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Bill: Freedom of stoning bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Indrala Harmony 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: October 2329
Description[?]:
| We believe that anything that a person wants to do that does not affect a third party should not be regulated by anyone. Therefore, we propose that recreational drug use is uncriminalised. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards alcoholic beverages.
Old value:: Alcoholic beverages may be purchased only from licensed sales outlets, but consumed by anyone.
Current: The state has a monopoly on the sale of alcoholic beverages.
Proposed: Alcoholic beverage regulations are not imposed by the government.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The recreational drug policy.
Old value:: Recreational drug use is regulated by local governments.
Current: Recreational drug use is forbidden.
Proposed: There are no laws regulating what citizens can put into their bodies.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:45:04, December 13, 2006 CET | From | Liberal Party of Indrala | To | Debating the Freedom of stoning bill |
| Message | I agree that individuals shouldn't be stopped from placing substances in their own bodies in an ideal society. But what the SLP has reservations over is the impact of this on the children of addicts. It is not the state' sobligation to protect people from themselves, but we do have the responsibility to ensure each child grows up in a loving, healthy and nurturing environment. That is why the SLP will be opposing this bill |
| Date | 23:46:08, December 13, 2006 CET | From | Populist Islamic Workers' League | To | Debating the Freedom of stoning bill |
| Message | We support this however we suggest that article 2 be changed to "There are no laws regulating what citizens can put into their bodies." if others agree. |
| Date | 03:19:39, December 14, 2006 CET | From | Indrala Harmony Party | To | Debating the Freedom of stoning bill |
| Message | In response to SLP: the IHP feels that there is no difference in the child neglect that would be caused by recreational drug usage and that which is caused by other means of recreation, like mass media. To the WLI: we have considered your modification and will introduce it into the bill. |
| Date | 19:16:13, December 14, 2006 CET | From | Indrala Harmony Party | To | Debating the Freedom of stoning bill |
| Message | We have moved this to voting with the modification proposed by the WLI. We hope to see this approved by the end of the year. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 249 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 126 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 375 |
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