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Bill: Segregation Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Ominous Cabal of Patrician Statesmen
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: March 3335
Description[?]:
| Private institutions should not be told how to run their facilities. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Racial segregation of public amenities (eg. drinking fountains, public toilets)
Old value:: Segregation of any public amenity is banned.
Current: Segregation of any public amenity is banned.
Proposed: Government owned amenities are not segregated, private organisations are free to choose.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Policy concerning racial segregation in educational institutions.
Old value:: Segregation is illegal in all educational institutions.
Current: Segregation is illegal in all educational institutions.
Proposed: Public educational institutions cannot be segregated, private institutions can choose to apply a policy of segregation.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 16:36:21, July 12, 2012 CET | From | Urban Party of Rutania | To | Debating the Segregation Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, The OCPS is showing its true colors today with this proposed bill and any party who votes for this bill will be on the wrong side of history. Lauren Jackson UPR Congressional Leader |
| Date | 20:57:48, July 12, 2012 CET | From | Ominous Cabal of Patrician Statesmen | To | Debating the Segregation Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, Instead of nagging the OCPS about being on the "wrong side of history", why don't the URP instead state their reasons why private institutions cannot run their own facilities in the way they see fit? Alfred Blackwater, Deputy Leader, OCPS |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 187 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 297 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 115 |
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