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Bill: Movement For The [Unilateral] Propagation Of Virtuous Behaviour (Teitavistan Revolution Part 3)
Details
Submitted by[?]: Lotus Coalition of the Endless Knot
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 2301
Description[?]:
| "An attempt to cleanse Keymon of its vices and usher in an era of true morality, both of the body and of the mind." -- Lady Kosawak Zettel ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Onwards the Teitavistan Revolution!" -- Gilad Montague, Education and Culture Spokesperson ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "He that promotes purity is truly worthy of Buddhahood... I have done nothing but promote purity." -- Teitaro [R.I.P], 3rd Grand Master "Let us honour the father of us... this is for you Maitreya!" -- Rachel Miguel-Teitaro, Internal Affairs Spokesperson |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards alcoholic beverages.
Old value:: Alcoholic beverages may be purchased and consumed anywhere, but only by adults.
Current: Alcoholic beverages may be purchased only from licensed sales outlets, and can only be available to adults.
Proposed: The sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages is outlawed.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The right to gamble.
Old value:: Gambling is legal across the nation, no regulation whatsoever.
Current: Gambling is illegal unless taking place in a licensed casino.
Proposed: Gambling is illegal.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The National Animal.
Old value:: Race Horse
Current: Hues / Hase / Lepre (Hare)
Proposed: Keymon Monkey
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The official national sport.
Old value:: Horse Racing
Current: Sailing
Proposed: Archery
Article 5
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 6
Proposal[?] to change The recreational drug policy.
Old value:: Recreational drug use is regulated by local governments.
Current: Recreational drug use is forbidden.
Proposed: Recreational drug use is forbidden.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding sexually explicit material on broadcast television.
Old value:: Sexually explicit material is not allowed, but nudity that is not sexually explicit is.
Current: All sexually explicit material is allowed on television.
Proposed: Nudity on television is banned.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards smoking.
Old value:: Smoking is legal everywhere, at the discretion of the property owner, and is legal in government-owned buildings.
Current: Smoking is legal everywhere, at the discretion of the property owner. However, service/employer property owners that allow smoking must provide a separate non-smoking section.
Proposed: Smoking is prohibited.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Sale of tobacco products.
Old value:: There are no regulations on the sale of tobacco.
Current: Only adults may purchase tobacco.
Proposed: The sale of tobacco products is prohibited.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:56:38, October 13, 2006 CET | From | Lotus Coalition of the Endless Knot | To | Debating the Movement For The [Unilateral] Propagation Of Virtuous Behaviour (Teitavistan Revolution Part 3) |
| Message | "This bill shall be built up other time to represent an entire cultural and moral revolution in Keymon. We shall not put it to a vote until we are 100% sure it will pass into law." -- Lady Kosawak Zettel |
| Date | 21:15:53, October 13, 2006 CET | From | Christian Democrats | To | Debating the Movement For The [Unilateral] Propagation Of Virtuous Behaviour (Teitavistan Revolution Part 3) |
| Message | "Article 3 and 4 are not backed by the Christian Democrats. The rest of the proposals have our support, although we would prefer less extreme versions of each." -- Otto Keymon |
| Date | 21:20:01, October 13, 2006 CET | From | Lotus Coalition of the Endless Knot | To | Debating the Movement For The [Unilateral] Propagation Of Virtuous Behaviour (Teitavistan Revolution Part 3) |
| Message | "We feel articles 3 and 4. If we ban the vice that is gambling and free people from its immoral chains why should our nation continue to be promote it through our national sport and animal?" -- Lady Kosawak Zettel |
| Date | 17:09:16, October 18, 2006 CET | From | Lotus Coalition of the Endless Knot | To | Debating the Movement For The [Unilateral] Propagation Of Virtuous Behaviour (Teitavistan Revolution Part 3) |
| Message | "Although we are unlikely to get unanimous support for this bill we will put it to a vote anyway." -- Lady Kosawak Zettel |
| Date | 17:32:42, October 18, 2006 CET | From | Christian Democrats | To | Debating the Movement For The [Unilateral] Propagation Of Virtuous Behaviour (Teitavistan Revolution Part 3) |
| Message | "With all due respect to Lady Kosawak Zettel, the Christian Democrats must respectfully split with the Zen Collective on this bill." -- Otto Keymon |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 15 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 67 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 38 |
| Random fact: "Kubrk" is a Jelbic word that has the colloquial meaning "old man" or "geezer". |
| Random quote: "War crimes is such a lilliputian term for the atrocities committed by the Yeudish state." - Katrine Lorenzen, former Kazulian diplomat |