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Bill: Defense of Marriage Act of 3960
Details
Submitted by[?]: United Luthori
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: September 3961
Description[?]:
| Mr. Speaker, The definition of marriage has been a marital relationship between a man and a woman for hundreds of years. It is embedded into the very root of human nature, and is far more than a religious issue. In addition, married couples in this country should be in accordance with our laws, not the laws of some other, distant country. Lastly, public nudity in its entirety should be banned. It is simply indecent to expose oneself in public. Let us restore our traditional values and rid ourselves of the radical ideas of social liberalism. The Rt Hon. Thomas Buckley MD Leader of the HDU |
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: Only foreign marriages that comply with domestic policy regarding marriage are recognised.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on public nudity.
Old value:: Public nudity is illegal, but private nudist colonies and beaches are permitted.
Current: There are no laws with regards to public nudity, it is allowed.
Proposed: Public nudity is illegal and prosecuted as a civil offence.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:47:18, December 31, 2015 CET | From | Conservative Party of Luthori | To | Debating the Defense of Marriage Act of 3960 |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, We have no idea where this 'thousands and thousands' of years debate is coming from, do we live on some distant planet where that might be the case? No we do not. Marriage has been between two consenting individuals for hundreds of years now, it would be breaking our values of Conservatism and Liberty to go against the current definition of marriage which has stood in Luthori for hundreds of years. We urge other parties to vote against this act. We would have agreed with article 1, but we are strongly against article 2. Theo Bennet Leader of the Conservatives |
| Date | 19:57:10, December 31, 2015 CET | From | National Party of Luthori | To | Debating the Defense of Marriage Act of 3960 |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, If Mr. Buckley is so concerned with decency, perhaps he should cover his face when going out in public? I yield. Rt Hon. Krista Thompson |
| Date | 21:57:31, December 31, 2015 CET | From | Choice | To | Debating the Defense of Marriage Act of 3960 |
| Message | Mr Speaker We agree with the Conservative Party on this issue. Lets hope the other parties in the diet choose to vote sensibly here and oppose this act. Jason Chandler Leader of New Choice |
| Date | 22:40:04, December 31, 2015 CET | From | Sovereign People's party | To | Debating the Defense of Marriage Act of 3960 |
| Message | Mr Speaker. Our position is that if Article 1 of this bill is passed then it would void any form of forceful marraige that had been sanctioned by more unreasionable laws from forieign countries with a disrigard for womens rights and welfare.We therefore support this bill proposal. Emmanuel DeVatoy Leader of Soverign People`s Party. |
| Date | 00:24:36, January 01, 2016 CET | From | United Luthori | To | Debating the Defense of Marriage Act of 3960 |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, In the light of compromise and negotiation, I have removed the most controversial aspect of this bill, Article 2, and ask for the members of the Diet to reconsider their overall view on this bill. Article 1 is a sensible provision to ensure people in this country follow the laws of this country. The Rt Hon. Thomas Buckley MD Leader of the HDU |
| Date | 08:09:19, January 01, 2016 CET | From | Conservative Party of Luthori | To | Debating the Defense of Marriage Act of 3960 |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, The Conservatives are still skeptical of Article 2 and will therefore abstain. Theo Bennet Leader of the Conservatives |
| Date | 17:46:24, January 01, 2016 CET | From | Sovereign People's party | To | Debating the Defense of Marriage Act of 3960 |
| Message | Mr Speaker. We would support this bill if we could be sure that safeguards to protect the health and welfare of women were put into place.At this time we feel that Article 2 of this bill does not do enough to protect women who may be in a situation of being compelled to marry against their will. Emmanuel DeVatoy Leader of the Soverign People's Party. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 133 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 0 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 312 |
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