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Bill: Reduce religious and cultural tension Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Likaton Fascist Front
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: July 2203
Description[?]:
| The AM PSS, in it's quest for a more egalitarian society has proposed the following. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change
The government's stance on illegal aliens.
Old value:: The government does not actively search for illegal aliens, but expels them from the country when discovered.
Current: The government ignores illegal aliens.
Proposed: The government ignores illegal aliens.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards giving aid to foreign countries.
Old value:: The government supplies "tied" aid to poorer nations in return for trading rights.
Current: The government gives moderate aid to countries in need.
Proposed: The government gives moderate aid to countries in need.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change
Taxation of religious institutions.
Old value:: Religions are treated as companies, and all profit is taxed, however, charitable donations are not taxed.
Current: Religions are treated as companies, and all profit is taxed, however, charitable donations are not taxed.
Proposed: All religious income, despite the use, is taxed.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The state's policy concerning religious clothing.
Old value:: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Current: Wearing religious clothing or religious symbols in public is illegal.
Proposed: Wearing religious clothing or religious symbols in public is illegal.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Religious schools are allowed, but are strictly regulated. Only recognised religions may set up religious schools.
Current: Religious schools are not allowed.
Proposed: Religious schools are not allowed.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning religions.
Old value:: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Current: There is no official state religion, but the government only allows recognized religions. 'Cults' are persecuted.
Proposed: Any form of religion is banned.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Travel by foreigners to the nation.
Old value:: The nation imposes minimal border controls on visitors, with cursory security checks, to confirm visitor identities.
Current: The nation imposes minimal border controls on visitors, with cursory security checks, to confirm visitor identities.
Proposed: The nation imposes no border controls on visitors.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:28:20, March 20, 2006 CET | From | Front for State Prosperity | To | Debating the Reduce religious and cultural tension Bill |
| Message | How is banning religion and religious clothing egalitarian at all? |
| Date | 21:54:35, March 20, 2006 CET | From | Likaton Fascist Front | To | Debating the Reduce religious and cultural tension Bill |
| Message | It promtes a belief of equal civil/social rights for all, as people are not 'demonised' by the way they dress. |
| Date | 14:38:43, March 21, 2006 CET | From | AM Radical Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Reduce religious and cultural tension Bill |
| Message | We are unable to support this restriction on the rights of the Likatonian people to express themselves as thye wish. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 178 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 205 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 65 |
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