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Bill: Opiate for the masses
Details
Submitted by[?]: Alianse Progresivitāte
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: August 2148
Description[?]:
| Indeed, religion is an opiate for the masses. Yet, within that fact, we believe that with proper State Control of religion, that opiate can be harnessed to control the more... ahem... disruptive elements of society. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Old value:: The government requires foreign missionaries to register with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Current: The government has no policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Proposed: Foreign missionaries are not permitted to enter the nation.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The state's intervention in the appointment of ministers of religion.
Old value:: The state does not intervene in the appointment of ministers of any religion whatsoever.
Current: The state does not intervene in the appointment of ministers of any religion whatsoever.
Proposed: The state appoints all heads and other ministers of all religions.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Remuneration of ministers of religion.
Old value:: The state does not intervene in the remuneration of ministers of religion.
Current: The state does not intervene in the remuneration of ministers of religion.
Proposed: The salaries and pensions of ministers of religion shall be borne by the state and regulated by the law.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning religions.
Old value:: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Current: There is an official state religion, but membership is completely voluntary.
Proposed: There is an official state religion, and membership is mandatory.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 06:33:52, November 29, 2005 CET | From | Alianse Progresivitāte | To | Debating the Opiate for the masses |
| Message | The official State Religion shall be Spamism... because this has no chance of passage whatsoever ;-) |
| Date | 09:20:11, November 29, 2005 CET | From | Dolgarian Imperial Revivalists | To | Debating the Opiate for the masses |
| Message | Really, what gives you that impression? ;-) |
| Date | 16:18:47, November 29, 2005 CET | From | Movement for White Supremacy | To | Debating the Opiate for the masses |
| Message | I dont like article 1, but I do support the rest of them.. Since this one probably wont pass, and since I need a higher religion rating, I will vote yes. This would be hilarious if we win this one, much to the dismay of DUP. actually, now that I think about it, we could probably get some more religious legislation passed, seeing as DUP is the only one here that is anti religion. |
| Date | 16:45:17, November 29, 2005 CET | From | Socio-Democratic Union | To | Debating the Opiate for the masses |
| Message | The state shall have no role in religion, it's up to people to choose their. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 319 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 431 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: References to prominent real-life persons are not allowed. This includes references to philosophies featuring the name of a real-life person (eg. "Marxism", "Thatcherism", "Keynesianism"). |
| Random quote: "While the State exists, there can be no freedom. When there is freedom there will be no State." - Vladimir Lenin |