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Bill: Marriage Disambiguation
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: November 2182
Description[?]:
| Marriage shall be solely a religious act. The State shall not interfere in this holy and sacred rite. Each religion may make its own decisions on all details relating to marriage. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy toward marriage.
Old value:: The government only recognises civil marriages between a man and a woman.
Current: The government allows all consenting adults to obtain civil marriage contracts.
Proposed: The government does not involve itself in marriage or civil unions.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 08:15:14, February 07, 2006 CET | From | Covenanters (IA) | To | Debating the Marriage Disambiguation |
| Message | I like this option. It wasn't there last time I looked and makes for a fine compromise. We can overlook the LCC's "gay marriages" if they are not officially endorsed by this house. |
| Date | 08:28:01, February 07, 2006 CET | From | Luthori Green Party | To | Debating the Marriage Disambiguation |
| Message | Yes, and we can overlook the FPC's "straight marriages" if they are not officially endorsed by this house. ; p On a serious note, this allows the LCC to allow heterosexual marriages, homosexual marriages, transexual marriages, polyandrous marriages, polygynous marriages, and group/plural marriages, in addition to marriages involving divorcees and widow(er)s. We might even allow incestuous marriages, not sure yet. In anycase, all marriages have to be consentual (by both parties) and can involve everyone up to and including first cousins. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 506 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 244 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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