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Education, Social Security & Press …

Legislative Bill · Marianne

Education, Social Security & Press Freedom Act of 2009

Proposed by United Imperial Alliance · fronted by Marguerite Chevalier

Opened

1 Apr 2009

Voting closes

31 May 2009

Chambers

2 legislatures

Articles

5 changes

Rationale

The right to stable housing, non-interference of politics in religion and public education, the right to access non-corporatised, unbiased media sourced, and a strong, free press should be held sacrosanct. This act will enshrine personal liberty, dignity and freedoms in our laws.

Proposed Changes

	Law	Previous	Proposed
1	Religious Education in Schools	Optional religious classes	Strictly secular education
2	Media Censorship Policy	Targeted regulation (post-publication fines for incitement/defamation; independent regulator)	Free press (no prior restraints; narrow limits for direct incitement only)
3	Religious Observation Policy	Tax-exempt status for registered religious charities	Permit religion with no state support (neutral tax treatment; no grants)
4	housing_policy	moderate_subsidies	mass_social_housing
5	Public Broadcasting Funding	Limited public broadcaster (news/education remit; funded by small household levy)	Major public broadcaster (multi-channel; ad-free; funded by general taxation)

1

Religious Education in Schools

Previous law

Optional religious classes

Strictly secular education

2

Media Censorship Policy

Previous law

Targeted regulation (post-publication fines for incitement/defamation; independent regulator)

Free press (no prior restraints; narrow limits for direct incitement only)

3

Religious Observation Policy

Previous law

Tax-exempt status for registered religious charities

Permit religion with no state support (neutral tax treatment; no grants)

4

housing_policy

Previous law

moderate_subsidies

mass_social_housing

5

Public Broadcasting Funding

Previous law

Limited public broadcaster (news/education remit; funded by small household levy)

Major public broadcaster (multi-channel; ad-free; funded by general taxation)

Proposer

Party

United Imperial Alliance

The UIA guards the sacred flame of secularism, rule of law and personal liberty against powers that seek to extinguish it.

Core pillars

Marguerite Chevalier

Activist · Age 43

999 social followers

Marguerite Chevalier, the heiress to a powerful family fortune, channels her wealth and fiery idealism into radical activism, using her vast network to amplify the party’s message—but her blunt honesty often lands her in awkward social situations.

😬 Awkward 🤝 Loyal 💰 Wealthy 🔗 Well Connected 🔥 Firebrand

Timeline

Draft

1 April 2009
Vote Open

1 April 2009
Vote Closed

31 May 2009
Did Not Become Law

31 May 2009

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Senate

Failed

99Yes 118No 131Not voted 348 seats

For: 99 / 348 seats (28.4%)

Against: 118 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 131

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 45.6%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Union Blue & Rouge	118	No	No reason given
United Imperial Alliance Proposer	99	Yes	No reason given

National Assembly

Failed

164Yes 196No 217Not voted 577 seats

For: 164 / 577 seats (28.4%)

Against: 196 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 217

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 45.6%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Union Blue & Rouge	196	No	No reason given
United Imperial Alliance Proposer	164	Yes	No reason given
Empty seats	218	Not voted

Presidency

Failed

0Yes 1No 0Not voted 1 seat

For: 0 / 1 seats (0.0%)

Against: 1 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0

Passes unless the office holder votes against (abstention counts as pass)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Union Blue & Rouge	1	No	No reason given

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