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Bill: Religious Sovereignty Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Shuggoth Progressive 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: May 2179
Description[?]:
| This bill would devolve control of religious institutions back to the religions themselves. The central government has no business getting involved in the running of religious orders. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The state's intervention in the appointment of ministers of religion.
Old value:: The state appoints all heads and other ministers of all religions.
Current: The state does not intervene in the appointment of ministers of any religion whatsoever.
Proposed: The state does not intervene in the appointment of ministers of any religion whatsoever.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 09:24:41, January 31, 2006 CET | From | Covenanters (IA) | To | Debating the Religious Sovereignty Act |
| Message | Aye. |
| Date | 09:42:14, January 31, 2006 CET | From | Luthori Green Party | To | Debating the Religious Sovereignty Act |
| Message | Yes, unless there is an option that allows the state to stop religious madmen from being appointed. |
| Date | 09:49:46, January 31, 2006 CET | From | Covenanters (IA) | To | Debating the Religious Sovereignty Act |
| Message | There is an option for the state to veto appointments. |
| Date | 15:51:59, January 31, 2006 CET | From | Shuggoth Progressive Party | To | Debating the Religious Sovereignty Act |
| Message | This was the only other option (other than the one currently in effect): The matter of the appointment of ministers of religion is left up to local governments. While I am a big fan of devolution, I don't personally think allowing Regional governments to interfere in religious orders is any more fair for the orders than allowing the central government to do so. |
| Date | 17:44:45, January 31, 2006 CET | From | Shuggoth Progressive Party | To | Debating the Religious Sovereignty Act |
| Message | Bleh, there are other optons, they just aren't being used by any other nations and didn't show up on the list when I right clicked on the proposal up there and opened it in a new window. |
| Date | 09:18:24, February 01, 2006 CET | From | Covenanters (IA) | To | Debating the Religious Sovereignty Act |
| Message | Thing is, even if (when) this bill passes the Archbishop of Oalapo will still be a political appointment as it's the title of the Head of Government. A bit of a constitutional contradiction if you ask me. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 550 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 97 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 103 |
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