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Bill: Taqwa
Details
Submitted by[?]: Islamic Liberation Front
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: October 2317
Description[?]:
| DEFINITIONS (1) Citizen -- any individual that is not classified as a minority (2) Minority -- any individual that is not a Muslim |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning granting citizenship.
Old value:: Citizenship is granted to all nationals.
Current: Citizenship is gained by passing a qualifying exam.
Proposed: Citizenship is granted based on race/religion/gender.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government position in respect to crossdressing policy.
Old value:: Crossdressing is allowed.
Current: The government has no policy concerning crossdressing.
Proposed: Crossdressing is prohibited by the state.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy with respect to the death penalty.
Old value:: The death penalty is illegal and is never to be applied.
Current: The death penalty is applied for capital crimes.
Proposed: The death penalty is applied to most minor and all major criminal offences.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Discrimination in the military on grounds of race/religion.
Old value:: Any adult citizen can serve in the military, discrimination for racial or religious reasons is prohibited.
Current: Any adult citizen can serve in the military, discrimination for racial or religious reasons is prohibited.
Proposed: Candidates must be of a certain race/religion to have any place in the military.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on public nudity.
Old value:: Public nudity laws are left to local governments.
Current: There are no laws with regards to public nudity, it is allowed.
Proposed: Public nudity is illegal and prosecuted as a civil offence.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Any religion may set up a school, but they are strictly regulated.
Current: Only recognised religions may set up religious schools, with no regulations.
Proposed: All schools are required to be religious in nature.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding sexually explicit material on broadcast television.
Old value:: All sexually explicit material is allowed on television.
Current: All sexually explicit material is allowed on television.
Proposed: Nudity on television is banned.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning religions.
Old value:: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Current: There is an official state religion, but membership is completely voluntary.
Proposed: There is an official state religion, and membership is mandatory.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Women in the military.
Old value:: Women serve alongside men.
Current: Women can only serve in non-battle positions.
Proposed: Women have no place in the military.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change Women's working rights.
Old value:: Women are entitled the same working rights as men.
Current: Women are entitled the same working rights as men.
Proposed: Women are not allowed to work. The state requires them to stay at home.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:43:08, November 19, 2006 CET | From |  Divine Party of the Republic | To | Debating the Taqwa |
| Message | The Divine Party cannot support such attacks on our citizens |
| Date | 05:38:14, November 20, 2006 CET | From | Islamic Liberation Front | To | Debating the Taqwa |
| Message | They're not attacks on our citizens; they're attacks on the godless infidels -- oh wait *amends bill to include the first article* |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 129 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 269 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 27 |
| Random fact: Submitting a bill without any proposals in it will not attract or detract voters. It will not raise your visibility or change your political position. |
| Random quote: "Take our country back" - Conservative Republican campaign slogan for the 4690 Likatonian election |