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Bill: Divorce Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Left Socialist Party
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: January 2156
Description[?]:
| Enables Divorces in Mordusia |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The legality of divorces (if marriages are recognised).
Old value:: Only divorces that comply with religious doctrine are legal.
Current: Divorces are legal, be it mutual consent, grounded cause or if one partner wants it.
Proposed: Divorces are legal, be it mutual consent, grounded cause or if one partner wants it.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the initiation of divorces (if allowed).
Old value:: Local governments decide who can initiate a divorce.
Current: Either partner may initiate a divorce.
Proposed: Either partner may initiate a divorce.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:18:41, December 12, 2005 CET | From | Unio Liberál daď Ordio Mordusián | To | Debating the Divorce Bill |
| Message | We agree. Government shouldn't force citizens to stay in couple if they don't want to. |
| Date | 22:58:35, December 12, 2005 CET | From | Country Labor Party | To | Debating the Divorce Bill |
| Message | We agree with the first article, but not the second. We prefer continuing to let the regional governments set their own standards. |
| Date | 23:26:10, December 12, 2005 CET | From | National Thomasian Party | To | Debating the Divorce Bill |
| Message | We support and in reply to the CLP: we see no need for there to be any other law other than both partners being allowed to initiate divorce so wonder why this should be de-volved? Surely both partners should be insure and equal right to start a divorce? |
| Date | 23:36:40, December 12, 2005 CET | From | National Thomasian Party | To | Debating the Divorce Bill |
| Message | sorry for bad spelling and grammar I'm rather tired. |
| Date | 00:37:27, December 13, 2005 CET | From | Plinio's United Followers | To | Debating the Divorce Bill |
| Message | Disagree. Marriage is a sacred institution that must be preserved. If people cannot disolve it when they see fit, then they will be more careful getting into it in the first place. |
| Date | 04:30:24, December 13, 2005 CET | From | Country Labor Party | To | Debating the Divorce Bill |
| Message | We appreciate the PUF's point, up to a certain limit, and have changed our position. While we would not condemn any citizen to remain in an abusive relationship, we do think it is important to impress upon our citizens the importance of what they are committing to, and we feel that the proposed standard is too easy in that regard. After looking at the other options, for the first article we would support instead "Divorces are only legal with grounded cause. (such as adultery, or violence)". For the second article -- as a general rule, we prefer to leave decisions at the closest appropriate level. Since citizens go to the regional government to marry and divorce, we would leave it to the regional governments to manage the process and decide what standards they prefer. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 202 | ||||||
| no | Total Seats: 101 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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