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Bill: Luthori Adoption Equality 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: January 2187
Description[?]:
| This legislation would allow everyone to be able to adopt children. It also takes away the local government's abilty to discriminate against potential parents; the only regulation permitted is to screen out those with a history of child abuse. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning adoption.
Old value:: Adoption policy is to be established by local governments.
Current: Adoption is regulated by the government. Applicants can adopt after a routine check-up.
Proposed: Regulation is used to screen out only those with a previous history of child abuse.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning who can proceed with adoption; in case adoption is legal.
Old value:: Only heterosexual couples may adopt children.
Current: Everyone may adopt children.
Proposed: Everyone may adopt children.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning parental qualifications.
Old value:: Parental qualifications are left to local governments.
Current: The government does not hold qualifications for new parents.
Proposed: The government does not hold qualifications for new parents.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 05:00:52, February 15, 2006 CET | From | Luthori Green Party | To | Debating the Luthori Adoption Equality Act |
| Message | Article one is a bit weak, but we'd vote for it. |
| Date | 09:07:51, February 15, 2006 CET | From | Covenanters (IA) | To | Debating the Luthori Adoption Equality Act |
| Message | Another U turn? I bet you still have "perfect" coherency after this as well. The game mechanics really need tweaking... |
| Date | 09:15:18, February 16, 2006 CET | From | Covenanters (IA) | To | Debating the Luthori Adoption Equality Act |
| Message | I'm sure foster kids are dancing in the streets at the thought of this opportunity to be adopted by perverts and deviants! |
| Date | 09:25:18, February 17, 2006 CET | From | Covenanters (IA) | To | Debating the Luthori Adoption Equality Act |
| Message | UVF enforcers will rescue children sold into abusive slavery as a result of this act. |
| Date | 13:50:07, February 17, 2006 CET | From | Luthori Green Party | To | Debating the Luthori Adoption Equality Act |
| Message | I'm worried that the CUP believe non-heterosexuals are all abusive slave-owners. |
| Date | 13:56:08, February 17, 2006 CET | From | Covenanters (IA) | To | Debating the Luthori Adoption Equality Act |
| Message | Just hedonistic deviants. |
| Date | 14:16:59, February 17, 2006 CET | From | Luthori Green Party | To | Debating the Luthori Adoption Equality Act |
| Message | Two things: 1. Heterosexuals are generally more hedonistic. 2. There are more heterosexual sexual 'deviancies' than homosexual ones. |
| Date | 17:31:41, February 17, 2006 CET | From | Covenanters (IA) | To | Debating the Luthori Adoption Equality Act |
| Message | Only heterosexuals can engage in non-deviant marital procreative sex. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 448 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 302 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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