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Bill: Civil Rights Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Popular Progressive Party of Pontesi
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: May 4323
Description[?]:
| More rights for Pontesians and immigrants who wants to search better life standards |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Freedom of information law.
Old value:: Classified files are released after a set period of time provided doing so is not deemed to be against the public interest.
Current: Classified files are only released at the discretion of the government.
Proposed: Classified files are released after a set period of time.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Policy on incest.
Old value:: Incestuous acts are illegal.
Current: Incestuous acts are illegal.
Proposed: Incestuous acts are legal, but incestuous marriages are not legally recognised.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Weapons allowed to private citizens.
Old value:: Citizens may own any type of weapon. They may be carried anywhere except as determined by the property owner.
Current: Only certain types of weapons may be owned by the general public, and there are further restrictions on places where they may be carried.
Proposed: Only certain types of weapons may be owned by the general public, and there are further restrictions on places where they may be carried.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Right to privacy.
Old value:: Individuals have a right to privacy, but the courts can force individuals to give information on certain matters if needed. (also known as Habeas Data).
Current: The government has the right to monitor information of individuals without letting them know.
Proposed: Individuals have a right to privacy, to keep records and information for themselves.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government-issued identity card policy.
Old value:: Citizens are issued with identity cards on a voluntary basis.
Current: All citizens are issued with identity cards and are required to carry them at all times.
Proposed: All citizens are issued with identity cards and are required to carry them at all times.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to polygamy.
Old value:: There is no explicit government policy on polygamy.
Current: Polygamous marriages are accorded equal recognition to monogamous marriages.
Proposed: The government does not recognise polygamous relationships.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Government policy toward marriage.
Old value:: The government does not involve itself in marriage or civil unions.
Current: The government only recognises civil marriages between a man and a woman.
Proposed: The government allows all consenting adults to obtain civil marriage contracts.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning immigration.
Old value:: Quotas are based on individual applicant's qualifications.
Current: No foreigners are permitted to reside permanently in this nation.
Proposed: Everyone is allowed to reside permanently in this nation.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:52:41, December 24, 2017 CET | From |  United Communist Party of Pontesi | To | Debating the Civil Rights Act |
| Message | The courts should be able to force people to give up information |
| Date | 20:56:17, December 24, 2017 CET | From | Popular Progressive Party of Pontesi | To | Debating the Civil Rights Act |
| Message | The courts will continue to request information from the population but must have valid reasons and evidence and not rely solely on the suspicion. It will increase civil liberties in this country. |
| Date | 21:24:46, December 24, 2017 CET | From | Popular Progressive Party of Pontesi | To | Debating the Civil Rights Act |
| Message | Please revise your vote |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |
| yes | Total Seats: 29 | |
| no | Total Seats: 71 | |
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: In Culturally Protected nations, special care must be taken to ensure realism is maintained when role-playing a government controlled by an ethnic and/or religious minority. If it is to be supposed that this government is supported by a majority of the population, then this should be plausibly and sufficiently role-played. The burden of proof is on the player or players role-playing such a regime to demonstrate that it is being done realistically |
| Random quote: "We shall fight against them, throw them in prisons and destroy them." - Vladimir Putin |