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Bill: Divorce Bill (Common Sense)
Details
Submitted by[?]: Aldegar Social 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: May 2290
Description[?]:
| "I want to give my husband the boot, all he does is drink beer and watch sports on the TV all day, but the misogynist lot on Southeast Hikirena District Council won't let me" -Anonymous PO'd Aldegarian housewife |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The legality of divorces (if marriages are recognised).
Old value:: Divorces are prohibited.
Current: Only divorces that comply with religious doctrine are legal.
Proposed: Divorces are legal, be it mutual consent, grounded cause or if one partner wants it.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:09:42, September 25, 2006 CET | From | Aldegar Social Democratic Party | To | Debating the Divorce Bill (Common Sense) |
| Message | Hopefully, if this bill passes, situations like the one above will become much less common for men and women alike. |
| Date | 04:59:03, September 26, 2006 CET | From | Center-Right Coalition | To | Debating the Divorce Bill (Common Sense) |
| Message | Are you implying that the local governments lack common sense? |
| Date | 23:21:03, September 26, 2006 CET | From | Aldegar Social Democratic Party | To | Debating the Divorce Bill (Common Sense) |
| Message | Some do. |
| Date | 23:34:42, September 26, 2006 CET | From | Aldegar Social Democratic Party | To | Debating the Divorce Bill (Common Sense) |
| Message | I mean, I don't really mind, say, public nudity or fireworks laws left up to local governments, but something really, really serious like divorce is another story altogether. I seriously bet that some of the most disgustingly right-wing areas in Aldegar have made divorce illegal already. Think of it this way. Divorce is legal in even the most backwards, reactionary countries in the real world. With the current law, if some random city councillor decided that they felt like being a bastard on any given day, they could in theory outlaw one of the simplest and most fundamental human rights. Another quick perspective: It's perfectly all right for people to get married, right? So why shouldn't it be OK for people to get divorced? One final note: Divorce has been legal in England since the 1500s, and in pretty much every "new" real world country since their independence. Should it not also be unconditionally legal in Aldegar? |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 170 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 205 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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