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Bill: The Civil Rights Act of 3597
Details
Submitted by[?]: Communist Kalvere Independence Movement
Status[?]: passed
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: August 3598
Description[?]:
| To increase and stabilize the civil rights and responsibilities of all Zards in the Royal Federation of Zardugal, we, the Royal National Congress, in representation of the people of the Royal Federation of Zardugal, do hereby establish all parts of this Act as binding across Zardugal. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to adultery.
Old value:: Adultery is illegal, but not prosecuted.
Current: Adultery is illegal, but not prosecuted.
Proposed: There is no explicit government policy on adultery.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on advertising
Old value:: All advertising is permitted.
Current: Only advertising that meets certain set standards is permitted.
Proposed: Only advertising that meets certain set standards is permitted.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on essential goods such as food and non-luxury clothing.
Old value:: 5
Current: 5
Proposed: 0
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Employer's rights in regards to firing striking workers.
Old value:: Employers can fire workers who are deemed to have gone on strike without reasonable reasons.
Current: Employers can fire workers who are deemed to have gone on strike without reasonable reasons.
Proposed: Government approval is needed before strikers can be fired.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government-issued identity card policy.
Old value:: All citizens are issued with identity cards and are required to carry them at all times.
Current: All citizens are issued with identity cards but are not required to carry them.
Proposed: Citizens are issued with identity cards on a voluntary basis.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The government's stance on a salary cap.
Old value:: The government enforces a salary cap.
Current: Labour unions and organizations of employers negotiate a salary cap.
Proposed: The government has no stance on a salary cap.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Privileges of nobility (if nobility is recognised by the government).
Old value:: Nobility confers major rights, and can be hereditary.
Current: Nobility confers major rights, and can be hereditary.
Proposed: Nobility confers only titles and certain minor rights, but no political powers, and is not hereditary.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The recreational drug policy.
Old value:: Recreational drug use is forbidden.
Current: Recreational drug use is regulated by local governments.
Proposed: All naturally occurring drugs are legal.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Travel by foreigners to the nation.
Old value:: The nation imposes strict border control on visitors, with intensive security checks, to maintain law and order.
Current: The nation imposes minimal border controls on visitors, with cursory security checks, to confirm visitor identities.
Proposed: The nation imposes minimal border controls on visitors, with cursory security checks, to confirm visitor identities.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on Democratic Workers' Councils.
Old value:: Democratic Workers' Councils are not permitted to run a business.
Current: The government requires most industries to be fully run by Democratic Workers' Councils.
Proposed: The government does not intervene in the marketplace with regards to Democratic Workers' Councils.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:55:03, December 26, 2013 CET | From |  Zardio Federisma Partio | To | Debating the The Civil Rights Act of 3597 |
| Message | Madame Speaker, Articles 1 and 3 are already covered in the new Constitution and are thus redundant. Gerald Hutler ZPP Floor Leader |
| Date | 22:59:39, December 26, 2013 CET | From | Communist Kalvere Independence Movement | To | Debating the The Civil Rights Act of 3597 |
| Message | Actually, ill let you know im a 27 year old man. And also, I didnt know that constitution was ratified? OOC: Im actually not 27 irl. XD |
| Date | 23:15:00, December 26, 2013 CET | From | Zardio Federisma Partio | To | Debating the The Civil Rights Act of 3597 |
| Message | Madame Speaker, In the next legislative session we will most likely ratify the Constitution, and 2 of the changes are changes to this law. Further very little of this act is based in expanding civil rights. Most of this is far leftist rhetoric being plastered as legislation. Gerald Hutler ZPP Floor Leader |
| Date | 23:20:03, December 26, 2013 CET | From | Communist Kalvere Independence Movement | To | Debating the The Civil Rights Act of 3597 |
| Message | Orly? Most would vote against it according to what we havr found. And Article 2 would be to let them put anythinf in their body, but that woule be voted to extinction, we think. Article 7 is so that Employers cant claim anything as no reason to strike. The rest, ill take your challenges directly |
| Date | 23:30:56, December 26, 2013 CET | From | Communist Kalvere Independence Movement | To | Debating the The Civil Rights Act of 3597 |
| Message | Replace 7 with 6. |
| Date | 23:43:29, December 26, 2013 CET | From | Centras Demokratoj | To | Debating the The Civil Rights Act of 3597 |
| Message | Mr speaker We oppose the use of identity cards since we believe in freedom and liberty of the individual. we also much of the legislation so we will oppose Deputy leader Angela Blake |
| Date | 00:08:45, December 27, 2013 CET | From | Communist Kalvere Independence Movement | To | Debating the The Civil Rights Act of 3597 |
| Message | I thought identity cards being destroyed would lead to this being voted out. Well, how about we later make a bill that gets rid of them entirely. Anything else we might have to add to that later bill? |
| Date | 01:49:16, December 27, 2013 CET | From | Centras Demokratoj | To | Debating the The Civil Rights Act of 3597 |
| Message | Mr speaker We also oppose vast swayths of the bill such as adultury Deputy leader Angela Blake |
| Date | 03:12:05, December 27, 2013 CET | From | Communist Kalvere Independence Movement | To | Debating the The Civil Rights Act of 3597 |
| Message | This aint a religious state. Thats not arguable. |
| Date | 03:14:11, December 27, 2013 CET | From | Communist Kalvere Independence Movement | To | Debating the The Civil Rights Act of 3597 |
| Message | And ehat else? |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 270 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 244 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 236 |
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