“On careful reconsideration, this legislation may be workable.”
Religious Protection Act of 2022
Rationale
These changes will change baseless unconstitutional laws to protect the religious views of Belvaria's citizens by cutting out legal protections for hateful behavior against those with different beliefs, and by allowing public officials to express their faith.
Proposed Changes
| Law | Previous | Proposed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blasphemy Law |
Explicit legal right to criticise religion
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No blasphemy law
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| 2 | Religious Symbols in Public Institutions |
Officials neutral; citizens free
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Full accommodation of religious symbols
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Blasphemy Law2
Religious Symbols in Public InstitutionsProposer
Party
Amish League
A party of rooted tradition and unshackled liberty guided by divine purpose and self-reliance.
Core pillars
Lena Jung
Activist · Age 28
Lena Jung burst onto the scene as the fiery voice of a new generation, her idealism and media savvy turning her from campus activist to national sensation almost overnight.
Timeline
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Draft12 April 2022
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Vote Open12 April 2022
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Vote Closed11 June 2022
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Did Not Become Law11 June 2022
Vote tally
Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.
Federal Council
PassedFor: 33 / 70 seats (47.1%)
Against: 25 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 12
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amish League Proposer | 33 | Yes | No reason given |
| Belvarian Forward League | 0 | Yes | On careful reconsideration, this legislation may be workable. |
| Liberty For Belvaria! | 12 | No | When debate and discussion is stifled under the moniker of blasphemy, society backslides into a degenerate stew of low intelligence. |
| Together We Can | 13 | No | This would both reduce the citizens' civil rights and also undermine the secular nature of the liberal democracy we cherish. |
National Parliament
FailedFor: 188 / 500 seats (37.6%)
Against: 206 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 106
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amish League Proposer | 188 | Yes | No reason given |
| Belvarian Forward League | 0 | Yes | On careful reconsideration, this legislation may be workable. |
| Liberty For Belvaria! | 73 | No | When debate and discussion is stifled under the moniker of blasphemy, society backslides into a degenerate stew of low intelligence. |
| Together We Can | 133 | No | This would both reduce the citizens' civil rights and also undermine the secular nature of the liberal democracy we cherish. |
| Empty seats | 73 | Not voted |
Federal Chancellor
FailedFor: 0 / 1 seats (0.0%)
Against: 1 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty For Belvaria! | 1 | No | No reason given |
President
PassedFor: 1 / 1 seats (100.0%)
Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amish League Proposer | 1 | Yes | No reason given |
Voting record
Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.
“Erroneous decision that undermines Belvaria.”
“This would both reduce the citizens' civil rights and also undermine the secular nature of the liberal democracy we cherish.”
“When debate and discussion is stifled under the moniker of blasphemy, society backslides into a degenerate stew of low intelligence.”