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Bill: Obscene Materials (Legalisation) Bill 2265
Details
Submitted by[?]: Progressive Democratic 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: February 2266
Description[?]:
Freedom of expression should not be limited by any one individual's notion of morality, or even that of a society. We should allow that which we oppose, along the principles of the famous quote by Voltaire's biographer about "defending to the death" one's right of free speech. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The distribution, purchasing and possession of material depicting pornographic acts.
Old value:: All forms of pornography are illegal.
Current: Pornography depicting consenting adults is legal for adults.
Proposed: Pornography depicting consenting adults is legal for adults.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 17:57:49, August 06, 2006 CET | From | Catholic Workers Union | To | Debating the Obscene Materials (Legalisation) Bill 2265 |
Message | We oppose because this is exploitation of the human body for economic profit. |
Date | 23:10:05, August 06, 2006 CET | From | Telamon Patriots' Bloc | To | Debating the Obscene Materials (Legalisation) Bill 2265 |
Message | We oppose because pornography is a moral sin. |
Date | 02:03:27, August 07, 2006 CET | From | Catholic Workers Union | To | Debating the Obscene Materials (Legalisation) Bill 2265 |
Message | We oppose because it's a disgusting form of economic exploitation. We hope the voters will recognize the difference between us and the theocratic TPB. |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | ||
yes | Total Seats: 46 | ||
no |
Total Seats: 251 | ||
abstain |
Total Seats: 304 |
Random fact: The players in a nation have a collective responsibility to prevent confusion by ensuring unofficial or outdated bills labelled as "Cultural Protocols" are removed from their nation page. |
Random quote: "The people who vote decide nothing. The people who count the vote decide everything." - Joseph Stalin |