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Bill: Adoption Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Radical Democratic Party
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: March 2162
Description[?]:
| The RDP proposes that adoptions be handled by secular non-profit organizations. We believe that the volunteer sector's superior commitment and efficiency will result in a faster, safer, and more humane adoption process. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning adoption.
Old value:: Adoption is strictly regulated by the government. Only by passing several tests and by following an intensive program applicants can adopt children.
Current: Adoption is regulated by the government. Applicants can adopt after a routine check-up.
Proposed: Adoption is regulated by private, recognised organisations.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:17:00, December 25, 2005 CET | From | Inrala Panjoregu Kiokutou (DPP) | To | Debating the Adoption Act |
| Message | Issues such as this are best left directly in the hands of the state. |
| Date | 11:47:58, December 25, 2005 CET | From | Inrala no Ikolowagitou (Green) | To | Debating the Adoption Act |
| Message | Why do the RDP consistently malign Indrala's public servants? They are both efficient and enthusiastic. There is no reason at all to suppose a few do-gooders could improve on this, and in fact the results are likely to be a lot worse. We see no reason to entrust the fate of our children to unqualified volunteers, however well intentioned. |
| Date | 12:12:48, December 25, 2005 CET | From | Radical Democratic Party | To | Debating the Adoption Act |
| Message | The RDP has always maintained that the lower productivity of the public sector has little to do with personnel issues, and a lot with systemic issues. RDP ministers have done what they can to surmount these, for example with the introduction of internal markets in health and education. But there are limits to what can be done inside the State; simply put, people cannot chase their dreams inside the public sector. We are surprised that the Green Party, which owes so much to Non-Governmental Organizations, will now malign them as "unqualified" "do-gooders." Perhaps this has little to do with ideology, and a lot with ensuring political contributions from certain public sector unions? |
| Date | 20:35:16, December 25, 2005 CET | From | Populist Islamic Workers' League | To | Debating the Adoption Act |
| Message | We oppose. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 195 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 228 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 77 |
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