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Bill: Hiring Practices Act of 2076
Details
Submitted by[?]: Proletariat Revolution 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: July 2077
Description[?]:
| Discrimination in hiring practices hurts both minrities and those who aren't part of a minority. True equality in hiring practices comes from permitting no forms of discrimination or "affirmative action". If there is no policy, some companies will discriminate against people for being in a minority, and likewise, vice versa. Discrimination based on the level of qualifications is permitted competancy dictates how able a person will be able to do a job. In the case of physically demanding jobs (firefighter, military, etc), physical discrimination against those who are physically disabled, and unable to fulfill the job, is be permitted on legitament grounds. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Positive discrimination.
Old value:: The government does not regulate hiring policies.
Current: The government does not regulate hiring policies.
Proposed: No form of positive discrimination is permitted.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 16:12:59, July 06, 2005 CET | From | Liberal Party for Equality | To | Debating the Hiring Practices Act of 2076 |
| Message | Of course. As long as that doesn't count positive discrimination towards people who have better qualifications - which is sort of obvious, but needs to be stated. Qualifications and availablility should be the only discriminators. |
| Date | 16:14:00, July 06, 2005 CET | From | Proletariat Revolution Party | To | Debating the Hiring Practices Act of 2076 |
| Message | I wish it said no discrimination, but that is the best I could find. |
| Date | 16:14:35, July 06, 2005 CET | From | Proletariat Revolution Party | To | Debating the Hiring Practices Act of 2076 |
| Message | True, qualifications are exempt - that's why you are or aren't hired. |
| Date | 16:22:12, July 06, 2005 CET | From | Proletariat Revolution Party | To | Debating the Hiring Practices Act of 2076 |
| Message | LPE - what do you think of the last clause? I can change ir our take out all or most of it. I'm trying to cover all bases while not making this long. |
| Date | 19:22:38, July 06, 2005 CET | From | Liberal Party for Equality | To | Debating the Hiring Practices Act of 2076 |
| Message | That is fine. |
| Date | 01:01:41, July 07, 2005 CET | From | Proletariat Revolution Party | To | Debating the Hiring Practices Act of 2076 |
| Message | Ok...and now everyone else? If not, this is going to vote. |
| Date | 04:17:05, July 07, 2005 CET | From | Söhne der Freiheit | To | Debating the Hiring Practices Act of 2076 |
| Message | We will definitely support. |
| Date | 07:56:45, July 07, 2005 CET | From | Right Wing Liberals Party | To | Debating the Hiring Practices Act of 2076 |
| Message | Will i ever get to comment on things before they go to vote? |
| Date | 12:16:41, July 07, 2005 CET | From | People's Party | To | Debating the Hiring Practices Act of 2076 |
| Message | The left is against positive discrimination? What gives? I was expecting a fierce battle over this...but tis turning out to be a whimper... |
| Date | 18:19:28, July 07, 2005 CET | From | Proletariat Revolution Party | To | Debating the Hiring Practices Act of 2076 |
| Message | Actually, I'm pro-equality and that's true and not flase equality. True equality means no discrimination and no affirmative action. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 126 | |||||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | |||||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 74 |
| Random fact: It is not allowed to call more than 5 elections in 5 game years in a nation. The default sanction for a player persisting in the early election tactic will be a seat reset. |
| Random quote: "Hunger is not the worst feature of unemployment; idleness is." - William E. Barrett |