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Bill: Adoption Family Values 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: April 3827
Description[?]:
| SEC. I Article 1 places adoption policy under the supervision of the State and mandates tests to be administered to applicants by the Ministry of Health and Social Services to determine eligibility and encourage healthy, proper parenting skills to adopted children. SEC. II Article 2 mandates only married couples consisting of one male and one female may have the right to adopt children in the Republic of Solentia. SEC. III Article 3 amends earlier legislation concerning child welfare to include State supervision and to include large families: 1) To 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. 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. SEC. IV Article 4 clarifies no foreign marriages are recognized. Couples must choose primary nationality. SEC. V Article 5 clarifies that marriage is an institution involving one man and one woman. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change
The government's policy regarding foreign marriages.
Old value:: All foreign marriages are recognised, regardless of domestic policy regarding marriage.
Current: Only foreign marriages that comply with domestic policy regarding marriage are recognised.
Proposed: No foreign marriages are recognised.
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 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 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding child benefit.
Old value:: Child benefit policies are left to local governments.
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.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government policy toward marriage.
Old value:: The government does not involve itself in marriage or civil unions.
Current: The government only recognises civil marriages between a man and a woman.
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 | 22:25:55, April 05, 2015 CET | From |  Liberal Democrats | To | Debating the Adoption Family Values Act |
| Message | I can only agree on article 3, concerning the others I will politely keep shut, because I think I will have to leave my party if I dont do so. S. de Winter- Leader Liberal Democrats |
| Date | 01:26:00, April 06, 2015 CET | From | Coalition for National Unity [CNU] | To | Debating the Adoption Family Values Act |
| Message | "We support Articles 1, 2 and 4 and will therefore, on balance, support the bill." Astryd Goldsea, Unionist Leader |
| Date | 05:22:29, April 06, 2015 CET | From | Free Democratic Party | To | Debating the Adoption Family Values Act |
| Message | "Why is liberty dawn voting to make gay marriage illegal? Our party understands their perspective on all the bills except article 5. It's ok, though. This isn't going to pass anyways because the SDP, FGRP, and the LPS are here to save the day." ~Ted Johnson, Head chairman of the LPS and Prime Minister |
| Date | 07:27:34, April 06, 2015 CET | From | Federal Green Party (FGP) | To | Debating the Adoption Family Values Act |
| Message | Why are you so anti-gay? Why not leave people alone and let them do as they please? Any sexuality is just as natural and fine as any other sexuality when it comes to consenting adults. And even if you did think homosexuality was somehow evil, this is your personal opinion. Do not force your personal opinion on others. Imagine if gays and lesbians passed a law that only same-sex individuals could get married and adopt children. Wouldn't you be pissed off? Well rightly so! I would be just as pissed off as you, and I am just as angry to see this proposal when it comes to homosexuals, bisexuals, transexuals, you name it! People are all people and deserve equal rights before the law! |
| Date | 07:27:50, April 06, 2015 CET | From | Federal Green Party (FGP) | To | Debating the Adoption Family Values Act |
| Message | https://scontent-dfw.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/11025114_10153089919758810_311066125107474565_n.jpg?oh=868132e14e8f4994736fd6bb027e2ecf&oe=557A7203 |
| Date | 13:43:40, April 06, 2015 CET | From | Liberty Dawn | To | Debating the Adoption Family Values Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, The nuclear family is the institution that lies at the core of every society. As such, it needs a special - appropriate term. We are quite satisfied with the current lack of marriage laws as it lets the civil society define those terms, though should there be a marriage law, this should be the one. We also approve of giving children in society's care the right to the most natural upbringing possible. We disagree with expanding child benefits, though. Rosalie de Fay Tribune of the Liberty Dawn |
| Date | 18:24:18, April 06, 2015 CET | From | SUN | To | Debating the Adoption Family Values Act |
| Message | Isn't it strange that the two parties most driven towards legalizing pornography for children and letting child predators off the hook, are the same who recoil most visibly when confronted by traditional values. We thank our colleagues in the LD for their feedback. John Loring Senator, Orame, SUN National Chairman |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 177 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 348 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Bill descriptions must be in English, or at least include a full English translation. Bill titles may appear in a language that is appropriate to the nation and are not required to be translated into English. |
| Random quote: "Blah blah blah- I'm more of a Leftist than all you puppets... You support cops beating people down and kicking out all the foreigners..." - Omar al-Khali, former Kalistani politician |