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Bill: Omnibus "Brmék and Freedom" Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Brmékai Krsyiji Prta
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: August 3401
Description[?]:
| On the passage of this bill, Brmék shall be the official language of government of the Sacred Feline Empire of Barmenia. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Policy on the legality of abortions
Old value:: Abortions are only allowed in medical emergencies.
Current: Abortions are only allowed in medical emergencies.
Proposed: Abortion is allowed during the entire course of the pregnancy.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change National policy regarding the desecration of the national flag.
Old value:: The national flag may not be desecrated or dishonoured.
Current: The national flag may not be desecrated or dishonoured.
Proposed: There are no regulations regarding the desecration or use of the national flag.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Military stance on homosexuality.
Old value:: Open homosexuality is not tolerated in the military. The military has a "don't ask, don't tell" policy.
Current: Homosexuality is allowed in the military.
Proposed: Homosexuality is allowed in the military.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government policy toward marriage.
Old value:: The government only recognises civil marriages between a man and a woman.
Current: The government only recognises civil marriages between a man and a woman.
Proposed: The government allows all consenting adults to obtain civil marriage contracts.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The legality of slavery.
Old value:: The slave trade is illegal, but slavery is legal as a punishment.
Current: Slavery and the slave trade are illegal.
Proposed: Slavery and the slave trade are illegal.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 03:35:04, November 25, 2012 CET | From | Sháhazi Péashro | To | Debating the Omnibus "Brmék and Freedom" Bill |
| Message | Art thou stupid and immoral fools? No freedom at all? - Livia Xarfaxius, Parlourist |
| Date | 03:55:25, November 25, 2012 CET | From | Brmékai Krsyiji Prta | To | Debating the Omnibus "Brmék and Freedom" Bill |
| Message | "This bill has nothing to do with art, as Livia Xarfacetious should be aware. Perhaps if the Parlourist wasted less of our time with her inane comments we would spend less time making jokes about her early onset dementia behind her back." -Kaya Hrne |
| Date | 06:42:20, November 25, 2012 CET | From | Left Libertarian Alliance of Cats | To | Debating the Omnibus "Brmék and Freedom" Bill |
| Message | Our lawyers note that as no proposals in the bill relate to the description, the description is presumably dicta or mere hyperbole, and thus the Jelbek/bmtek inclusion is non-binding. -GALT FREYJA IV, Defender of our Purlassian language, Vowels, and Felines |
| Date | 13:16:50, November 25, 2012 CET | From | Brmékai Krsyiji Prta | To | Debating the Omnibus "Brmék and Freedom" Bill |
| Message | "All parts of the bill are binding, of course." OOC: Obviously like any rp bill it can't be enforced, and in practical terms it makes no difference anyway. |
| Date | 18:27:32, November 25, 2012 CET | From | Left Libertarian Alliance of Cats | To | Debating the Omnibus "Brmék and Freedom" Bill |
| Message | OOC: I felt it easier to just "litigate" away the problem, so as to save us from devolving into a situation where every bill up for vote includes a dicta line on changing the national language. I imagine though, this could provide an excuse for you and your coalition partner to order your ministries to use the new language, regardless of my characters' litigative moves. |
| Date | 19:42:44, November 25, 2012 CET | From | Brmékai Krsyiji Prta | To | Debating the Omnibus "Brmék and Freedom" Bill |
| Message | OOC: Yeah you're right, the language thing was really intended as a poison pill; it passing wasn't something I expected. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 50 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 26 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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| Random quote: "One of the greatest delusions in the world is the hope that the evils in this world are to be cured by legislation." - Thomas B. Reed |