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Bill: Family Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Popular Front
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: July 2164
Description[?]:
| We must strive to encurage and protect the family unit, the basic building block of any civilised society, the best way to combat crime, drug abuse and the best way to create a peaceful society. |
Proposals
Article 1
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: Everyone may adopt children.
Proposed: Only heterosexual couples may adopt children.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding child benefit.
Old value:: The state guarantees child benefit to both low-income families and large families.
Current: The state does not provide child benefit.
Proposed: The state guarantees child benefit to all families.
Article 3
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: The government has no policy on the legality of divorces.
Proposed: Divorces are only legal with grounded cause (such as adultery, or violence).
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 does not involve itself in marriage or civil unions.
Proposed: The government only recognises civil marriages between a man and a woman.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:36:54, December 30, 2005 CET | From | Conservative Party/Church of Kalistan | To | Debating the Family Bill |
| Message | I love everything but Article 2, I'll vote for this, though I doubt it will pass. The evil Liberals have Kalistan by the throat. |
| Date | 18:47:07, December 30, 2005 CET | From | Popular Front | To | Debating the Family Bill |
| Message | i can remove article 2, however the PF wants to hve an arrangement whereby a mother receives help for every child that is born, but we do recognise that it is a tad daft to fund wealthy mothers as well as needy mothers. |
| Date | 18:49:51, December 30, 2005 CET | From | Conservative Party/Church of Kalistan | To | Debating the Family Bill |
| Message | Whats wrong with the current arangment? |
| Date | 23:07:10, December 30, 2005 CET | From | Popular Front | To | Debating the Family Bill |
| Message | nowt, |
| Date | 03:51:07, December 31, 2005 CET | From | Farmers' Militia | To | Debating the Family Bill |
| Message | For the good of the other three, I will gladly allow 2 to pass though I usually would not. Alas, it looks like we'll be 6 votes short. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 102 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 68 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 43 |
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