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Bill: Controversial Industries Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Pnték Znkak Prta 'Bastardry'
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: June 2174
Description[?]:
| To permit certain vices so that Pontesian citizens can employ their own moralities to the situations and not one the government may attempt to force down their necks. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The right for a person to prostitute himself or herself.
Old value:: Prostitution is illegal.
Current: Prostitution is illegal.
Proposed: Prostitution is legal and a recognized profession.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The recreational drug policy.
Old value:: Recreational drug use is regulated by local governments.
Current: Recreational drug use is forbidden.
Proposed: There are no laws regulating what citizens can put into their bodies.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:42:25, January 20, 2006 CET | From | Friedrich Hayek Party | To | Debating the Controversial Industries Act |
| Message | We were going to propose this separately for your party but you already have We support these articles, they do no harm to people and only moralistic ******* are offended |
| Date | 18:18:30, January 21, 2006 CET | From | Union of Duntrekkers | To | Debating the Controversial Industries Act |
| Message | Absolute rubbish. Drugs and Prostituion go hand in hand with crime. Encouraging the use of drugs and prostitutes simply gives more power to the criminals. |
| Date | 23:24:26, January 21, 2006 CET | From | Friedrich Hayek Party | To | Debating the Controversial Industries Act |
| Message | Well duh, they go hand in hand with crime when its illegal, if it is legalised then criminals are not involved and things are much safer as it can be conducted in safer environments. |
| Date | 00:43:05, January 22, 2006 CET | From | Union of Duntrekkers | To | Debating the Controversial Industries Act |
| Message | Rubbish, I see no legislation to legalize the selling of drugs, and am fairly certain that prostituion will not suddenly become a profession that girls aim to join, it will still be a profession that pimps have a large say in, bringing kidnapped girls over from Seleya to work in 'official' massage parlours. Surely it is better to fight prostitution and the perverts who use young girls outright, rather than actually encouraging its growth? |
| Date | 22:36:06, January 22, 2006 CET | From |  Pnték Znkak Prta 'Bastardry' | To | Debating the Controversial Industries Act |
| Message | With any industry comes the upholding of standards. We'd include standards for consideration and responsible limitations if the game allowed. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 119 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 159 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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