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Bill: Parental Emancipation Act of 4120
Details
Submitted by[?]: Democratic Centrist 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: December 4121
Description[?]:
The DCP would like to quote the Parental Emancipation Act of 3730 (http://classic.particracy.net/viewbill.php?billid=417540). We stand by this today, as we did then. "A law like this, while it might sound appealing in theory, is not enforceable in reality and leads to severe breaches of basic civil rights. - A test vetting new parents is inherently arbitrary. What constitutes 'acceptable' parenting skills cannot be objectively defined, meaning that such tests may be biased towards certain views on society, politics etc. - Compulsory testing of parents requires massive surveillance of the population, clearly violating personal integrity, and costs resources that could be better spent on actually helping children in need. - The law does not specify what happens to parents that fail the test. Whether you want it or not, procreation is not a privilege but a biological function. The only way the gov't could stop would-be parents is by some sort of forced contraception. Furthermore, what happens to already-pregnant couples if they fail?" |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning parental qualifications.
Old value:: The government requires a test for would-be parents, if parents circumvent the test they are allowed to keep the children, but are watched for incompentence.
Current: The government requires a test for would-be parents, if parents circumvent the test they are allowed to keep the children, but are watched for incompentence.
Proposed: The government does not hold qualifications for new parents.
Debate
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Vote | Seats | |||
yes | Total Seats: 477 | |||
no | Total Seats: 75 | |||
abstain | Total Seats: 148 |
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