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Bill: Common Decency Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Free Trade Party
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: May 3139
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The use of torture for obtaining information.
Old value:: Suspects can only be tortured under grave emergencies where the information is vital.
Current: Torture is never allowed.
Proposed: Torture is never allowed.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change National policy regarding the desecration of the national flag.
Old value:: The national flag may not be 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 3
Proposal[?] to change Travel by nationals to foreign nations
Old value:: The nation issues passports to nationals after an invasive security check.
Current: The nation issues passports to nationals after a cursory security check.
Proposed: The nation issues passports to nationals after a cursory security check.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The legality of divorces (if marriages are recognised).
Old value:: Divorces are only legal with grounded cause (such as adultery, or violence).
Current: Divorces are legal, be it mutual consent, grounded cause or if one partner wants it.
Proposed: Divorces are legal, be it mutual consent, grounded cause or if one partner wants it.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The age until which students, if education were to be compulsary, are required to be educated (limited between 16 and 21).
Old value:: 17
Current: 18
Proposed: 16
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 03:37:46, June 18, 2011 CET | From | Social Anarchy Party | To | Debating the Common Decency Act |
| Message | We think this is a great bill. |
| Date | 04:39:59, June 18, 2011 CET | From | Thatcherite Alliance | To | Debating the Common Decency Act |
| Message | Same here. |
| Date | 05:24:25, June 18, 2011 CET | From | Démocraties Libérales | To | Debating the Common Decency Act |
| Message | Démocraties Libérales agree with this bill, but express concern over article 3, mostly due to worries over advertisers lowering the standards of how our flag is regarded. |
| Date | 05:24:25, June 18, 2011 CET | From | Démocraties Libérales | To | Debating the Common Decency Act |
| Message | Démocraties Libérales agree with this bill, but express concern over article 3, mostly due to worries over advertisers lowering the standards of how our flag is regarded. |
| Date | 06:16:22, June 18, 2011 CET | From | Free Trade Party | To | Debating the Common Decency Act |
| Message | The issue with the third act is how black and white the choices are between the current and proposed law. If there was another choice, say, 'There are regulations regarding the desecration of the flag, but may be used for commercial purposes' then we would support that clause. In any case, we believe national companies should have the right to show off our national flag if they believe the people would approve and be inclined to buy their product. |
| Date | 08:23:01, June 18, 2011 CET | From | Thatcherite Alliance | To | Debating the Common Decency Act |
| Message | Hold on, I also express concerns to article 3 plainly because if people want to desecrate our flag it means they hate our country, so if they hate our country why don't they just bugger off? That is why there should be regulations about flag desecration. |
| Date | 17:54:40, June 18, 2011 CET | From | Progressive Party | To | Debating the Common Decency Act |
| Message | We would prefer to see a high age for compulsory education however we will vote for this bill. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 125 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 247 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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