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Bill: decency act
Details
Submitted by[?]: White People's Party
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: February 2253
Description[?]:
| surprisingly, i seem to have done another decency act at some point in the past....i can only assume it was a joke. this one isn't... or it is, but only because my whole party is. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on subsidising contraception.
Old value:: The government offers free contraceptives in pharmacies and public toilets.
Current: The government offers free contraceptives in pharmacies and public toilets.
Proposed: The government does not supply free or discounted contraceptives.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government position in respect to crossdressing policy.
Old value:: Crossdressing is allowed.
Current: Crossdressing is allowed.
Proposed: Crossdressing is prohibited by the state.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The right to gamble.
Old value:: Gambling is legal across the nation, no regulation whatsoever.
Current: Gambling is legal, but only in private homes and casinos with special licences.
Proposed: Gambling is illegal.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The distribution, purchasing and possession of material depicting pornographic acts.
Old value:: Pornography depicting consenting adults is legal for adults.
Current: Pornography depicting consenting adults is legal for adults.
Proposed: All forms of pornography are illegal.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Sexual education in schools.
Old value:: Schools have an obligation to give sexual education at some point in puberty.
Current: Schools have an obligation to give sexual education at some point in puberty, but individual students have an opt-out option.
Proposed: Schools should not educate students in sexual matters.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 05:24:02, July 10, 2006 CET | From | Black People's Party | To | Debating the decency act |
| Message | The BPP can not support this resolution. |
| Date | 07:10:24, July 10, 2006 CET | From | Democratic Socialist Party of Lodamun | To | Debating the decency act |
| Message | Men and woman do the deed (even though not always with each other). Get over it. You're only hurting our citizens by oppressing this aspect of humanity. |
| Date | 10:08:59, July 10, 2006 CET | From | Almighty Lodamunian Front (ALF) | To | Debating the decency act |
| Message | i might possibly support article one, but the rest, hell no!!!!! |
| Date | 22:35:00, July 10, 2006 CET | From | Almighty Lodamunian Front (ALF) | To | Debating the decency act |
| Message | however, i may have change my mind now, for strategic reasons, but in principle against this |
| Date | 06:27:28, July 11, 2006 CET | From | The peoples party | To | Debating the decency act |
| Message | This really limets the people maybe if possible tax certan gambling if all though most likely not, The rest no way |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 304 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 234 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 163 |
| Random fact: The players in a nation have a collective responsibility to ensure their "Bills under debate" section is kept in good order. Bills which are irrelevant or have become irrelevant should be deleted. Deletion can be requested for bills proposed by inactive parties on the Bill Clearout Requests thread: http://forum.particracy.net/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=4363 |
| Random quote: "The most certain test by which we judge whether a country is really free is the amount of security enjoyed by minorities." - John Dalberg-Acton |