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Bill: How to Run a Government Properly
Details
Submitted by[?]: Radical Conservative 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: January 2269
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Curfew policy (curfew time to be determined in the bill description).
Old value:: No curfew policies may be established.
Current: The national government may impose curfews, but only if a state of emergency has been declared.
Proposed: The national government may impose curfews, but only if a state of emergency has been declared.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy with respect to the death penalty.
Old value:: The death penalty is illegal and is never to be applied.
Current: The death penalty is illegal and is never to be applied.
Proposed: Religious doctrine determines the death penalty.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Military stance on homosexuality.
Old value:: Homosexuality is allowed in the military.
Current: Homosexuality is allowed in the military.
Proposed: Open homosexuality is not tolerated in the military. The military has a "don't ask, don't tell" policy.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change
The government's stance on illegal aliens.
Old value:: The government ignores illegal aliens.
Current: The government actively searches houses for illegal aliens and expels them from the country.
Proposed: The government does not actively search for illegal aliens, but expels them from the country when discovered.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The confidentiality of letters and correspondence.
Old value:: The confidentiality of letters is inviolable.
Current: The confidentiality of letters is inviolable, but the justice dept. can violate the confidentiality of letters with grounded cause.
Proposed: The confidentiality of letters is inviolable, but the justice dept. can violate the confidentiality of letters with grounded cause.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change National service.
Old value:: There shall be no mandatory military or civilian national service.
Current: All adults upon completion of schooling can be required in times of war to serve a term in the military.
Proposed: All adults upon completion of schooling must serve a term in the military.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The use of torture for obtaining information.
Old value:: Torture is never allowed.
Current: Torture is never allowed.
Proposed: Suspects can only be tortured under grave emergencies where the information is vital.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Singing the national anthem in schools.
Old value:: Children are never made to sing the national anthem.
Current: Children are made to sing the national anthem at the commencement of school each day.
Proposed: Children are only made to sing the national anthem on special occasions.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to prayer in schools.
Old value:: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden.
Current: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden, except in religious schools.
Proposed: The government leaves this decision up to the schools themselves.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning religions.
Old value:: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Current: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Proposed: There is an official state religion, but membership is completely voluntary.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 16:09:13, August 13, 2006 CET | From |  Fascist Party | To | Debating the How to Run a Government Properly |
| Message | I won't vote yes cause i don't want all that religious crap. |
| Date | 16:10:44, August 13, 2006 CET | From | Fascist Party | To | Debating the How to Run a Government Properly |
| Message | Oh and other than that i think it is a good bill. |
| Date | 20:45:15, August 13, 2006 CET | From | Liberty Party | To | Debating the How to Run a Government Properly |
| Message | Wow, this bill is so bad even the Fascist Party won't for it. I particularly like the 'religious doctrine determines the death penalty' bit, that really sums you up. Presumably the government is now a branch of the ultra-terrifying wing of the Christian church and we can look forward to executions for the following crimes: - using primitive birth control (like Onan); - looking at a burning city (like Lot's wife); - protecting the ark of the covenant from damage; - following the wrong religion (Exodus 22:20); - being a stranger and entering a temple (Numbers 1:51); - proselytising (Deuteronomy 13:1-10); - being a spiritualist (Leviticus 20:27); - adultery (Leviticus 20:10); - being a child and swearing at one or other of your parents (Exodus 21:17); - careless handling of an animal (Exodus 21:29); - stubbornness (Deuteronomy 21:18-21); - blasphemy (Monty Python's Life of Brian and Leviticus 24:16); - working on a Saturday (Exodus 35:2); - ignoring the ministerings of a preacher (Deuteronomy 17:12); - perjury (19:15-21); - not being circumcised (Genesis 17:14); - eating leavened bread during the festival of unleavened bread (Exodus 12:15); - Manufacturing anointing oil (Exodus 30:33); - Teaching another religion (Deuteronomy 13:1-11); - Eating and/or drinking too much (Deuteronomy 21:20); - etc. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 306 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 249 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Moderation will not approve a Cultural Protocol request within the first 48 hours of it being requested. This is in order to give other players a chance to query the proposed changes, if they wish to do so. Moderation may be approached for advice on a proposed change, but any advice proffered should always be understood under the provisio that no final decision will be made until at least 48 hours after the request has been formally submitted for approval. |
| Random quote: "The reason there are so few female politicians is that it is too much trouble to put makeup on two faces." - Maureen Murphy |