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Bill: SOS (Save Our Souls) Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Freisinnige Volkspartei
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: February 3451
Description[?]:
| This session of the Reichstag may be content to allow all manner of abominations and despicable practices to be committed, but we will stand against the depravity and abhorrent behavior for as long as we can, as representatives of the good and honorable free-minded people of this land. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Policy on the legality of abortions
Old value:: Abortion is allowed during the entire course of the pregnancy.
Current: Abortion is allowed during the entire course of the pregnancy.
Proposed: All abortions are illegal.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning who can proceed with adoption; in case adoption is legal.
Old value:: Everyone may adopt children.
Current: Only couples may adopt children.
Proposed: Only heterosexual couples may adopt children.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to adultery.
Old value:: Adultery is legal.
Current: Adultery is legal.
Proposed: Adultery is a capital offence.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The right to euthanasia.
Old value:: Euthanasia is allowed with consent from the patient and the treating doctor.
Current: Euthanasia is only allowed with consent from the patient and a court order.
Proposed: Euthanasia is illegal and considered murder.
Article 5
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 6
Proposal[?] to change Government recognition of interracial marriages (if marriages are recognised).
Old value:: Mixed race marriages follow the same regulation as other marriages.
Current: Mixed race marriages follow the same regulation as other marriages.
Proposed: Interracial marriages are recognised by the government, but with fewer rights than those of same-race couples.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to polygamy.
Old value:: Polygamous marriages are accorded equal recognition to monogamous marriages.
Current: The government does not recognise polygamous relationships.
Proposed: The government does not recognise polygamous relationships and prosecute those who pursue a polygamous lifestyle.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The recreational drug policy.
Old value:: There are no laws regulating what citizens can put into their bodies.
Current: All naturally occurring drugs are legal.
Proposed: Recreational drug use is forbidden.
Article 9
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 10
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 11
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 12
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards smoking.
Old value:: Smoking regulations are to be determined by local governments.
Current: Smoking is legal outdoors and in private homes and clubs, but illegal indoors in places of employment, with the exception of places that primarily serve liquor.
Proposed: Smoking is prohibited.
Article 13
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 14
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, and membership is mandatory.
Article 15
Proposal[?] to change Legality of stem cell research
Old value:: All stem cell research is legal.
Current: All stem cell research is legal.
Proposed: All stem cell research is illegal.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 09:48:07, March 06, 2013 CET | From |  Hosianisch-Demokratisches Verbund | To | Debating the SOS (Save Our Souls) Bill |
| Message | OOC: I'm going to abstain in order to inflict no more damage to my party positions. |
| Date | 11:08:23, March 06, 2013 CET | From | Hosianisch-Demokratisches Verbund | To | Debating the SOS (Save Our Souls) Bill |
| Message | OOC: That or I will vote in favour OOCly and make my MRs vote against ICly, if that's okay with you. I just think it'd be unfair if the HDV were to lose its conservative positions even more. |
| Date | 11:49:18, March 06, 2013 CET | From | Demokratische Zentrumspartei | To | Debating the SOS (Save Our Souls) Bill |
| Message | OOC: That's cheating!! |
| Date | 11:50:46, March 06, 2013 CET | From | Hosianisch-Demokratisches Verbund | To | Debating the SOS (Save Our Souls) Bill |
| Message | OOC: I realised that, and that's why I abstain and introduce another Manfred Kerrlich bill. |
| Date | 14:51:27, March 06, 2013 CET | From | Freisinnige Volkspartei | To | Debating the SOS (Save Our Souls) Bill |
| Message | OOC: My intention is just to get my positions to where I'd like them, not to destroy your credentials. Feel free to abstain and introduce conservative bills as well. |
| Date | 14:55:41, March 06, 2013 CET | From | Hosianisch-Demokratisches Verbund | To | Debating the SOS (Save Our Souls) Bill |
| Message | OOC: It's one of the problems with the game systems, not with you. Every time I vote against one of these omnibus bills I get more and more secular and there's nothing distinguishing me from the left :P |
| Date | 21:06:15, March 06, 2013 CET | From | Demokratische Zentrumspartei | To | Debating the SOS (Save Our Souls) Bill |
| Message | OOC: Yeah, it's pretty dumb. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 466 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 284 |
| Random fact: Submitting a bill without any proposals in it will not attract or detract voters. It will not raise your visibility or change your political position. |
| Random quote: "It is better to abolish serfdom from above than wait for it to abolish itself from below." - Alexander II of Russia |