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Bill: Religious Laws
Details
Submitted by[?]: Holy Luthori Church ⚔️
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This bill proposes to change income taxes. It requires more than half of the legislature to vote yes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: May 4642
Description[?]:
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change State penalties for blasphemy
Old value:: Public blasphemy is considered a criminal offense.
Current: No state penalties are issued for blasphemy.
Proposed: Both private and public blasphemy are considered grave offenses, and are heavily prosecuted.
Article 2
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: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Proposed: People are required to dress according to religious codes
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning religions.
Old value:: There is an official state religion, but membership is completely voluntary.
Current: There is an official state religion, but membership is completely voluntary.
Proposed: There is an official state religion, and membership is mandatory.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards alcoholic beverages.
Old value:: Alcoholic beverages may be purchased and consumed anywhere, but only by adults.
Current: Alcoholic beverages may be purchased and consumed anywhere, but only by adults.
Proposed: The sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages is outlawed.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to prayer in schools.
Old value:: The government leaves this decision up to the schools themselves.
Current: Teacher-led prayers in schools are encouraged.
Proposed: Teacher-led prayers are mandatory in schools.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The recreational drug policy.
Old value:: The use of cannabis is legal.
Current: Recreational drug use is regulated by local governments.
Proposed: Recreational drug use is forbidden.
Article 7
We propose to alter income tax brackets to the following setup. Information about the current income tax system can be found here.
| Bracket | Tax | Estimated Revenue |
| > 1 LPD | 20% | 104,288,000,000 LPD | Total | 104,288,000,000 LPD |
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 10:33:53, September 29, 2019 CET | From | Socialist Party | To | Debating the Religious Laws |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, The fascists are at it again. Aren't you mad that you don't have your militias anymore? |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 271 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 329 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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| Random quote: "The day is not far off when the economic problem will take the back seat where it belongs, and the arena of the heart and the head will be occupied or reoccupied, by our real problems, the problems of life and of human relations, of creation and behaviour and religion." - John Maynard Keynes |