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Bill: Towards the Eradication of the Opiate of the People
Details
Submitted by[?]: Socialist Party - United Left Front
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: December 3345
Description[?]:
| TEOP |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Old value:: The government determines which missionaries are permitted to visit on a person by person basis.
Current: The government requires foreign missionaries to register with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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 has the right to veto the appointment of any ministers of religion.
Current: The state does not intervene in the appointment of ministers of any religion whatsoever.
Proposed: The state nominates ministers of religion, but the appointment is left up to the religious communities themselves.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards evangelism and religious advertising.
Old value:: Religious organizations are not permitted to actively promote themselves or advertise, however evangelism is permitted by individuals.
Current: Religions are permitted to freely promote and advertise themselves.
Proposed: Religions are not permitted to promote themselves or advertise in any manner whatsoever.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Remuneration of ministers of religion.
Old value:: The remuneration of ministers of religion shall be left up to the local governments.
Current: The salaries and pensions of ministers of religion shall be borne by the state and regulated by the law.
Proposed: Ministers of religion shall receive no remuneration whatsoever.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to prayer in schools.
Old value:: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden, except in religious schools.
Current: The government leaves this decision up to the schools themselves.
Proposed: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden.
Article 6
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: Any form of religion is banned.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:24:07, August 05, 2012 CET | From |  The Liberal Pinks | To | Debating the Towards the Eradication of the Opiate of the People |
| Message | HS 100% supports every measure here. |
| Date | 23:19:34, August 06, 2012 CET | From | Zardio Federisma Partio | To | Debating the Towards the Eradication of the Opiate of the People |
| Message | How quickly your freedom level will fall if this passes. |
| Date | 02:02:43, August 09, 2012 CET | From | The Liberal Pinks | To | Debating the Towards the Eradication of the Opiate of the People |
| Message | The representative from Zardugal was not permitted to speak and arrested as according to our laws. |
| Date | 03:26:36, August 09, 2012 CET | From |  Partit Qawmien Soċjalista Maġatrani | To | Debating the Towards the Eradication of the Opiate of the People |
| Message | I find the arrest of the representative from Zardugal to be amusing. |
| Date | 04:19:57, August 09, 2012 CET | From | Social Activist Party | To | Debating the Towards the Eradication of the Opiate of the People |
| Message | how? |
| Date | 04:38:18, August 09, 2012 CET | From | Partit Qawmien Soċjalista Maġatrani | To | Debating the Towards the Eradication of the Opiate of the People |
| Message | I expect a very negative response from Zardugal and I oppose the law which the representative was charged with violating. |
| Date | 19:49:44, August 09, 2012 CET | From | Social Activist Party | To | Debating the Towards the Eradication of the Opiate of the People |
| Message | well change the law then |
| Date | 02:54:06, August 12, 2012 CET | From | Social Activist Party | To | Debating the Towards the Eradication of the Opiate of the People |
| Message | i think the Conservative Republican party of Zardugugal doesnt even know we imprisoned one of their representatives |
| Date | 08:51:27, August 12, 2012 CET | From | Partit Qawmien Soċjalista Maġatrani | To | Debating the Towards the Eradication of the Opiate of the People |
| Message | That is even more amusing. |
| Date | 22:00:14, August 12, 2012 CET | From | Zardio Federisma Partio | To | Debating the Towards the Eradication of the Opiate of the People |
| Message | The government of the federation will not tolerate the arbitrary arrest of a Zardic citizen. If in 72 hours our citizen is returned then the Zardic federation will te appropriate measures to free our citizen. |
| Date | 19:05:24, August 13, 2012 CET | From | Partit Qawmien Soċjalista Maġatrani | To | Debating the Towards the Eradication of the Opiate of the People |
| Message | The Cildanian National Coalition would like to announce it's support for the release of the Zardic citizen. I would like to ask that Zardugal try to minimise collateral damage when freeing their citizen. |
| Date | 16:22:46, August 14, 2012 CET | From | The Liberal Pinks | To | Debating the Towards the Eradication of the Opiate of the People |
| Message | They may send a representative but be reminded that speaking our our parliament without permission is illegal and considered an act of hostility by that nation as according to our Cildanian laws. |
| Date | 04:28:20, August 15, 2012 CET | From | Partit Qawmien Soċjalista Maġatrani | To | Debating the Towards the Eradication of the Opiate of the People |
| Message | The Cildanian National Coalition hereby invites all representatives of all nations. |
| Date | 05:36:37, August 15, 2012 CET | From | Zardio Federisma Partio | To | Debating the Towards the Eradication of the Opiate of the People |
| Message | Does this mean our citizen is free? If not there will be consequences. |
| Date | 01:18:31, August 16, 2012 CET | From | Partit Qawmien Soċjalista Maġatrani | To | Debating the Towards the Eradication of the Opiate of the People |
| Message | If the Haddasht Surbiy tries to keep the prisoner then the Cildanian National Coalition will fight them in the courts for the right to retroactively invite the representative. |
| Date | 17:53:16, August 20, 2012 CET | From | Social Activist Party | To | Debating the Towards the Eradication of the Opiate of the People |
| Message | HS just realease the citizen OOC it seems that we forgot bout our prisoner. |
| Date | 23:50:29, August 20, 2012 CET | From | Partit Qawmien Soċjalista Maġatrani | To | Debating the Towards the Eradication of the Opiate of the People |
| Message | OOC: I have not forgotten. |
| Date | 05:07:21, August 21, 2012 CET | From | Social Activist Party | To | Debating the Towards the Eradication of the Opiate of the People |
| Message | OOC it just seems this issue is not really present |
| Date | 05:48:42, August 21, 2012 CET | From | Partit Qawmien Soċjalista Maġatrani | To | Debating the Towards the Eradication of the Opiate of the People |
| Message | OOC: Well let's make it present. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 301 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 252 | ||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 197 |
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