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Bill: Secular Likatonia Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: AM Populist Social Democrats
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: August 2329
Description[?]:
| Whereas, It is almost as unseemly for public officials to wear religious clothing while exercising their duties as it is for teachers to lead prayers, as either is the endorsement of religion by authority figures, We hereby propose that while on duty public officials may not wear religious clothing and symbols. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The state's policy concerning religious clothing.
Old value:: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Current: Wearing religious clothing or religious symbols in public is illegal.
Proposed: Public officials are not allowed to wear religious symbols while exercising their duties.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 15:52:27, December 14, 2006 CET | From | AM Radical Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Secular Likatonia Act |
| Message | We find this to be an unreasonable repression of freedom of expression, and must therefore oppose. |
| Date | 19:55:26, December 14, 2006 CET | From | MMP (Maoist People's Party) | To | Debating the Secular Likatonia Act |
| Message | Wow, close vote |
| Date | 19:55:33, December 14, 2006 CET | From |  Likaton Coalition of the Willing | To | Debating the Secular Likatonia Act |
| Message | I think we can support this. Religion should never be confused with state, and this will help avoid such confusion. If, however,this is used as an excuse for a witchhunt, we will also support the repeal. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 175 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 176 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Particracy does not allow role-play that seems to belong to the world of fantasy, science fiction and futuristic speculation. |
| Random quote: "The spirit of democracy is not a mechanical thing to be adjusted by abolition of forms. It requires change of heart." - Mahatma Gandhi |