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Bill: The Marriage Policy Reform Act (MPRA)
Details
Submitted by[?]: The National Front (NF)
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: April 3559
Description[?]:
| An immensely important pillar of national unity lies in the institution of marriage. The Republic of Aldegar's current marriage policies are not only disparate, but morally reprehensible as well. This bill seeks to alleviate this problem by reforming the current policies to reflect the long-held and tested forms of marital unions that will be worthy of legal sanction. |
Proposals
Article 1
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: Only divorces that comply with religious doctrine are legal.
Proposed: Divorces are only legal with mutual consent.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change
The government's policy regarding foreign marriages.
Old value:: All foreign marriages are recognised, regardless of domestic policy regarding marriage.
Current: Only foreign marriages that comply with domestic policy regarding marriage are recognised.
Proposed: No foreign marriages are recognised.
Article 3
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: The government has no policy concerning interracial marriage or civil unions.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government policy toward marriage.
Old value:: The government allows all consenting adults to obtain civil marriage contracts.
Current: The government allows all consenting adults to obtain civil marriage contracts.
Proposed: The government only recognises civil marriages between a man and a woman.
Article 5
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.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:06:59, October 09, 2013 CET | From | The National Front (NF) | To | Debating the The Marriage Policy Reform Act (MPRA) |
| Message | Debate on this bill shall end after an allotted time of one month - ending on July of 3558. |
| Date | 07:34:38, October 10, 2013 CET | From | Free Market Party | To | Debating the The Marriage Policy Reform Act (MPRA) |
| Message | We only agree with Article 5 of the bill. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 230 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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