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Bill: More social Freedoms!
Details
Submitted by[?]: National Freedom 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: July 3163
Description[?]:
| Increasing individual freedom and decreasing the state's influence on the life of its citizens. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning who can proceed with adoption; in case adoption is legal.
Old value:: Only heterosexual couples and singles may adopt children.
Current: Only couples may adopt children.
Proposed: Everyone may adopt children.
Article 2
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 3
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.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:50:54, August 06, 2011 CET | From | National Freedom Party | To | Debating the More social Freedoms! |
| Message | 1.) The ability of raising children properly is certainly not limited to heterosexual couples. Homosexuals have the same parental skills than heterosexuals. |
| Date | 20:52:18, August 06, 2011 CET | From | National Freedom Party | To | Debating the More social Freedoms! |
| Message | 2.) If one spouse feels that his/her relationship should be ended, he/she shouldn't depend on the partner's approval. |
| Date | 20:53:02, August 06, 2011 CET | From | National Freedom Party | To | Debating the More social Freedoms! |
| Message | 3.) The gov'ts policy towards marriage is highly retrogressive and should be changed. |
| Date | 20:58:04, August 06, 2011 CET | From | Hulstrian Kommunistische Partei | To | Debating the More social Freedoms! |
| Message | The Universal Party wil support this even though the Freedom Party proposed this. We will however block bills proposed by the freedom party related to the economy, foreign relations, ect. |
| Date | 21:00:09, August 06, 2011 CET | From | National Freedom Party | To | Debating the More social Freedoms! |
| Message | I accept the unbridgeable differences concerning economy between our parties, but look forward on working together with the UHP on social issues. |
| Date | 22:36:30, August 06, 2011 CET | From | Hulstrian Kommunistische Partei | To | Debating the More social Freedoms! |
| Message | Faschistische Gewalt-Partei, why are you voting against this bill? |
| Date | 23:13:03, August 06, 2011 CET | From | Grand National Party | To | Debating the More social Freedoms! |
| Message | Simply because the FGP is a fascist party and has conservative views on society. |
| Date | 23:15:24, August 06, 2011 CET | From | National Freedom Party | To | Debating the More social Freedoms! |
| Message | GNP are you actually in this region?! |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 429 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Submitting a bill without any proposals in it will not attract or detract voters. It will not raise your visibility or change your political position. |
| Random quote: "You have to remember one thing about the will of the people: it wasn't that long ago that we were swept away by the Macarena." - Jon Stewart |