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Bill: Gender-neutral government position titles
Details
Submitted by[?]: Initiative: Zukunft!!
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This bill asks for an amendement to the Constitution. It will require two-thirds of the legislature to vote in favor. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: January 4320
Description[?]:
| The official titles should always refer to every gender, so there will be no need for changing it once a non-male becomes Bundespräsident or Bundeskanzler. This would show Dundorfian citizens that gender rights are debated and considered in government. OOC: As a native German: The following names include both female and male, but are also including any kinds of third gender (the gender star). So, Bundeskanzler*in could be of any gender. This kind of gender-neutral words has recently become very popular in Germany, especially in universities, companies and youth organizations like the KjG (Catholic Young Society). This would reflect the country's (both Dundorf and Germany) stance on gender rights. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The title of the head of government, who chairs the cabinet.
Old value:: Bundeskanzler
Current: Bundeskanzler/in
Proposed: Bundeskanzler*in
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The formal title of the Head of State.
Old value:: Bundespräsident
Current: Bundespräsident/in
Proposed: Bundespräsident*in
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:31:00, December 18, 2017 CET | From | Metzistische Volkspartei | To | Debating the Gender-neutral government position titles |
| Message | The VKPD sees no need for a change. |
| Date | 01:56:29, December 18, 2017 CET | From | Demokratische Partei Dundorfs | To | Debating the Gender-neutral government position titles |
| Message | To the VKPD, I wouldn't call this sort of proposal a change. It merely addresses the fact that the current titles do not cater for gender. That is to say the current system would see a female head of state addressed with a male title. For that reason we see no reason not to vote in favour of this amendment. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 264 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 236 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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