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Bill: Marriage Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Rutania Freedom and Sovereignty 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: September 3252
Description[?]:
| The RFSP recognizes that marriage is not a product of the mechanisms of the State, but a social and cultural institution derived from basic human nature; it is, along with the family, one of the fundamental pillars of our civilized society, and does not depend on the architecture of government for subsistence. Therefore, marriage is not an issue over which the federal government ought to have jurisdiction, and it should remain the exclusive dominion of the social and cultural arrangements from which it sprung forth. With respect to foreign marriages, the RFSP recognizes that it is plainly in the interests of ensuring social cohesion and protecting Rutania's culture that the only foreign marriages recognized in this country ought to be those that are very closely aligned with the institution of marriage as it exists in Rutanian society--in other words, those between one man and one woman. However, we do not believe that this is an issue of an essentially federal character, and in conformity with our position on devolution, we believe that it should be left to the discretion of local governments acting on behalf of the communities they represent. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change
The government's policy regarding foreign marriages.
Old value:: All foreign marriages are recognised, regardless of domestic policy regarding marriage.
Current: Only foreign marriages that comply with domestic policy regarding marriage are recognised.
Proposed: Local governments regulate the recognition of foreign marriages.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy toward marriage.
Old value:: The government allows all consenting adults to obtain civil marriage contracts.
Current: The government allows all consenting adults to obtain civil marriage contracts.
Proposed: The government does not involve itself in marriage or civil unions.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:01:06, January 29, 2012 CET | From | Republican Party | To | Debating the Marriage Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, We wholly support this bill. Mitch Wilson, Republican Leader. |
| Date | 12:34:40, January 30, 2012 CET | From | Rutania Freedom and Sovereignty Party | To | Debating the Marriage Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, We are very pleased that the RP are behind this Bill. Where do other parties stand? Scott Wesley - President of the RFSP |
| Date | 04:53:18, February 01, 2012 CET | From | Rutania Freedom and Sovereignty Party | To | Debating the Marriage Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, As it appears no other parties have anything to add in debate, we will move this Bill to a vote. Scott Wesley - President of the RFSP |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 228 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 330 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: It is forbidden to impersonate a player or Moderator. |
| Random quote: "Politics is the system of depriving the proletariat of their power." - Karl Marx |