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Bill: Slavery and Segregation Ban and Condemnation Act of 4689
Details
Submitted by[?]: Lodamese Democratic Progressive Party
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: October 4690
Description[?]:
| An Act to outlaw the policies of slavery and segregation, as well as a resolution that the Chamber of Peoples' Deputies of Lodamun believes that such practices have no place in the modern world. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Racial segregation of public amenities (eg. drinking fountains, public toilets)
Old value:: All public amenities are segregated.
Current: Segregation of any public amenity is banned.
Proposed: Segregation of any public amenity is banned.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the treatment of prisoners of war.
Old value:: Prisoners of war are enslaved.
Current: Prisoners of war must be treated well, according to internationally-accepted standards.
Proposed: Prisoners of war must be treated well, according to internationally-accepted standards.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Policy concerning racial segregation in educational institutions.
Old value:: Segregation policy is set by local governments.
Current: Segregation is illegal in all educational institutions.
Proposed: Segregation is illegal in all educational institutions.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The legality of slavery.
Old value:: Slavery and the slave trade is allowed.
Current: Slavery and the slave trade are illegal.
Proposed: Slavery and the slave trade are illegal.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 11:11:41, January 03, 2020 CET | From | Lodamese Movement for Women's Rights | To | Debating the Slavery and Segregation Ban and Condemnation Act of 4689 |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, Banning slavery is like banning buggery, people will still do it in secrecy. We, true liberals, think that slavery is like any other business activity and should be regulated and taxed. Like banning firearms, buggery, prostitution or alcohol, banning slavery will also increase illegal and underground slave trading, which, like any other illegal activity, will ruin our economy. Black market will dissolve if we allow and tax such activities - through taxes our economy will prosper. We also would like to remind you, that banning something is very anti-capitalist and very fascist. It's a basic human right to buy and sell whatever anyone wishes. Jakeem Goldberg Minister of finance |
| Date | 20:16:44, January 03, 2020 CET | From | Lodamese Democratic Progressive Party | To | Debating the Slavery and Segregation Ban and Condemnation Act of 4689 |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, While it is true that banning something would not make it go away completely, what it does do is send a message that nation and its government does not condone such a practice and that there are consequences to committing such practices. We agree that outright banning things can be very authoritarian in nature, which is why we believe that this kind of thing should only be reserved to extreme practices that results in deliberate harm and/or discrimination. We believe slavery and segregation are policies that does such and should be banned. The government allowing people to be treated like products to be sold and owned is unacceptable. Wallace Cordel, GPP MP Candidate for Justice Ministry |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 236 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 405 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 104 |
| Random fact: Cultural Protocols should generally be reflective of RP conducted within the nation and should not significantly alter or modify the ethnic, religious or linguistic composition without considerable and reasonable role-play or other justification. |
| Random quote: "The reason there are so few female politicians is that it is too much trouble to put makeup on two faces." - Maureen Murphy |