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Bill: Opposition cabinet negociations
Details
Submitted by[?]: Liberal Party
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This bill is a resolution. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: March 5029
Description[?]:
| The Liberal Party proposes to repeal all these laws passed by the previous cabinet. Please tell us if you agree so we can negotiate a government program. Our program: -Sexual relations of all types are legal for consenting adults. -Open homosexuality is not tolerated in the military. The military has a "don't ask, don't tell" policy -The government allows all consenting adults to obtain civil marriage contracts. -Divorces are legal, be it mutual consent, grounded cause or if one partner wants it. -Either partner may initiate a divorce. -Any adult citizen can serve in the military, discrimination for racial or religious reasons is prohibited. -Women are entitled the same working rights as men. -Women serve in segregated units. -Abortions are only allowed in medical emergencies. -Energy is provided by private companies which are not subject to any special regulations. -The government encourages vaccinations for children, but does not enforce them. -There is a public health care system, but private clinics are allowed. -Cannabis is legal as a sedative for patients in pain. -The government does not subsidise the cost of pharmaceutical drugs at all. -Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden, except in religious schools. -Religious schools are allowed, but are strictly regulated. Only recognised religions may set up religious schools. -Public blasphemy is considered a minor offense. -Schools have an obligation to give sexual education at some point in puberty, but individual students have an opt-out option. -Slavery and the slave trade are illegal. -Sexually explicit material is allowed, but violent or hard core pornography is banned. -Conscientious objectors can be exempted from combatant roles, but not from non-combatant roles. -Stock exchanges are allowed and are unregulated. -Torture is never allowed. -Paramilitaries are illegal and the recognized government may intervene freely to stop any possible activity. -A civilian police force is in place and the military may be called in to help in serious emergencies. -IVF is legal, regulated and only available to married couples. -Forced marriages are illegal. -Pornography depicting consenting adults is legal for adults. -The production of pornography is legal, but regulated. -The government allows anyone to use the internet but the police can run investigations concerning illegal activities conducted by using internet (child abuse, illegal filesharing, ...) -The government sets a range of standards (to be determined) but these only apply to movie theaters. -The government does not maintain laws as to age limitation for purchasing video games, although it does require a content rating to be clearly displayed on the box. |
Proposals
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 12:14:08, November 13, 2021 CET | From | Progressive Conservative Party | To | Debating the Opposition cabinet negociations |
| Message | We agree to all |
| Date | 12:24:57, November 13, 2021 CET | From | Liberal Party | To | Debating the Opposition cabinet negociations |
| Message | We are very happy to hear that. We need one more party to agree and then we can form the cabinet. |
| Date | 12:51:49, November 13, 2021 CET | From | Conservative Party | To | Debating the Opposition cabinet negociations |
| Message | We believe that the following reforms would be better: Homosexual relations are illegal, but are not prosecuted. Open homosexuality is not tolerated in the military. The military has a "don't ask, don't tell" policy The government only recognises civil marriages between a man and a woman. [no change] Divorces are only legal with grounded cause (such as adultery, or violence). [no change] [this is actually the case in RL England!] Either partner may initiate a divorce. Any adult citizen can serve in the military, discrimination for racial or religious reasons is prohibited. Women are not allowed to perform potentially dangerous tasks. Women serve in segregated units. [provided they are exempt from conscription] Abortions are only allowed in medical emergencies. Energy is provided by private companies which are not subject to any special regulations. The government encourages vaccinations for children, but does not enforce them. There is a public health care system, but private clinics are allowed. The medicinal use of cannabis is illegal. [no change] The government pays partially for all citizens' pharmaceutical drugs, and pays entirely for those of low income citizens. Teacher-led prayers are mandatory in schools. [no change] [this is actually the case in RL England!] Religious schools are allowed, but are strictly regulated. Only recognised religions may set up religious schools. Public blasphemy is considered a minor offense. Schools should not educate students in sexual matters. [no change] OR This decision is up to the schools themselves without government regulation. The slave trade is illegal, but slavery is legal as a punishment. [no change] [this is actually the case in the RL United States!] Nudity on television is banned. [no change] It is a criminal offence to refuse to perform military service. [no change] Stock exchanges are allowed but are regulated. It is at the discretion of the police officer to torture suspects for information. [no change] Paramilitaries are allowed but are heavily regulated by the government. The military acts as a de-facto police force, with powers of arrest. [no change, the military should retain the power of arrest] IVF is illegal. [no change] All forms of pornography are illegal. [no change] Pornography may not be produced in the nation. [no change] There is major censorship of the internet by the government. [no change] Only government approved movies are allowed to be viewed. [no change] Video games are prohibited, except those that pass strict government content ratings. [no change] |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 161 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 80 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 59 |
| Random fact: It is forbidden to impersonate a player or Moderator. |
| Random quote: "When strangers start acting like neighbors, communities are reinvigorated." - Ralph Nader |