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Bill: Tolerance Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: National Libertarian 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 2311
Description[?]:
| To remove the interference of religion in affairs of the government and the educaton system and vice versa. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Old value:: Foreign missionaries are welcomed and encouraged by the government.
Current: Foreign missionaries are welcomed and encouraged by the government.
Proposed: The government has no policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to prayer in schools.
Old value:: Teacher-led prayers in schools are encouraged.
Current: The government leaves this decision up to the schools themselves.
Proposed: The government leaves this decision up to the schools themselves.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning religions.
Old value:: There is an official state religion, and membership is mandatory.
Current: Religion is allowed but the state promotes atheism.
Proposed: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 09:53:03, November 07, 2006 CET | From | National Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Tolerance Act |
| Message | Any party subscribing to a libertarian standpoint should support this as the ultimate way of allowing people freedom of expression rather than encouraging or forcing them to express false sentiments. |
| Date | 12:07:35, November 07, 2006 CET | From | Agrarian Party of Mordusia | To | Debating the Tolerance Act |
| Message | We do not support article 1, we don't like article 2 and we feel article 3 is too radical. We might support having an official religion without mandatory membership. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 154 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 505 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 91 |
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| Random quote: "It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong." - Voltaire |