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Bill: Slavery Nullification Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Sekowan Freedom 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: September 2213
Description[?]:
| In an effort to improve the moral standing of our country and protect human rights within our borders... |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Prison policy concerning prisoner labor.
Old value:: Prisoners are interned and do not work in prisons.
Current: Prisoners can do certain jobs in prison, voluntarily, for a small wage.
Proposed: Able-bodied prisoners have to work during the day.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The legality of slavery.
Old value:: The slave trade is illegal, but slavery is legal as a punishment.
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 | 17:15:10, April 09, 2006 CET | From | Liberal Conservative Party | To | Debating the Slavery Nullification Bill |
| Message | we want this bill to stay the way it is now. slavery is a better deterrent to crime than the death penalty. |
| Date | 17:18:16, April 09, 2006 CET | From | Sekowan Freedom Party | To | Debating the Slavery Nullification Bill |
| Message | So is life imprisonment. Why should the moribund institution of slavery ever need to replace the commonly accepted and humane prison system? |
| Date | 03:17:34, April 10, 2006 CET | From | Liberal Conservative Party | To | Debating the Slavery Nullification Bill |
| Message | because our tax dollars are wasted on the dredges of society. why not put them to work to do the menial jobs that have to get done. |
| Date | 03:20:45, April 10, 2006 CET | From | Sekowan Freedom Party | To | Debating the Slavery Nullification Bill |
| Message | We could have them work in prisons (that is an option in this game and real life) performing the menial jobs that have to get done. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 84 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 116 |
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