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Bill: Freedom of profession bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Baltusian Left Wing party
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: November 4241
Description[?]:
| People should be able to choose their profession |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The right for a person to prostitute himself or herself.
Old value:: Prostitution is illegal.
Current: Prostitution is legal and a recognized profession.
Proposed: Prostitution is legal and a recognized profession.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 16:49:41, July 14, 2017 CET | From | Civic Party | To | Debating the Freedom of profession bill |
| Message | Members of Congress, I believe in a Baltusia where nobody should ever have to resort to becoming a prostitute. Prostitution is not a safe thing to do and we as a nation cannot encourage women and men to become prostitutes by recognising it as a profession. Prostitutes get murdered and beat up too often, and maybe I could consider making it legal but we as a nation must do everything that we can to help the people involved in prostitution to get them good, stable and safe jobs. To recognise it as a profession is not okay. Prostitution should never be something our people should have to involve themselves with. Julie Robinson Leader of the Civic Party |
| Date | 17:13:07, July 14, 2017 CET | From | Baltusian Left Wing party | To | Debating the Freedom of profession bill |
| Message | Stop being Conservative. There is nothing moral or immoral in prostitution. People just have a right to decide their profession |
| Date | 18:12:54, July 14, 2017 CET | From | Secularist, Socialist Party of Baltusia | To | Debating the Freedom of profession bill |
| Message | Members of Congress, It has been shown throughout history across the world, that legalizing prostitution is the best way to ensure the safety of those involved and takes power away from the gangs which currently control the profession and as a result makes our streets safer. Jenessa Hawkins Leader of the Secularist, Socialist Party of Baltusia |
| Date | 18:30:29, July 14, 2017 CET | From | Civic Party | To | Debating the Freedom of profession bill |
| Message | Left Bloc, I wonder, when does the political bias stop? "Stop being Conservative". That's absolutely ridiculous considering that our society was dominated by Conservative parties for quite a long time. My party is not Conservative and I have no opposition with making it legal, but I am concerned with the safety of prostitutes all over Baltusia. Our main concern should be getting these people out of prostitution and getting them in to a more stable environment. You cannot sit there and seriously tell me that prostitution is safe. Going in to a strangers house being completely vulnerable. I'm not concerned about what people are doing, I'm concerned if they are safe while doing it. Julie Robinson Leader of the Civic Party |
| Date | 18:40:23, July 14, 2017 CET | From | Secularist, Socialist Party of Baltusia | To | Debating the Freedom of profession bill |
| Message | Madame Robinson, The point of legalizing prostitution as far as I support it is to better protect the rights of those involves. Currently it is performed illegally, mostly by gangs. This is very unsafe but by legalizing it we provide regulation of the industry, making it safer. Jenessa Hawkins Leader of the Secularist, Socialist Party of Baltusia |
| Date | 19:21:53, July 14, 2017 CET | From | Civic Party | To | Debating the Freedom of profession bill |
| Message | Madame Hawkins, Once again I will say I am not against legalizing it but I am against the recognising of it as a profession. Julie Robinson Leader of the Civic Party |
| Date | 21:01:14, July 14, 2017 CET | From | Baltusian Democratic Green Party (BDGP) | To | Debating the Freedom of profession bill |
| Message | Members of Congress, On this, my party has to disagree with our allies. Whilst the concerns raised are important and should be addressed, it's my belief that recognising prostitution as a profession provides those doing it with a substantial increase in legal and financial protection. To add to that, it allows authorities to ensure the workers are safe, something they can't properly do right now due to it's illegality. I agree with Madame Hawkins regarding her comment on the link between prostitution and gangs, and fully support her statement that legalisation and regulation will help protect those involved. However, the response by the BLWP to the Civic Party implied that fair and justified criticism would only be met with useless phrases and unnecessary jibes. Might I also add that there's nothing wrong with "being a Conservative". The BLWP and my party might not be ones, but that doesn't make it a 'bad' or somehow synonymous with a 'wrong opinion'. Miriam Heston Minority Speaker BDGP Chairwoman |
| Date | 15:14:14, July 15, 2017 CET | From | Secularist, Socialist Party of Baltusia | To | Debating the Freedom of profession bill |
| Message | Madame Robinson, It is only that by recognizing it as a profession that we can ensure the protection of those involved and fully regulate it. Jenessa Hawkins Leader of the Secularist, Socialist Party of Baltusia |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 275 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 325 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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