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Bill: Dorvish Bill of Rights
Details
Submitted by[?]: Dorvikische Volkspartei
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 3031
Description[?]:
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to adultery.
Old value:: Adultery is illegal, but not prosecuted.
Current: There is no explicit government policy on adultery.
Proposed: Adultery is legal.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The citizens' right to assemble in public.
Old value:: The police may disperse a group if they believe it poses a potential risk to public safety.
Current: The police may only disperse a crowd if a state of emergency has been declared.
Proposed: There are no restrictions on the right of citizens to assemble in groups.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding bestiality (performing sexual acts with animals).
Old value:: Bestiality is illegal.
Current: Bestiality is illegal.
Proposed: Bestiality is only legal if it causes no damage to the animals concerned.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government position in respect to crossdressing policy.
Old value:: Local governments determine the legality of crossdressing.
Current: The government has no policy concerning crossdressing.
Proposed: Crossdressing is allowed.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change National policy regarding the desecration of the national flag.
Old value:: The national flag may not be desecrated or used for commercial purposes.
Current: The national flag may not be desecrated or dishonoured.
Proposed: There are no regulations regarding the desecration or use of the national flag.
Article 6
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: All foreign marriages are recognised, regardless of domestic policy regarding marriage.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Ownership of guns by private individuals.
Old value:: Adult individuals may not own firearms unless professionally required.
Current: Adult individuals may own guns under strict license conditions.
Proposed: Adult individuals may own guns under strict license conditions.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The confidentiality of letters and correspondence.
Old value:: The confidentiality of letters is inviolable, but the justice dept. can violate the confidentiality of letters with grounded cause.
Current: The confidentiality of letters is inviolable, but the justice dept. can violate the confidentiality of letters with grounded cause.
Proposed: The confidentiality of letters is inviolable.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Government policy toward marriage.
Old value:: The government only recognises civil marriages between a man and a woman.
Current: The government allows all consenting adults to obtain civil marriage contracts.
Proposed: The government allows all consenting adults to obtain civil marriage contracts.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on public nudity.
Old value:: Public nudity laws are left to local governments.
Current: Public nudity is illegal, but private nudist colonies and beaches are permitted.
Proposed: There are no laws with regards to public nudity, it is allowed.
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change Right to privacy.
Old value:: Individuals have a right to privacy, but the courts can force individuals to give information on certain matters if needed. (also known as Habeas Data).
Current: Individuals have a right to privacy, but the courts can force individuals to give information on certain matters if needed. (also known as Habeas Data).
Proposed: Individuals have a right to privacy, to keep records and information for themselves.
Article 12
Proposal[?] to change Displays of public affection and obscenity laws.
Old value:: All sexually implicit actions are illegal in public.
Current: Sexual intercourse is illegal in public.
Proposed: Sexual intercourse is illegal in public.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 12:14:01, November 15, 2010 CET | From | . | To | Debating the Dorvish Bill of Rights |
| Message | We see the sheep-f***ing lobby has been hard at work again! |
| Date | 18:01:42, November 15, 2010 CET | From | Dorvikische Volkspartei | To | Debating the Dorvish Bill of Rights |
| Message | It isn't the promotion of bestiality, its a neutral stance on a controversial issue while not harming civil rights, and is also scaling back the huge government interference the CPU seems to have inflicted on Dorvik. Dorvik is not a theocracy. Dorvik will never be a theocracy. |
| Date | 18:33:04, November 15, 2010 CET | From | . | To | Debating the Dorvish Bill of Rights |
| Message | We do not want a theocracy. We want a stable government and a stable society underpinned by Christian values. |
| Date | 18:44:54, November 15, 2010 CET | From | Dorvikische Volkspartei | To | Debating the Dorvish Bill of Rights |
| Message | This bill will not in anyway harm the stability of the government or society, in fact, it will strengthen it. |
| Date | 19:05:27, November 15, 2010 CET | From | . | To | Debating the Dorvish Bill of Rights |
| Message | Allowing unregulated, dangerous citizen marches will not strengthen society. Nor will allow people to walk down the streets with no clothes on. Nor will enforcing privacy laws which are so strong as to make it impossible for the law enforcement agencies to apprehend criminals. By the way, how will it be determined whether, in the eyes of the law, sex between humans and animals causes harm to the animal? |
| Date | 19:08:24, November 15, 2010 CET | From | Dorvikische Volkspartei | To | Debating the Dorvish Bill of Rights |
| Message | What you're suggesting is utter nonsense, this is maximum civil liberties - something your party will always not understand. People have the right to do what they wish, Dorvish people do know whats right and what is wrong and how to control themselves with requiring the government to tell them what to do. Because we're rolling back the state it wouldn't be known whether damage was caused to the animal unless the case was brought to court. |
| Date | 19:41:35, November 15, 2010 CET | From | . | To | Debating the Dorvish Bill of Rights |
| Message | If I am a dog/cat/sheep/pig/cow/gerbil/whatever who has had my dignity fiendishly violated by my human master or mistress, how do I go about proving to a court that harm has been caused to me? We also seek clarification on what the law change from "All sexually implicit actions are illegal in public" to "Sexual intercourse is illegal in public" would mean. Would this make it legal to engage in masturbation or oral sex in full public view? |
| Date | 19:44:23, November 15, 2010 CET | From | Dorvikische Volkspartei | To | Debating the Dorvish Bill of Rights |
| Message | As it was expressed to you in my previous comment, it cannot be proven unless someone else, i.e. a human witness proves it. Its a relaxed law. Regarding your second question: yes, it would, quite simply. But do you really think that Dorvish people will go around masturbating in public? I think not. |
| Date | 19:52:44, November 15, 2010 CET | From | . | To | Debating the Dorvish Bill of Rights |
| Message | We are disgusted that the GSP, despite supposedly being "green" and "animal-friendly", is determined to force innocent animals to submit to the lecherous advances of people with disturbed minds. All animals know that the one who truly loves them is the Lord, not the eco-socialist loonies who pretend to speak for them! Most of our citizens would not choose to commit gross indecencies in public spaces, but there are a small minority who do, and we fear that minority would grow if they were no longer deterred by the the threat of the law. Do the GSP really think it is acceptable for children to be walking around the town centre with their mothers and fathers, and then to be confronted with the sight of men and women masturbating themselves? Is this really acceptable behaviour? |
| Date | 19:59:44, November 15, 2010 CET | From | Dorvikische Volkspartei | To | Debating the Dorvish Bill of Rights |
| Message | We are animal friendly, we are supporting many pro-animal and pro-green legislation in our ecology bill - which your party is voting against, so don't lecture us about the green movement when your party is literally ran by a non-existant being! We have already accepted that a very small minority may take advantage of legislation in this bill but we have full faith, unlike your party, in the Dorvish people. |
| Date | 20:08:39, November 15, 2010 CET | From | . | To | Debating the Dorvish Bill of Rights |
| Message | In the Green Socialist Party future, a little girl will wander down the road outside of her house, and she will see...people walking around completely naked, people masturbating, people engaging in oral sex or mutual masturbation, people having sexual intercourse with their dogs...there is a moral sickness at the heart of GSP philosophy, here! We suspect the influence of the Evil One. |
| Date | 20:18:29, November 15, 2010 CET | From | Dorvikische Volkspartei | To | Debating the Dorvish Bill of Rights |
| Message | Oral sex, as the name suggests, is sexual intercourse, thus, it would be illegal in public. We understand the attacks coming from the CPU and will take into consideration the position that they now find themselves in - weak, and posessing little power. |
| Date | 20:25:10, November 15, 2010 CET | From | . | To | Debating the Dorvish Bill of Rights |
| Message | We remind our GSP friends of the arguments put forward by the President of a powerful country in another world to ours over whether oral sex constitutes sexual relations/intercourse or not. We keep our fingers crossed that our judges will interpret the law reasonably. As for weak and possessing little power, think of all those poor dogs, cats, sheep, cows, pigs, goats, donkeys, ducks, gerbils, snakes, rabbits, iguanas, chinchillas...they are the innocent victims in all of this! If they had a vote, they would vote for the CPU, because however bad they might think we are, they know we would never do to them what the GSP would! |
| Date | 20:38:38, November 15, 2010 CET | From | Dorvikische Volkspartei | To | Debating the Dorvish Bill of Rights |
| Message | Your party does realise the injury most animals could inflict on a human trying to have sex with them, yes? Unfortunately, may I remind the CPU that animals do not have the right to vote but take note that they are so desperate for support they actually seek the votes of animals.. What a shame that if animals could vote, they would be clever enough to realise religion is fictional. |
| Date | 01:29:48, November 16, 2010 CET | From | . | To | Debating the Dorvish Bill of Rights |
| Message | It is a great pity that the CPU is the only party in Dorvik prepared to stand up against the evils of animal rape and animal abuse. We had hoped other parties held a higher view of the dignity of animals than this. All animals believe in God. I look at my cat when he is purring with his eyes closed sometimes, and think he is praying. |
| Date | 09:50:34, November 16, 2010 CET | From | Dorvikische Volkspartei | To | Debating the Dorvish Bill of Rights |
| Message | All your comments prove that the CPU is not in touch with not only reality but also the Dorvik people. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 312 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 188 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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