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Bill: Federalism Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Social Reform Party
Status[?]: passed
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: January 2171
Description[?]:
| Sensible devolution. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the initiation of divorces (if allowed).
Old value:: Either partner may initiate a divorce.
Current: Either partner may initiate a divorce.
Proposed: Local governments decide who can initiate a divorce.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy toward marriage.
Old value:: The government allows all consenting adults to obtain civil marriage contracts.
Current: The government allows all consenting adults to obtain civil marriage contracts.
Proposed: Civil marriages are defined by local governments.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change
Taxation of religious institutions.
Old value:: No religions are taxed.
Current: No religions are taxed.
Proposed: Religious taxation policy is left to the local governments.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:58:24, January 12, 2006 CET | From | Independent Capitalist Party | To | Debating the Federalism Act |
| Message | Against 2, SRP. |
| Date | 22:04:42, January 12, 2006 CET | From | Independent Capitalist Party | To | Debating the Federalism Act |
| Message | Loosely voting for... |
| Date | 22:56:22, January 12, 2006 CET | From | Democratic Liberal Party | To | Debating the Federalism Act |
| Message | We shall be voting against. Local governments can have too much power, you know. We may be a Confederacy but unity could do some good. |
| Date | 23:33:14, January 12, 2006 CET | From |  Aloria Green Socialist Party | To | Debating the Federalism Act |
| Message | Hear hear. |
| Date | 03:30:27, January 13, 2006 CET | From | Lord-General Drache Party | To | Debating the Federalism Act |
| Message | Against the change for two. Voting no. |
| Date | 03:50:01, January 13, 2006 CET | From | Independent Capitalist Party | To | Debating the Federalism Act |
| Message | Unitarists... |
| Date | 05:12:13, January 13, 2006 CET | From | Freedom Party | To | Debating the Federalism Act |
| Message | We oppose the devolution of the fundamental right to marriage, but other than that we support. |
| Date | 05:37:08, January 13, 2006 CET | From | Hammerian Capitalist Party | To | Debating the Federalism Act |
| Message | For. More power to the local governments, for a stronger and more diverse Aloria. |
| Date | 17:38:03, January 13, 2006 CET | From | Fair Capitalism Party | To | Debating the Federalism Act |
| Message | This means we are condoning the oppression of females. Agaainst. |
| Date | 02:17:25, January 14, 2006 CET | From | Aloria Green Socialist Party | To | Debating the Federalism Act |
| Message | Exactly. Where's the freedom of the individual here? Lunacy! |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 396 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 204 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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