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Bill: Federal Adoption Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Imperial Kalistan 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: March 2077
Description[?]:
| These children are in need of good Kalistani families that set good examples. Homosexual, trans-sexual, and unmarried people do not meet this requirement. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning adoption.
Old value:: Adoption is not regulated.
Current: Regulation is used to screen out only those with a previous history of child abuse.
Proposed: Adoption is strictly regulated by the government. Only by passing several tests and by following an intensive program applicants can adopt children.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning who can proceed with adoption; in case adoption is legal.
Old value:: Only heterosexual couples and singles may adopt children.
Current: Everyone may adopt children.
Proposed: Only heterosexual couples may adopt children.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 05:40:15, July 05, 2005 CET | From | Conservative Neoliberalist Party | To | Debating the Federal Adoption Act |
| Message | Fine by us :D |
| Date | 10:12:07, July 05, 2005 CET | From | Neo-Libertarian Party of Kalistan | To | Debating the Federal Adoption Act |
| Message | We are, of course, voting against this. |
| Date | 14:55:53, July 05, 2005 CET | From | People's Front of Kalistan | To | Debating the Federal Adoption Act |
| Message | Agreed. |
| Date | 19:58:49, July 05, 2005 CET | From | Interstate Centrist Party | To | Debating the Federal Adoption Act |
| Message | No. Too restrictive. |
| Date | 14:37:47, July 06, 2005 CET | From | Benevolent Totalitarian Party | To | Debating the Federal Adoption Act |
| Message | It's not restrictive - most RL countries have similar policies. You can't just throw a child's life into the hands of anyone who comes along! |
| Date | 16:10:11, July 06, 2005 CET | From | People's Front of Kalistan | To | Debating the Federal Adoption Act |
| Message | Also, children adopted by singles may grow up niglected by their parent, and right now, paedophiles or criminals could even adopt a child! This is a much needed bill. |
| Date | 19:22:48, July 06, 2005 CET | From | Neo-Libertarian Party of Kalistan | To | Debating the Federal Adoption Act |
| Message | ... You critisize it, and then vote for it? I have a bad feeling about this. |
| Date | 22:21:10, July 06, 2005 CET | From | People's Front of Kalistan | To | Debating the Federal Adoption Act |
| Message | I was questioning the current law about this matter, not what will be changed. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 558 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 192 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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