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Bill: Civil Rights Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: One Nation Conservative 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: January 3249
Description[?]:
| An Act to remove some of the extreme burdens placed upon the Pntek people by the Seleucians. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to adultery.
Old value:: Local governments establish policies on adultery.
Current: Adultery is a capital offence.
Proposed: There is no explicit government policy on adultery.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The citizens' right to assemble in public.
Old value:: The police may disperse a group if they believe it poses a potential risk to public safety.
Current: The police may disperse a group without giving any reason.
Proposed: The police may only disperse a crowd if a state of emergency has been declared.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government-issued identity card policy.
Old value:: All citizens are issued with identity cards and are required to carry them at all times.
Current: All citizens are issued with identity cards and are required to carry them at all times.
Proposed: Citizens are issued with identity cards on a voluntary basis.
Article 4
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 enslaved.
Proposed: Prisoners of war must be treated well, according to internationally-accepted standards.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Policy concerning racial segregation in educational institutions.
Old value:: Segregation policy is set by local governments.
Current: All educational institutions must be segregated.
Proposed: Segregation is illegal in all educational institutions.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on sexual relations.
Old value:: Sexual relation laws are set by local governments.
Current: Sexual relations are only legal for procreation.
Proposed: Sexual relations of all types are legal for consenting adults.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:40:08, January 23, 2012 CET | From |  New Lerna Affiliation | To | Debating the Civil Rights Act |
| Message | The NLA supports this bill. It is good to see morals returning to Pontesi. We may wish to consider, however, retaining identity cards for citizens purely for logistic reasons but not requiring them to carry it at all times. |
| Date | 00:21:26, January 24, 2012 CET | From | Medrisite-Associated Revisionist Council | To | Debating the Civil Rights Act |
| Message | "We support all articles in this bill. The M.A.R.C. is prepared to vote favorably." Chairman Benedict Klein, M.A.R.C. |
| Date | 21:37:11, January 24, 2012 CET | From | One Nation Conservative Party | To | Debating the Civil Rights Act |
| Message | In the interests of cooperation, we are happy to amend Article 3 for the time being though the issuing of id cards does seem to be rather wasteful |
| Date | 21:37:55, January 24, 2012 CET | From | Crimson Crusade | To | Debating the Civil Rights Act |
| Message | "We can now see how little the fascist coalition really care for subsidiarity and morality. We support article 4 though." |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 35 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 23 |
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| Random quote: "I got nothing against no Viet Cong. No Vietnamese ever called me a nigger." - Muhammad Ali, 1967, refusing to fight in Vietnam |