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Bill: Civil Rights Act 4890
Details
Submitted by[?]: Bündnis Liberaler und Arbeiter
Status[?]: passed
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 4890
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards labor unions.
Old value:: Only government-run trade unions exist and membership in them is voluntary.
Current: Trade unions may exist and worker membership is voluntary.
Proposed: Trade unions may exist and worker membership is voluntary.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Policy concerning industrial hemp.
Old value:: Industrial hemp is illegal.
Current: Only regulated agribusinesses may produce industrial hemp.
Proposed: There are no regulations on industrial hemp.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The right to gamble.
Old value:: The legality of gambling is a matter of local governments.
Current: The legality of gambling is a matter of local governments.
Proposed: Gambling is legal, but only in private homes and casinos with special licences.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Policy on the legality of abortions
Old value:: All abortions are illegal.
Current: Abortion is allowed during the first and second trimesters.
Proposed: Abortion policies are established by local governments
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Closed shops are places of employment where only members of a specific union are allowed to work; union shops can hire non-members, but these have to become members after a certain time; agency shops can hire non-members, who have to pay a fee to cover the unions costs. All three are erected by union agreements. (Only valid if unions are legal)
Old value:: Agency shops are legal, but closed shops and union shops are not.
Current: Closed shops, union shops and agency shops are legal.
Proposed: Only open shops are legal.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to the production of pornography.
Old value:: Pornography may not be produced in the nation.
Current: The production of pornography is legal, but regulated.
Proposed: The production of pornography is legal, but regulated.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Voting rights of criminals.
Old value:: Criminals who are charged with minor crimes are eligable to vote, others charged with serious crimes are not.
Current: Criminals released from jail are allowed to vote.
Proposed: Criminals released from jail are allowed to vote.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The government's position towards the use of forensic DNA databases.
Old value:: All citizens' DNA is recorded.
Current: Only DNA from persons convicted of crime is recorded.
Proposed: Only DNA from persons convicted of crime is recorded.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change
The government's stance on illegal aliens.
Old value:: The government actively searches houses for illegal aliens and expels them from the country.
Current: The government does not actively search for illegal aliens, but puts them in integration centers when discovered.
Proposed: Dealing with illegal aliens is left to local governments.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change Mandatory jury duty (if trial by jury is allowed).
Old value:: Local governments decide about jury duty.
Current: All adult citizens are required to serve on a jury when called or obtain a formal exemption.
Proposed: All adult citizens are required to serve on a jury when called or obtain a formal exemption.
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change The legality of dueling.
Old value:: This matter is left for the local governments to decide upon.
Current: Dueling is illegal.
Proposed: Dueling is illegal.
Article 12
Proposal[?] to change Malpractice suits.
Old value:: Malpractice suits may be brought against doctors only if death occurs.
Current: Malpractice suits may be brought against doctors.
Proposed: Malpractice suits may be brought against doctors.
Article 13
Proposal[?] to change Legality of judicial physical punishment
Old value:: Judicial corporal punishment that causes permanent injury (eg. mutilation) is legal.
Current: All forms of physical punishment are illegal.
Proposed: All forms of physical punishment are illegal.
Article 14
Proposal[?] to change The weapons used by police forces.
Old value:: Police officers carry military-grade equipment.
Current: Police officers may only carry non-lethal weapons apart from specially trained firearms units.
Proposed: Police officers may only carry standard firearms apart from specially trained firearms units.
Article 15
Proposal[?] to change Government's policy towards the powers of the police.
Old value:: The powers of the police are not restricted.
Current: The police may arrest crime suspects.
Proposed: The police may arrest crime suspects.
Article 16
Proposal[?] to change Police searches.
Old value:: The police can search a person or their property without restrictions.
Current: The police cannot search a person or their property without their consent unless the police have obtained a warrant from a court or in cases of imminent danger.
Proposed: The police cannot search a person or their property without their consent unless the police have obtained a warrant from a court or in cases of imminent danger.
Debate
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Vote | Seats | |
yes | Total Seats: 749 | |
no | Total Seats: 0 | |
abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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