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Bill: Free Hiring Policy Act of 2182
Details
Submitted by[?]: Mouvement des Conservateurs
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: December 2183
Description[?]:
| Colleagues, We believe that it is not the task of the government to determine the hiring policy of employers. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Positive discrimination.
Old value:: No form of positive discrimination is permitted.
Current: No form of positive discrimination is permitted.
Proposed: The government does not regulate hiring policies.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:56:14, February 09, 2006 CET | From | Lutte Féministe de Libération | To | Debating the Free Hiring Policy Act of 2182 |
| Message | Alright. So any business can freely discriminate based on race or sex if they feel so inclined? |
| Date | 02:28:52, February 09, 2006 CET | From |  Mouvement des Conservateurs | To | Debating the Free Hiring Policy Act of 2182 |
| Message | Yes. As in 'free to determine own hiring policy'. |
| Date | 07:54:49, February 09, 2006 CET | From | Devout Ecologists Party | To | Debating the Free Hiring Policy Act of 2182 |
| Message | Well, this is talking about -positive- discrimination. Some difference with negative discrimination. I think one can interpret this as not meaning that one would deny people based on race/sex/etc, but one would give preference to people based on certain attributes, consistent with the need for the job. Still, I don't know if that what's meant, and positive discrimination can result in negative, if one only takes those preferable. Where does one draw the line, and is this alright? I can see the advantages and disadvantages, but what what point of view is this article meant for? What weighs heavier, the advantage or the disadvantage? |
| Date | 11:23:02, February 09, 2006 CET | From | Mouvement des Conservateurs | To | Debating the Free Hiring Policy Act of 2182 |
| Message | "I think one can interpret this as not meaning that one would deny people based on race/sex/etc, but one would give preference to people based on certain attributes, consistent with the need for the job." That is for the employer to decide and I believe that it is not the task of the government to find that out, there is a 'freedom of speech' in this nation and there are not laws on racism or anything like that, if an employer decides to 'discriminate' a certain race/sex/etc. he has the right to do this as his establishment is his private property, on the other hand the employer has to realize the consequences of actions like this. |
| Date | 18:32:02, February 09, 2006 CET | From | People's National Unity Movement (RDL) | To | Debating the Free Hiring Policy Act of 2182 |
| Message | Hmm, don't agree with either value here actually |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 185 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 373 | ||||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 42 |
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