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Bill: Democratic Reform Pt 1
Details
Submitted by[?]: Partido Monárquico
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: March 4403
Description[?]:
| Part 1 of the Democratic Reform |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's stance on vaccinations.
Old value:: Vaccinations are banned.
Current: The government mandates vaccination for all children, but parents may opt out for religious or ideological reasons.
Proposed: The government mandates vaccination for all children, but parents may opt out for religious or ideological reasons.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on surrogacy
Old value:: Surrogacy is illegal.
Current: Surrogacy is legal, and surrogacy agreements are enforceable. Altruistic and gainful surrogacy is legal.
Proposed: Surrogacy is legal, but surrogacy agreements are not enforceable. Altruistic and gainful surrogacy is legal.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Legality of in-vitro fertilisation.
Old value:: IVF is illegal.
Current: IVF is legal, regulated and only available to married couples.
Proposed: IVF is legal and regulated in terms of the applicant's condition and procedural circumstances.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Listing of controversial ingredients, such as genetically modified (GM) ingredients (if food labelling is applied).
Old value:: There is no requirement to disclose GM ingredients, or chemicals used in agrigulture or processing.
Current: Any chemicals used in agrigulture or processing, and any GM ingredients must be listed.
Proposed: Any chemicals used in agrigulture or processing, and any GM ingredients must be listed.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Women in the military.
Old value:: Women can only serve in non-battle positions.
Current: Women serve alongside men.
Proposed: Women serve alongside men.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change National service.
Old value:: All adults upon completion of schooling must serve either a term in the military or a lesser paid term of civilian national service, at their option.
Current: All adults upon completion of schooling can be required in times of war to serve a term in the military.
Proposed: There shall be no mandatory military or civilian national service.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Discrimination in the military on grounds of race/religion.
Old value:: Candidates must be of a certain race/religion to have any place in the military.
Current: Any adult citizen can serve in the military, discrimination for racial or religious reasons is prohibited.
Proposed: Any adult citizen can serve in the military, discrimination for racial or religious reasons is prohibited.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Military stance on homosexuality.
Old value:: Open homosexuality is not tolerated in the military. The military has a "don't ask, don't tell" policy.
Current: Open homosexuality is not tolerated in the military. The military has a "don't ask, don't tell" policy.
Proposed: Homosexuality is allowed in the military.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:50:35, May 30, 2018 CET | From | Partido Monárquico | To | Debating the Democratic Reform Pt 1 |
| Message | First part of the Democratic Reform. We're asking for ideias and opinions. |
| Date | 08:38:35, May 30, 2018 CET | From | Partido Socialista do Povo | To | Debating the Democratic Reform Pt 1 |
| Message | We completely agree with all these proposals however articles 3 and 5 are also being proposed by us in another bill exactly the same way. |
| Date | 13:48:34, May 30, 2018 CET | From | Partido Monárquico | To | Debating the Democratic Reform Pt 1 |
| Message | Removed |
| Date | 23:14:32, May 31, 2018 CET | From | Partido Socialista do Povo | To | Debating the Democratic Reform Pt 1 |
| Message | Partido Socialista do Povo asks for former articles 3 and 5 to be proposed again since the bill proposed by us including them was voted down by a majority in Assembleia Nacional. We also ask for other parties to state what they think of this bill proposed by Partido SocioLiberal Democrata so we can move the fastest possible to voting procedures. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 78 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 132 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 26 |
| Random fact: Did you know you can change the official name of your nation? All you need to do is draw up a new name that is in accordance with the Nation Renaming Guide, pass a bill proposing the name change with a two-thirds majority and then post a request to Moderation on the "Renaming Requests" thread. You can change city and region names in this way too. |
| Random quote: "In an underdeveloped country, don't drink the water; in a developed country, don't breathe the air." - Changing Times magazine |