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Bill: Empowerment Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Liberal Freedom 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: November 3689
Description[?]:
Eleanor Garside today announced the following proposals to bring about fairer and more empowered rights for women. "The Liberal Feminist Party seeks to empower all people but as many of this nations parties already represent well the needs of men we will seek where possible to empower the voice of the woman, to strengthen her cause and to further the profile of women in government, the cabinet and perhaps even the presidency." |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Women in the military.
Old value:: Women serve alongside men.
Current: Women serve alongside men.
Proposed: Only women can serve in the military.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The recreational drug policy.
Old value:: Recreational drug use is forbidden.
Current: The use of cannabis is legal.
Proposed: All naturally occurring drugs are legal.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Policy on the legality of abortions
Old value:: Abortion policies are established by local governments
Current: All abortions are illegal.
Proposed: Abortion is allowed during the first and second trimesters.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The use of cannabis for medicinal purposes.
Old value:: The legality of medicinal cannabis is established by local governments.
Current: Cannabis is legal as a sedative for patients in pain.
Proposed: The medicinal use of cannabis is illegal.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Legality of judicial physical punishment
Old value:: Judicial corporal punishment (eg. caning or flogging) is legal.
Current: All forms of physical punishment are illegal.
Proposed: All forms of physical punishment are illegal.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Art subsidies
Old value:: The subsidisation of art is left to local governments.
Current: The subsidisation of art is left to local governments.
Proposed: The government subsidises artistic institutions and some artists on a case by case basis.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards smoking.
Old value:: Smoking regulations are to be determined by local governments.
Current: Smoking is legal outdoors and in private homes and clubs, but illegal indoors in places of employment, with the exception of places that primarily serve liquor.
Proposed: Smoking is legal everywhere, at the discretion of the property owner, but is illegal in government-owned buildings.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The government's stance on whaling.
Old value:: Commercial whaling is legal, but the government establishes whaling quotas.
Current: Whaling is illegal.
Proposed: Whaling is illegal.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning forest protection.
Old value:: Forest protection is left to local governments.
Current: Forests have strictly enforced protection. Felling is limited to fire breaks.
Proposed: Forests are protected. Logging is allowed by licence only.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning parental qualifications.
Old value:: The government requires a test for would-be parents, if parents circumvent the test they are allowed to keep the children, but are watched for incompentence.
Current: The government requires a test for would-be parents, if parents circumvent the test they are allowed to keep the children, but are watched for incompentence.
Proposed: The government does not hold qualifications for new parents.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 00:14:52, July 01, 2014 CET | From | Union Party | To | Debating the Empowerment Act |
Message | Mr. Speaker, I am a proud mother and I am grateful to be representing the great people of Kurmal in Congress. I know that we all want what is best for our children and families. That is exactly why I am a conservative. I believe that we must protect the unborn, ensure equality for all, and make sure that the balance of federal power is ensured by promoting the rights of states. Ultran Governor Thomas Lambert, a Union Party member, is making Ultran the greatest state to live in because he is promoting conservative values. But it is more belligerent here in Congress, and I will finally talk about the 'Empowerment Bill'. It is a liberal manifesto under the guise of supposedly "helping women". If you read the bill, you'll see it's more than just barring men from serving in the military. The bill increases the power of the Federal government, it legalizes abortion, and it exposes harmful drugs to people of all ages. The Union Party will not be voting for this bill. Cathy Adeline (U-Kurmal) Union Party Leader |
Date | 06:25:14, July 01, 2014 CET | From | United Conservative Party | To | Debating the Empowerment Act |
Message | Mr. Speaker, This "empowerment" act threatens the Alorian way of life. It will make our nation a weak, laughing stock. I refuse to allow our great nation to relinquish our great liberties. I urge all parties to vote no on this bill. |
Date | 14:57:52, July 01, 2014 CET | From | Liberal Freedom Party | To | Debating the Empowerment Act |
Message | [Press release from Liberal Feminist Party Leader Eleanor Garsdale] As a party with no seats [yet] we are unable to respond in parliamentary debate to the claims that the empowerment act will weaken our nation. We reject these as unfounded terms and we trust the electorate to decide how they perceive the Empowerment Act come Election day. |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | ||||
yes | Total Seats: 79 | ||||
no |
Total Seats: 249 | ||||
abstain |
Total Seats: 324 |
Random fact: Particracy allows you to establish an unelected head of state like a monarch or a president-for-life, but doing this is a bit of a process. First elect a candidate with the name "." to the Head of State position. Then change your law on the "Structure of the executive branch" to "The head of state is hereditary and symbolic; the head of government chairs the cabinet" and change the "formal title of the head of state" to how you want the new head of state's title and name to appear (eg. King Percy XVI). |
Random quote: "The reason there are so few female politicians is that it is too much trouble to put makeup on two faces." - Maureen Murphy |