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Bill: Civil Rights Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Selucian Catholic 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: July 3130
Description[?]:
| A supplement to the other bill. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The legality of divorces (if marriages are recognised).
Old value:: Divorces are prohibited.
Current: Only divorces that comply with religious doctrine are legal.
Proposed: Divorces are only legal with grounded cause (such as adultery, or violence).
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the initiation of divorces (if allowed).
Old value:: Local governments decide who can initiate a divorce.
Current: Either partner may initiate a divorce.
Proposed: Either partner may initiate a divorce.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change
The government's policy regarding foreign marriages.
Old value:: Local governments regulate the recognition of foreign marriages.
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.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Ownership of guns by private individuals.
Old value:: Adult individuals are allowed to own and purchase guns freely.
Current: Adult individuals may not own firearms unless professionally required.
Proposed: Adult individuals may own guns under strict license conditions.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government recognition of interracial marriages (if marriages are recognised).
Old value:: The government has no policy concerning interracial marriage or civil unions.
Current: Mixed race marriages follow the same regulation as other marriages.
Proposed: Mixed race marriages follow the same regulation as other marriages.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:53:09, June 01, 2011 CET | From | LP | To | Debating the Civil Rights Bill |
| Message | Mr Speaker, this bill destroys the hournable right of every citizen to own a gun. |
| Date | 00:37:14, June 02, 2011 CET | From | Selucian Catholic Party | To | Debating the Civil Rights Bill |
| Message | The strict license conditions are intended to keep guns out of the hands of potentially violent or unstable individuals from acquiring guns. Apart from this it places controls on where and how guns are to be used. |
| Date | 19:07:55, June 02, 2011 CET | From | LP | To | Debating the Civil Rights Bill |
| Message | This shows us, that this government doesn't trust the citizen of their own country, who could sent this country into a dictatorship. These weapons protects us form a dictatorship. |
| Date | 20:56:25, June 02, 2011 CET | From | Selucian Catholic Party | To | Debating the Civil Rights Bill |
| Message | The bill is actually designed to defend citizens from people who have no right carrying guns in public spaces. Are we to allow tourists visiting the country buy weapons and then potentially use them against our own citizens? This is of course just an example but its aim is not to defend a dictatorship but rather provide a more safe environment for the citizenry. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |
| yes | Total Seats: 54 | |
| no |
Total Seats: 46 | |
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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