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Bill: The Proper and Polite Values Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Freisinnige Volkspartei
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This bill asks for an amendement to the Constitution. It will require two-thirds of the legislature to vote in favor. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: February 3448
Description[?]:
| The members of the Freisinnige Volkspartei have witnessed many changes over the past years, and we are most displeased with the immoral and outrageous state of things. We would like to see the following issues resolved by proposing a Values Bill. If the changes are not approved and implemented, we will consider it a final indication that we need to take matters into our own hands in order to bring this nation back on the right path. If the bill passes, we shall disband. There shall be no debate on the bill. Hic stamus. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change State penalties for blasphemy
Old value:: No state penalties are issued for blasphemy.
Current: No state penalties are issued for blasphemy.
Proposed: Public blasphemy is considered a criminal offense.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change National policy regarding the desecration of the national flag.
Old value:: There are no regulations regarding the desecration or use of the national flag.
Current: The national flag may not be desecrated or used for commercial purposes.
Proposed: The national flag may not be desecrated or dishonoured.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The formal title of the Head of State.
Old value:: Elected Representative of His Imperial & Most Illustrious Luthoran Majesty Franz Leopold I of Hulstria and His Imperial Majesty Okatori Kurosawa of Gao-Soto, Governor-General of the United Imperial Crownlands of Hulstria and Gao-Soto
Current: Präsident/Shachō
Proposed: Governor-General of the United Imperial Crownlands of Hulstria and Gao-Soto, By the Grace of God and none other.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change
Taxation of religious institutions.
Old value:: Religions are treated as companies, and all profit is taxed, however, charitable donations are not taxed.
Current: Religious taxation policy is left to the local governments.
Proposed: Recognized religions are not taxed.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to prayer in schools.
Old value:: The government leaves this decision up to the schools themselves.
Current: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden, except in religious schools.
Proposed: Teacher-led prayers are mandatory in schools.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding sexually explicit material on broadcast television.
Old value:: All sexually explicit material is allowed on television.
Current: Nudity on television is banned.
Proposed: Nudity on television is banned.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on sexual relations.
Old value:: Sexual relations of all types are legal for consenting adults.
Current: Sexual relations of all types are legal for consenting adults.
Proposed: Heterosexual relationships only are legal for consenting adults.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning religions.
Old value:: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Current: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Proposed: There is an official state religion, but membership is completely voluntary.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:22:08, February 27, 2013 CET | From |  Allianz für Freiheit | To | Debating the The Proper and Polite Values Bill |
| Message | "The AF will vehemently oppose any attempt to turn our nation into a theocratic dictatorship, and we are not intimidated by the latent threats of the FVP. We stand proud in our opposition to this oppressive legislation." -Klaus Horiuchi, Minister of Education and Culture |
| Date | 19:38:05, February 27, 2013 CET | From | Sozialdemokratische Arbeiterpartei | To | Debating the The Proper and Polite Values Bill |
| Message | Dear god no. |
| Date | 19:45:53, February 27, 2013 CET | From | Hosianisch-Demokratisches Verbund | To | Debating the The Proper and Polite Values Bill |
| Message | This is absurd, I'm not even going to grace it with an IC response. Learn to rp man, you're really in the wrong nation. |
| Date | 19:51:01, February 27, 2013 CET | From | Freisinnige Volkspartei | To | Debating the The Proper and Polite Values Bill |
| Message | OOC: The time for RP is yet to come, this is simply an introductory bill. |
| Date | 19:51:49, February 27, 2013 CET | From | Sozialdemokratische Arbeiterpartei | To | Debating the The Proper and Polite Values Bill |
| Message | I think that was sort of uncalled for, he's just playing the hardcore socon. It's not about a lack of RP skill. (Though, full disclosure, he's another guy from the same other forum stefan, Rathon, and I are from.) |
| Date | 20:17:21, February 27, 2013 CET | From | Internationale Kommunistische Partei | To | Debating the The Proper and Polite Values Bill |
| Message | He's just getting his visibility/positions in... |
| Date | 20:39:36, February 27, 2013 CET | From | Demokratische Zentrumspartei | To | Debating the The Proper and Polite Values Bill |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, this is absolutely unacceptable and we condemn these regressive policies. Paul Hiebsch MR (DZP) |
| Date | 20:48:58, February 27, 2013 CET | From | Sozialdemokratische Arbeiterpartei | To | Debating the The Proper and Polite Values Bill |
| Message | Well this was a fun vote. |
| Date | 23:25:12, February 27, 2013 CET | From | Hosianisch-Demokratisches Verbund | To | Debating the The Proper and Polite Values Bill |
| Message | The problem is that nobody would ever want a dictatorship 30 years after a successful democratic revolution. |
| Date | 23:27:12, February 27, 2013 CET | From | Sozialdemokratische Arbeiterpartei | To | Debating the The Proper and Polite Values Bill |
| Message | This isn't really dictatorial, it's just repressive and sort of theocratic. But point taken. |
| Date | 23:33:37, February 27, 2013 CET | From | Hosianisch-Demokratisches Verbund | To | Debating the The Proper and Polite Values Bill |
| Message | Well no way the HDV will work with these nutters. |
| Date | 23:35:45, February 27, 2013 CET | From | Hosianisch-Demokratisches Verbund | To | Debating the The Proper and Polite Values Bill |
| Message | Besides, I control the major Hosian churches in H&GS, so they won't get much official support for a theocracy, I guess, even from the Selucian Patriarchals. I don't think Gao-Showans will be awfully keen either. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 750 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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