our Solentian Culture and therefore cannot be recognised in Solentian marriage. Solentian churches and civil unions may take place for Solentian people, but not for people who are not Solentian. There home countries however can perform their civil union, and we will recognise they are married under foreign laws, but not Solentian marriage. Coleen Power |
Date | 01:40:32, August 16, 2010 CET | From | Coalition for National Unity [CNU] | To | Debating the Marriage Legislation |
Message | "We believe that the present system already allows for our own laws to be respected on our own soil and therefore, shall be voting no." Asbjørn Holm, CMP Senatorial Lead. |
Date | 04:48:02, August 16, 2010 CET | From | Social Renewal Party | To | Debating the Marriage Legislation |
Message | More useless moralising that merely distracts the Senate from its real priorities. We stand utterly opposed. Oscar Taberon Supreme Presidential Candidate. |
Date | 04:51:11, August 16, 2010 CET | From | Meritocratic Alliance | To | Debating the Marriage Legislation |
Message | Due to article 2 we cannot support. |
Date | 13:35:20, August 16, 2010 CET | From | Social Justice Party | To | Debating the Marriage Legislation |
Message | It is not the governments role to surveil the bedroom. The SDLP opposes on all counts. Sandra Baines SDLP Spokesperson for Internal Affairs and Social Inclusion |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | |||||
yes | Total Seats: 23 | |||||
no |
Total Seats: 67 | |||||
abstain | Total Seats: 10 |
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