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Bill: Religious, Health, Military, and Education Reforms
Details
Submitted by[?]: Sizwe Esintsundu Amandla Inhlangano
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: February 3650
Description[?]:
| This bill implements various provisions of HM The King's Lauza, specifically: 1. 'Unkulunkulu, Great-Great and Infinite, chastened me that no idols of the foreigners, calling themselves divine, are as Great as He.' When passed, the Inkolo Esintsundu Sizwe Syncretic Faith shall be the state religion of Ibutho izulu. 2. 'That Our Queen Mother shall choose His priests and see that they keep their disciplines thus: - Heal His Army of Heaven and all Ezintsundu so they shall know long lives and no pains - Observe His Creation on earth and in Heaven, define Them and compare Them, find in Them all the Order, Foresight, and Majesty of Divine Wisdom, and master His Divine Wisdom, and teach it to all faithful Ezintsundu that they may marshal it for the Glory of Our Army on earth and in Heaven - Endeavor to quell the wrath of His Heaven with ever greater mastery.' When passed, the indawo ye indlovukazi Ukutadisha imiyalo zaphezulu [The Royal University, or 'Queen Mother's Place for the Study of the Divine Commandments'] shall be the state university and public school of Ibutho, and Her Magnificence The Queen Mother shall see that its faculty pursue their research and instruction in accordance with HM The King's Law, the Laws of HM The King's Isishayamthetho, and the Commandments of uNkulunkulu, The Lord of All Creation, Great-Great and Infinite. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards alcoholic beverages.
Old value:: Alcoholic beverage regulations are not imposed by the government.
Current: Alcoholic beverages are regulated by local governments.
Proposed: Alcoholic beverages are regulated by local governments.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning biological and chemical weaponry.
Old value:: The nation shall never develop, purchase or store biological or chemical weaponry.
Current: The nation reserves the right to develop, construct and store biological and chemical weapons.
Proposed: The nation reserves the right to develop, construct and store biological and chemical weapons.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Charter school policy (free, privately run, publicly funded schools).
Old value:: Only non-profit organizations may establish charter schools.
Current: Charter schools must have a specific focus.
Proposed: Charter school funding, regulation, and development is left up to local governments.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the use of chemical and biological weaponry in warfare.
Old value:: The nation shall never use chemical or biological weaponry in warfare.
Current: The nation shall never use chemical or biological weapons in warfare unless another nation uses them first.
Proposed: The nation reserves the right to use chemical or biological weapons in warfare for any reason.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on subsidising contraception.
Old value:: The government offers free contraceptives in pharmacies and public toilets.
Current: The government offers free contraceptives in pharmacies and public toilets.
Proposed: The government does not supply free or discounted contraceptives.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The nation's defence industry.
Old value:: The state owns all defence industries.
Current: The state owns all defence industries.
Proposed: Defence industries are privately owned and not subsidised.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The age until which students, if education were to be compulsary, are required to be educated (limited between 16 and 21).
Old value:: 18
Current: 18
Proposed: 21
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The regulation of higher education.
Old value:: The government allows private higher education but regulates it to meet nationally set standards.
Current: The government allows public and private higher education institutions to coexist with self-regulation for those that are private.
Proposed: The government provides local governments with funding to operate higher educational institutions.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Higher education tuition policy.
Old value:: The government does not subsidize tuition, students must pay for higher education themselves. This does not include scholarship programs.
Current: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Proposed: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards the use of land mines by the army.
Old value:: The use of land mines is prohibited.
Current: The Government leaves this to the army to decide upon.
Proposed: The use of land mines is allowed but restricted.
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change Discrimination in the military on grounds of race/religion.
Old value:: Any adult citizen can serve in the military, discrimination for racial or religious reasons is prohibited.
Current: Any adult citizen can serve in the military, discrimination for racial or religious reasons is prohibited.
Proposed: Candidates must be of a certain race/religion to have any place in the military.
Article 12
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on the separation of the police and the military.
Old value:: A civilian police force is in place and the military may be called in to help in serious emergencies.
Current: A civilian police force is in place and the military may be called in to help in serious emergencies.
Proposed: A civilian police force is in place and the military is not allowed to play any part in it.
Article 13
Proposal[?] to change The state's intervention in the appointment of ministers of religion.
Old value:: The state does not intervene in the appointment of ministers of any religion whatsoever.
Current: The state does not intervene in the appointment of ministers of any religion whatsoever.
Proposed: The state appoints all heads and other ministers of all religions.
Article 14
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the use of nuclear weaponry in warfare.
Old value:: The nation shall never use nuclear weapons in warfare.
Current: The nation shall never use nuclear weapons in warfare unless another nation uses them first.
Proposed: The nation reserves the right to use nuclear weapons in warfare for any reason.
Article 15
Proposal[?] to change The policy with respect to nuclear weaponry.
Old value:: The nation shall never develop, produce or store nuclear weaponry.
Current: The nation reserves the right to develop, produce and store nuclear arms.
Proposed: The nation reserves the right to develop, produce and store nuclear arms.
Article 16
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning organ donations.
Old value:: Organ donation is prohibited.
Current: Organ donations are legal with personal consent.
Proposed: The government enforces no regulation whatsoever.
Article 17
Proposal[?] to change Pre-school education.
Old value:: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nurseries alongside heavily regulated private establishments.
Current: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nurseries alongside heavily regulated private establishments.
Proposed: The government leaves the pre-school education policy to local governments.
Article 18
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the treatment of prisoners of war.
Old value:: Prisoners of war must be treated well, according to internationally-accepted standards.
Current: Prisoners of war must be treated well, according to internationally-accepted standards.
Proposed: Prisoners of war are treated according to the national laws of the captor power.
Article 19
Proposal[?] to change Government funding for private schools.
Old value:: Private educational institutions receive no government funding whatsoever.
Current: Private educational institutions receive no government funding whatsoever.
Proposed: The funding of private schools is the responsibility of local governments.
Article 20
Proposal[?] to change The education system.
Old value:: There is a free public education system alongside private schools.
Current: Education is entirely public and free; private schools are banned.
Proposed: Education is entirely public and free; private schools are banned.
Article 21
Proposal[?] to change The recreational drug policy.
Old value:: There are no laws regulating what citizens can put into their bodies.
Current: The use of cannabis is legal.
Proposed: Recreational drug use is forbidden.
Article 22
Proposal[?] to change Remuneration of ministers of religion.
Old value:: Ministers of religion shall receive no remuneration whatsoever.
Current: The state does not intervene in the remuneration of ministers of religion.
Proposed: The salaries and pensions of ministers of religion shall be borne by the state and regulated by the law.
Article 23
Proposal[?] to change Singing the national anthem in schools.
Old value:: Children are never made to sing the national anthem.
Current: Children are only made to sing the national anthem on special occasions.
Proposed: Children are made to sing the national anthem at the commencement of school each day.
Article 24
Proposal[?] to change Sexual education in schools.
Old value:: Schools have an obligation to give sexual education at some point in puberty.
Current: Schools have an obligation to give sexual education at some point in puberty.
Proposed: Schools should not educate students in sexual matters.
Article 25
Proposal[?] to change The funding of sports clubs.
Old value:: The government does not fund sports clubs; only private ones are allowed.
Current: The government does not fund sports clubs; only private ones are allowed.
Proposed: Local governments decide the funding policy of sports clubs.
Article 26
Proposal[?] to change The teacher's right to discipline children.
Old value:: Teachers are forbidden from striking children and may only use non-contact discipline (detention, expulsion etc).
Current: Teachers are forbidden from striking children and may only use non-contact discipline (detention, expulsion etc).
Proposed: Discipline levels are set by local governments.
Article 27
Proposal[?] to change The government's stance on vaccinations.
Old value:: The government takes no stand on vaccinations.
Current: The government mandates vaccination for all children.
Proposed: The government mandates vaccination for all children.
Debate
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| Vote | Seats | |
| yes | Total Seats: 100 | |
| no | Total Seats: 0 | |
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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