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Bill: Communist Education Platform
Details
Submitted by[?]: Kirlawan Communist 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 2270
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Charter school policy (free, privately run, publicly funded schools).
Old value:: Charter schools must have a specific focus.
Current: Charter schools are not allowed.
Proposed: Charter schools must be non-profit and have a specific focus.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Education for children under adult age.
Old value:: Education is compulsory, but home schooling is permitted.
Current: Education is compulsory, but home schooling is permitted.
Proposed: Education is compulsory and has to happen at school.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Religious schools are not allowed.
Current: Any religion may set up a school, but they are strictly regulated.
Proposed: Any religion may set up a school, but they are strictly regulated.
Article 4
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: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden, except in religious schools.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:57:32, August 14, 2006 CET | From | Love Life Happiness | To | Debating the Communist Education Platform |
| Message | No! |
| Date | 21:58:13, August 14, 2006 CET | From | Kirlawan Communist Party | To | Debating the Communist Education Platform |
| Message | Hang on a sec...hold yer horses...we're not done yet...don't prematurely ejaculate your anger all over this bill... |
| Date | 22:00:15, August 14, 2006 CET | From | Love Life Happiness | To | Debating the Communist Education Platform |
| Message | With articles 1 and 2 our minds were already made up. :) 3 and 4 just add to it. We pride ourselves on our athiest standings. |
| Date | 22:07:24, August 14, 2006 CET | From | Kirlawan Communist Party | To | Debating the Communist Education Platform |
| Message | So do we, and we're all about controlling religion, but there's no need to ban it completely. |
| Date | 22:36:53, August 14, 2006 CET | From | Kirlawan Popular Front | To | Debating the Communist Education Platform |
| Message | Why would atheists want to control religion? Unless of course they are really a pseudo-religious cult themselves.... We like Article1. The rest we object to - the current laws are fine |
| Date | 23:47:55, August 14, 2006 CET | From | Democratic Party of Kirlawa | To | Debating the Communist Education Platform |
| Message | communist you just voted to get rid of religious schools and now you are proposing we put them back? there isn't any consistency in your voting but i'm gonna vote yet just because religious schools are necessary |
| Date | 00:19:36, August 15, 2006 CET | From | Kirlawan Communist Party | To | Debating the Communist Education Platform |
| Message | I actually don't not support voting for not supporting or opposing the existence or non-existence of religious schools. |
| Date | 06:06:29, August 15, 2006 CET | From | Democratic Party of Kirlawa | To | Debating the Communist Education Platform |
| Message | hmm that makes no sense at all |
| Date | 15:34:18, August 15, 2006 CET | From | Kirlawan Communist Party | To | Debating the Communist Education Platform |
| Message | Or does it make perfect sense? |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 376 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 371 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: "Treaty-locking", or ratifiying treaties that completely or nearly completely forbid any proposals to change laws, is not allowed. Amongst other possible sanctions, Moderation reserves the discretion to delete treaties and/or subject parties to a seat reset if this is necessary in order to reverse a treaty-lock situation. |
| Random quote: "Idealism is fine; but as it approaches reality, the cost becomes prohibitive." - William F. Buckley, Jr. |