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Bill: The fair and equal act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Sameinuðu vinnumarkaður(United Labour)
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 4609
Description[?]:
| Still our land is haunted by the inequalities of yesterday. In law, persons on creed of birth are given advantages, and differences between people are decreed through registration, and law. That is not what recognises a modern society but is merely the mark of an out-dated, outmoded horrendous order of society. One that we, the party of hard-working man and women, now propose we end. We should shed us from the chains of yesterday, free us from class difference and move, boldly forward to a bright future - where the position in society of a person is not decided by arbitrary decree, one creed or family status but rather but one's inner abilities, ones' dignities and virtues, and by what ambition one can better our society for us all. Thus, we should not keep the nobility class of yesterday and instead boldly embrace the modern society equality. By this resolution we propose the abolishment of noble titles, and the ban of using them. With that all privileges will, in effect, be abolished as well. Further, we propose the end of registration of religion and ethnicity since history shows us what that data can be used for. We propose a laxer law regarding nationality, thus making it possibly for immigrants that adopt our way of life through test can become nationals. Through this it is one’s ambition, dreams and hard-work that will set out one’s path in our society. Not one’s creed, family or race. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning granting nationality (national of this state without implication of having citizenship rights).
Old value:: Only those born to nationals become nationals.
Current: Only those born to nationals become nationals.
Proposed: Anyone receives nationality but immigrants must pass a test to gain nationality.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Titles of nobility.
Old value:: Titles of nobility may be granted only by the Head of State.
Current: Titles of nobility may be granted only by the Head of State.
Proposed: No titles of nobility are granted or recognised, their use is forbidden.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Racial and religious registration of nationals.
Old value:: All nationals are required to register their race and religion.
Current: The government does not require nationals to register their race or religion.
Proposed: The government does not require nationals to register their race or religion.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 04:23:20, July 19, 2019 CET | From | Landsbyggðarflokkurinn (RP) | To | Debating the The fair and equal act |
| Message | Speaker, The Labour Party's bill is welcome, however, the ruling LP holds issue with several of the proposals. Article 1: Titles of nobility are solely there as reward to Telamoners who have provided a great service to their fellow countrymen. The LP would like to see such a bill remain. Article 2: The Government would like retain the law that all nationals must register their religion. This will come into play funding the reestablishment of national faith. Hannes Thorlacius Gunnlaugsson Fist Minister Article 3: This law change as proposed the LP vehemently opposes. |
| Date | 09:51:43, July 19, 2019 CET | From | Sameinuðu vinnumarkaður(United Labour) | To | Debating the The fair and equal act |
| Message | Speaker, I thank the right honourable minister for his input on the bill however as it happens the minister quite clearly fulfilled my worst expectations; that the minister is nothing more that a washed-up, no-good, nonsense conservative that rather than trying to keep up to the times is trying to hold on to the time. As it happens that in regard to Article I the first minister know, very well I might add, that it’s most often only the rich and powerful that get title of nobility. According to this ministry it is a great service to our country running a multi millions pound company, but not to be a nurse or a to toil as a farmer or fisher. We oppose that. For us all in this great nation is noble for hard work and doing right by oneself and ones country is indeed noble mr Speaker. As regarding to Article II we find it much more modern to stand for freedom of religion than we find it modern to long for yesterdays history. It is, as the bill intends, only fair that all citizen of this nation can freely choose among religions, and that none due to their religion nor amongst the religions themselves, is privileged by the state. Religion is a private matter, let us keep it that way! And as in relation to Article III I understood that they would oppose it. Why, other than a irrational fear for other people contributing to this nation, I do not understand. Title of nobility can freely be giving out to what-nots and good-for-nothings in the name of “great service” but citizenship to people who live and work here apparently not. Speaker I find that the right honourable minister quite clearly has showed us the political conflict in this just body of democracy; it is that between those who value hard work and justice against those who value undue privileges for the few. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | |
| no | Total Seats: 250 | |
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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