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Bill: The Keep it at Home Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: The Steel and the Gray
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: June 3724
Description[?]:
| This bill seeks to separate the religion from government function. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The state's policy concerning religious clothing.
Old value:: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Current: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Proposed: Public officials are not allowed to wear religious symbols while exercising their duties.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 07:14:03, September 04, 2014 CET | From | The Steel and the Gray | To | Debating the The Keep it at Home Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker -- Being a nation built on secular laws for the good of a secular people, we cannot tolerate looking across the parliament floor at a motley of distracting and oftentimes gaudy glittering symbols of supposed religious piety. Such garnishments should be removed from our hallowed chambers. Sincerely, The Steel and the Gray |
| Date | 22:03:34, September 04, 2014 CET | From | UNSC (ONI) | To | Debating the The Keep it at Home Act |
| Message | Mr speaker Religion is a way of life, it makes someone who they are and is a big part of a practitioner's life. There is free speech and free expression, we don't go around demanding that someone discontinue wearing a shirt with a rival team's logo, or politically aligned clothing. If we start to crush our freedoms, then further restrictions can happen. |
| Date | 02:09:23, September 05, 2014 CET | From | The Steel and the Gray | To | Debating the The Keep it at Home Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker -- Religion may indeed be a way of life for some people, but it is not the foundation of Rutanian law. Clearly, the UNSC and the TSTG see this matter in completely opposite ways; for us, the presence of the symbols themselves in our chamber denote that our laws are not sacrosanct. We believe that they are, and we do not want to give out the appearance otherwise. The law and the collective good of the people come first and should be honored before all other concerns, especially when we are performing our duties in their name. We'd also like to add that we would find it equally offensive to the law and to our sacred charge as representatives of the people if delegates began wearing team jerseys in session. -- TSTG |
| Date | 03:40:07, September 05, 2014 CET | From | UNSC (ONI) | To | Debating the The Keep it at Home Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker There is no harm in wearing a cross on a necklace. There is, however, severe harm in forcibly removing one. Also, I'm sure we'd all agree that if one of the delegation were to wear jerseys we'd all find it rather comical. Perhaps the UNSC should create one for our selves... |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 95 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 347 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 113 |
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