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Bill: Adult Age Bill
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: September 2055
Description[?]:
| I think it's time to up the age - yes or no? |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The age at which a person is considered an adult (limited between 12 and 24).
Old value:: 16
Current: 18
Proposed: 18
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:22:09, May 18, 2005 CET | From | Liberal Party for Equality | To | Debating the Adult Age Bill |
| Message | No. I believe that although at 16 people should still be in education at least part time, whether academic or vocational, they should also have the right to work, and therefore the right to vote as to how the taxes they pay are spent. as there is no franchise specific option available, I take the main implication of this age as the voting age, and am thus opposed to raising it. |
| Date | 23:48:11, May 18, 2005 CET | From | National Centrist Party | To | Debating the Adult Age Bill |
| Message | Why is a 16 year old less capable of voting intelligently than an 18 year old? |
| Date | 14:18:11, May 19, 2005 CET | From | Liberal Party for Equality | To | Debating the Adult Age Bill |
| Message | My point exactly. though I may be a little prejudiced here (I missed being able to vote in the last election by a few months. I felt that I had far more political opinions than many of the adults in my area, and it made me very angry.) |
| Date | 18:29:44, May 19, 2005 CET | From | none | To | Debating the Adult Age Bill |
| Message | I'm impressed. The head of the LPE only just passed the Likaton age of majority? I'd say your present position should more than mollify your former anger. |
| Date | 18:33:26, May 19, 2005 CET | From | National Centrist Party | To | Debating the Adult Age Bill |
| Message | OOC: Err, that last one was me. And I do know what you meant about the voting thing, I was just replying IC. Forgive me if I seem taunting. I had the exact same problem, and it made me feel the exact same way. |
| Date | 16:37:39, May 20, 2005 CET | From | Liberal Party for Equality | To | Debating the Adult Age Bill |
| Message | :s oops. will keep in character in future! |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 22 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 96 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 59 |
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