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Bill: Civil Rights Act 2076
Details
Submitted by[?]: Capitalist 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: April 2077
Description[?]:
| Establishing Civil Rights in our nation. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning adoption.
Old value:: Adoption is not regulated.
Current: Adoption is strictly regulated by the government. Only by passing several tests and by following an intensive program applicants can adopt children.
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 Prison policy concerning prisoner labor.
Old value:: Prisoners are interned and do not work in prisons.
Current: Able-bodied prisoners have to work during the day.
Proposed: Prisoners can do certain jobs in prison, voluntarily, for a small wage.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:26:21, July 05, 2005 CET | From |  Committee for Public Salvation | To | Debating the Civil Rights Act 2076 |
| Message | Adoption is regulated by private, recognised organisations. <---- surely we do not mean to give away governing powers to private organisations? |
| Date | 10:31:47, July 06, 2005 CET | From | Trigunian Socialist Party | To | Debating the Civil Rights Act 2076 |
| Message | In my opinion, torture should NEVER be used. |
| Date | 10:54:48, July 06, 2005 CET | From | Capitalist Party | To | Debating the Civil Rights Act 2076 |
| Message | Adoption amended and torture bill made separate |
| Date | 16:10:52, July 06, 2005 CET | From | Committee for Public Salvation | To | Debating the Civil Rights Act 2076 |
| Message | Ah, this looks much better. Move it up to be voted upon. We'll support it. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 100 | ||||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Any RP law granting extraordinary "emergency powers" or dictator-like powers to a government must be passed by at least a 2/3rds majority, but (like all RP laws) may always be overturned by a simple majority vote of the legislature. |
| Random quote: "I have opinions of my own - strong opinions. But I don't always agree with them." - George W. Bush |