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Bill: FM Bill

Details

Submitted by^[?]: Federal Monarchist Party

Status^[?]: defeated

Votes: This bill asks for an amendement to the Constitution. It will require two-thirds of the legislature to vote in favor. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.

Voting deadline: July 4084

Description^[?]:

Proposals

Article 1

Proposal^[?] to change Government policy concerning granting citizenship.

Old value:: Citizenship is granted based on race/religion/gender.

Current: Citizenship is granted to all nationals.

Proposed: Citizenship is granted to all nationals.

Article 2

Proposal^[?] to change Titles of nobility.

Old value:: No titles of nobility are granted or recognised, their use is forbidden.

Current: Titles of nobility may be granted by the government and any other political body designated by it.

Proposed: Titles of nobility may be granted only by the Head of State.

Article 3

Proposal^[?] to change Privileges of nobility (if nobility is recognised by the government).

Old value:: Nobility confers only titles and certain minor rights, but no political powers, and is not hereditary.

Current: Nobility confers only titles and certain minor rights, but no political powers, and can be hereditary.

Proposed: Nobility confers only titles and certain minor rights, but no political powers, and can be hereditary.

Article 4

Proposal^[?] to change The government's policy concerning the use of chemical and biological weaponry in warfare.

Old value:: The nation reserves the right to use chemical or biological weapons in warfare for any reason.

Current: The nation reserves the right to use chemical or biological weapons in warfare for any reason.

Proposed: The nation can only use chemical or biological weapons on non-civilan areas.

Article 5

Proposal^[?] to change Discrimination in the military on grounds of race/religion.

Old value:: Candidates must be of a certain race/religion to have any place in the military.

Current: Any adult citizen can serve in the military, discrimination for racial or religious reasons is prohibited.

Proposed: Any adult citizen can serve in the military, discrimination for racial or religious reasons is prohibited.

Article 6

Proposal^[?] to change The government's policy concerning the use of nuclear weaponry in warfare.

Old value:: The nation reserves the right to use nuclear weapons in warfare for any reason.

Current: The nation shall never use nuclear weapons in warfare.

Proposed: The nation reserves the right to nuclear weapons in retaliation to a nuclear, chemical or biological attack.

Article 7

Proposal^[?] to change Policy on the legality of abortions

Old value:: Abortions are only allowed in medical emergencies.

Current: All abortions are illegal.

Proposed: Abortion is allowed during the first and second trimesters.

Article 8

Proposal^[?] to change Government policy towards smoking.

Old value:: Smoking is legal everywhere, at the discretion of the property owner, but is illegal in government-owned buildings.

Current: Smoking is legal outdoors and in private homes and clubs, but illegal indoors in places of employment, with the exception of places that primarily serve liquor.

Proposed: Smoking is legal outdoors and in private homes and clubs, but illegal indoors in all places of employment.

Article 9

Proposal^[?] to change The banking system.

Old value:: All banks are privately owned.

Current: The government operates a central bank and all other banks are private.

Proposed: The government operates a central bank and all other banks are private.

Article 10

Proposal^[?] to change The distribution, purchasing and possession of material depicting pornographic acts.

Old value:: All forms of pornography are illegal.

Current: Pornography depicting consenting adults is legal for adults.

Proposed: All forms of pornography are legal for everyone.

Article 11

Proposal^[?] to change The length of a legislative and executive term, in months. Should be between 24 and 72.

Old value:: 48

Current: 36

Proposed: 32

Article 12

Proposal^[?] to change Voting rights of criminals.

Old value:: Criminals released from jail are allowed to vote after a certain period of time.

Current: Criminals released from jail are allowed to vote after a certain period of time.

Proposed: Criminals released from jail are allowed to vote.

Article 13

Proposal^[?] to change Higher education tuition policy.

Old value:: The government subsidizes tuition only for students from families classified as low-income or poor.

Current: The government does not subsidize tuition, students must pay for higher education themselves. This does not include scholarship programs.

Proposed: The government fully subsidizes tuition.