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Bill: Praise the lord !
Details
Submitted by[?]: Jesters & Jugglers Party
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This bill proposes the withdrawal from a treaty. It will require half of the legislature to vote in favor[?]. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: May 2160
Description[?]:
| the lord will save us all if you listen now ! |
Proposals
Article 1
Withdraw from the International Gay Rights treaty.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Policy on the legality of abortions
Old value:: Abortion is allowed during the first trimester.
Current: Abortion is allowed during the entire course of the pregnancy.
Proposed: Abortions are only allowed in medical emergencies.
Article 3
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 heterosexual couples may adopt children.
Proposed: Only heterosexual couples may adopt children.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on subsidising contraception.
Old value:: The government offers free contraceptives in pharmacies and public toilets.
Current: The government subsidises a considerable discount for contraceptives.
Proposed: Contraceptives are banned for religious reasons.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The legality of divorces (if marriages are recognised).
Old value:: Divorces are legal, be it mutual consent, grounded cause or if one partner wants it.
Current: Divorces are prohibited.
Proposed: Only divorces that comply with religious doctrine are legal.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The right to euthanasia.
Old value:: Euthanasia is allowed with consent from the patient and the treating doctor.
Current: Euthanasia is allowed with consent from the patient and the treating doctor.
Proposed: Euthanasia is illegal and considered murder.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Pharmaceutical drugs policy.
Old value:: The government pays partially for all citizens' pharmaceutical drugs, and pays entirely for those of low income citizens.
Current: The government supplies free pharmaceutical drugs to those on low incomes.
Proposed: Pharmaceutical drugs are banned for religious reasons.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The right for a person to prostitute himself or herself.
Old value:: Prostitution is legal and a recognized profession.
Current: Prostitution is legal and a recognized profession.
Proposed: Prostitution is illegal.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change The legality of slavery.
Old value:: Slavery and the slave trade are illegal.
Current: Slavery and the slave trade are illegal.
Proposed: The slave trade is illegal, but slavery is legal as a punishment.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:35:47, December 21, 2005 CET | From |  Alliance 44 | To | Debating the Praise the lord ! |
| Message | In what way is the state monopoly on prostitution considered as meeting religious standards? However, we support articles 1, 2, 3 and 6. At the moment ...* * I can hear the Sadist choir: "Blunkettites! Blunkettites!" |
| Date | 20:51:34, December 21, 2005 CET | From | Jesters & Jugglers Party | To | Debating the Praise the lord ! |
| Message | the goverment hoes would be a trap we would actually lure them in too a dark alley and save them from the devil ! |
| Date | 22:52:51, December 21, 2005 CET | From | Society of Sadists | To | Debating the Praise the lord ! |
| Message | There's nothing to cry about this bill, other than our regret for having to vote against slavery for a change! |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 16 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 26 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 58 |
| Random fact: Cabinet ministers who disagree seriously with the head of government would usually be expected to resign. Parties within the cabinet may attempt to manoeuvre to replace the head of government though, for example by proposing a new cabinet bill or voting for an early election. |
| Random quote: "The evil of the world is made possible by nothing but the sanction you give it." - Ayn Rand |