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Bill: Secular Empire Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Libertarian Socialist Party of Darnussia
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: December 3129
Description[?]:
| This bill being put forth to the imperial parliament is a series of reforms to reduce religious discrimination of all citizens and separation church and state. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Discrimination in the military on grounds of race/religion.
Old value:: Candidates must be of a certain race/religion to have any place in the military.
Current: Any adult citizen can serve in the military, discrimination for racial or religious reasons is prohibited.
Proposed: Any adult citizen can serve in the military, discrimination for racial or religious reasons is prohibited.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Racial and religious registration of nationals.
Old value:: All nationals are required to register their race and religion.
Current: All nationals are required to register their religion.
Proposed: The government does not require nationals to register their race or religion.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Only recognised religions may set up religious schools, with no regulations.
Current: Only recognised religions may set up religious schools, with no regulations.
Proposed: Any religion may set up a school, but they are strictly regulated.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to prayer in schools.
Old value:: Teacher-led prayers are mandatory in schools.
Current: Teacher-led prayers in schools are encouraged.
Proposed: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden, except in religious schools.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning religions.
Old value:: There is an official state religion, but membership is completely voluntary.
Current: There is an official state religion, and membership is mandatory.
Proposed: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:55:09, May 30, 2011 CET | From | Libertarian Socialist Party of Darnussia | To | Debating the Secular Empire Act |
| Message | I should point out that the empire currently is multi-continental and represents many religious beliefs, these laws hurt cohesion of our territory. |
| Date | 16:45:58, May 30, 2011 CET | From | Imperial Narikaton Movement | To | Debating the Secular Empire Act |
| Message | OOC: Techincally the new Parliament will not start until after the next election, but we will see this as the Provisional Privy Council for now. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 119 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 182 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Real-life religions should not be referenced in Particracy. Terra has its own religions, many of which mirror real-life ones. See: http://particracy.wikia.com/wiki/Illustrated_Catalogue_of_Religion |
| Random quote: "Politics is for the present, but an equation is for eternity." - Albert Einstein |