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Bill: Child Adoption Welfare Act
Details
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 3815
Description[?]:
| SEC. I Article 1 mandates only married couples consisting of one male and one female may have the right to adopt children in the Republic of Solentia. SEC. II Article 2 mandates tests to be administered by the Ministry of Health and Social Services to determine eligibility and encourage proper parenting skills to adopted children. SEC. III Article 3 amends earlier legislation granting child welfare to low-income families to include large families 1) This will encourage and enable qualified applicants to adopt several children. A large family will be defined as a minimum of Five (5) children or more living in the same household. Families losing a child to adulthood will continue to receive the benefit for Six (6) months to allow them to transition to a new income level. 2) Typical family size in the Republic is small and in many areas, shrinking. This tax benefit may provide a small boost to our native population. |
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: Only heterosexual couples may adopt children.
Proposed: Only heterosexual couples may adopt children.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning adoption.
Old value:: Adoption policy is to be established by local governments.
Current: Adoption is regulated by the government. Applicants can adopt after a routine check-up.
Proposed: Adoption is strictly regulated by the government. Only by passing several tests and by following an intensive program applicants can adopt children.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding child benefit.
Old value:: The state guarantees child benefit to families classified as low-income or poor.
Current: The state guarantees child benefit to both low-income families and large families.
Proposed: The state guarantees child benefit to both low-income families and large families.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 02:42:49, March 14, 2015 CET | From | Free Democratic Party | To | Debating the Child Adoption Welfare Act |
| Message | "I know that many of the other more 'civilized' parties are going to hate this bill. We don't see it as that bad. No, we aren't going to accept it. Regulation of adoption will just encourage abortion. The thing is that these policies might be good for the children. Article 1 isn't awful because it's proven that heterosexuals give children a more effective development. I wouldn't force this issue on the national government. So we'd leave article 1 to local governments. Article 2 is perfectly left to local governments. Article 3 should be left to local governments. Therefore, this bill had good intentions, but we consider adoption a local issue." ~Ted Johnson, Head Chairman of the LPS |
| Date | 03:01:21, March 14, 2015 CET | From | SUN | To | Debating the Child Adoption Welfare Act |
| Message | Correction, amend SEC. III, Subsection 1 to read: "1) This will encourage and enable qualified applicants to adopt several children. A large family will be defined as a minimum of Five (5) children or more living in the same household. Families [of five children falling below the large family status as a result of a child's death or] losing a child to adulthood will continue to receive the benefit for Six (6) months to allow them to transition to a new income level." |
| Date | 05:41:30, March 14, 2015 CET | From | Federal Green Party (FGP) | To | Debating the Child Adoption Welfare Act |
| Message | After all of these anti-homosexual bills it is apparent that you are not very secure in your own sexuality. This is fine, but don't discriminate on others based off your own insecurity. |
| Date | 06:34:54, March 14, 2015 CET | From | SUN | To | Debating the Child Adoption Welfare Act |
| Message | ROS is now flailing blindly. The Coalition of Insanity is crumbling before our eyes. |
| Date | 23:33:38, March 14, 2015 CET | From | Federal Green Party (FGP) | To | Debating the Child Adoption Welfare Act |
| Message | You're the one proposing ridiculous laws. Not sure how that is me "flailing blindly" it only shows your own insanity and insecurities. |
| Date | 01:01:02, March 15, 2015 CET | From | SUN | To | Debating the Child Adoption Welfare Act |
| Message | If SUN is gay because we don't like gays, that means Reform Option is SUN because they don't like SUN. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 111 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 314 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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