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Bill: Civil Rights Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Partij voor de Bevrijding van het Volk
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 3093
Description[?]:
| Affirming the civil rights of citizens of Vanuku and those held within our territory. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy toward marriage.
Old value:: The government does not involve itself in marriage or civil unions.
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 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the treatment of prisoners of war.
Old value:: Prisoners of war are enslaved.
Current: Prisoners of war are treated according to the national laws of the captor power.
Proposed: Prisoners of war must be treated well, according to internationally-accepted standards.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Right to privacy.
Old value:: The government has the right to monitor information of individuals without letting them know.
Current: The government has the right to monitor information of individuals without letting them know.
Proposed: 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).
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The right for a person to prostitute himself or herself.
Old value:: Prostitution is illegal.
Current: Prostitution is legal and a recognized profession.
Proposed: Prostitution is legal and a recognized profession.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:23:18, March 20, 2011 CET | From | Partij van de Toekomst | To | Debating the Civil Rights Act |
| Message | The Conservatieven would be happy to support Articles 1 and 2, should they be re-proposed in a separate bill. However, Article 3 would have a serious and damaging effect on the ability of our police forces to protect our citizens. In our view, the number one role of Government is to look after our citizen's well-being. We cannot do this if we are prevented from gaining access to all forms of media and communications. We especially oppose Article 4. We are very much supporters of all civil liberties, and as such we do not believe it is the right of the Government to say who can or who cannot marry. We do not believe that marriage is a political institution, so we see no need for our government to waste its time writing up and voting on policies surrounding an institution which we should not be involved in. The current policy allows for all forms of marriage, and we intend to keep it that way. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |
| yes | Total Seats: 47 | |
| no | Total Seats: 53 | |
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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