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Bill: Individual Freedom of Marriage Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Socialist Party of Davostan
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: September 4209
Description[?]:
| This bill seeks to abolish the legal status of arranged marriages, and to allow individuals to chose their partners in matrimony by their own will. Such a principal should be understood to be a fundamental human right, and our nation should be in line with it. The bill also seeks to have the government formally recognize interracial marriages. While the government does not have a formal stance on the issue at the moment, it will be perceived as a sign of tolerance and respect towards minority groups. Furthermore, it would remove any possibility of future obscurity regarding who may write legislation on the issue, avoiding a potential future piece of discriminatory local legislation. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Forced marriages.
Old value:: Forced marriages are legal and binding.
Current: Forced marriages are illegal.
Proposed: Forced marriages are illegal.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government recognition of interracial marriages (if marriages are recognised).
Old value:: The government has no policy concerning interracial marriage or civil unions.
Current: Interracial marriages are recognised by the government, but with fewer rights than those of same-race couples.
Proposed: Mixed race marriages follow the same regulation as other marriages.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 02:07:37, May 10, 2017 CET | From |  Democratic Davostan Party | To | Debating the Individual Freedom of Marriage Act |
| Message | I support |
| Date | 02:24:46, May 11, 2017 CET | From | Robotic Corporal | To | Debating the Individual Freedom of Marriage Act |
| Message | I support, but the SRP may over rule us anyway. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 445 | ||||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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