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Bill: Secularism Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Grand Nationalist Fraction
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: September 4756
Description[?]:
| Religion, and most certainly state religion, has a far too large influence on Lodamese daily life. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The way adulthood is determined.
Old value:: Adulthood is determined by religion.
Current: Adulthood is determined by age.
Proposed: Adulthood is determined by age.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change State penalties for blasphemy
Old value:: Both private and public blasphemy are considered grave offenses, and are heavily prosecuted.
Current: No state penalties are issued for blasphemy.
Proposed: No state penalties are issued for blasphemy.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The state's policy concerning religious clothing.
Old value:: People are required to dress according to religious codes
Current: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Proposed: It is not permitted to wear religious clothing or religious symbols in public buildings.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to prayer in schools.
Old value:: Teacher-led prayers are mandatory in schools.
Current: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden.
Proposed: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:05:55, November 02, 2019 CET | From | Conservative Party of Lodamun | To | Debating the Secularism Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, This bill is thoroughly unconstitutional and would require first a constitutional amendment to be lawful. |
| Date | 18:02:04, November 04, 2019 CET | From | Metzian Party of Lodamun | To | Debating the Secularism Act |
| Message | Mr.Speaker, We accept all the ideas proposed in the bill.And would like to encourage the Chamber of Peoples' Deputies to pass this bill. Isla Saxe Leader of MPL |
| Date | 18:35:19, November 10, 2019 CET | From | Liberal Progressive Alliance | To | Debating the Secularism Act |
| Message | M. Speaker, The LPA will of course support this bill. Jana Anderson LPA Leader |
| Date | 03:27:32, May 15, 2020 CET | From | Liberty Party | To | Debating the Secularism Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, While this bill may have at one point been a good idea, to simply not allow people to express their own religions is violating any human rights. We cannot support this old bill when we have already reformed our laws to the point where your ideas would actually do more damage than is necessary. OOC: Not sure why youre putting this to vote now when half of the Articles wont even do anything now Milan Grbić, Liberty Party MP |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 183 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 317 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 99 |
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