Family Choice and Civil Liberty Act of 2023 - Port Avalon

Rationale

Returns decisions about work, family, and education to individuals while strengthening privacy from government surveillance. Families - not the state - should direct their homes, and citizens should remain secure in their private lives.

Proposed Changes

	Law	Previous	Proposed
1	Parental Leave Policy	Shared, non-transferable parental leave (use-it-or-lose-it for each parent)	No state parental leave
2	Homeschooling Regulation	Homeschooling allowed with curriculum standards, testing, and inspections	Unrestricted right to homeschool with no state oversight
3	State Surveillance Powers	Targeted surveillance (court order required; independent oversight commissioner)	Strict privacy protections (right to encryption; no bulk data collection; facial recognition banned)

1

Parental Leave Policy

Previous law

Shared, non-transferable parental leave (use-it-or-lose-it for each parent)

No state parental leave

2

Homeschooling Regulation

Previous law

Homeschooling allowed with curriculum standards, testing, and inspections

Unrestricted right to homeschool with no state oversight

3

State Surveillance Powers

Previous law

Targeted surveillance (court order required; independent oversight commissioner)

Strict privacy protections (right to encryption; no bulk data collection; facial recognition banned)

Proposer

Party

Avalonian Foundations

Avalonian Foundations stands for a united, independent Port Avalonian identity, free markets, strong protection of individual liberties, and secure borders. We seek a sovereign, prosperous nation rooted in shared values, private enterprise, public virtue, and controlled immigration.

Core pillars

EH

Evelyn Holloway

Maritime Councillor · Age 23

9,636 social followers

After years of service in the infantry taught her the cost of weak leadership, Evelyn Holloway traded her rifle for a microphone, parlaying battlefield discipline into a rapid rise as the youngest rising star in the party, where her ambition burns as bright as her charm.

🚀 Ambitious ✨ Charismatic 🎖️ Former Military ⚖️ Pragmatist 🔨 Working Class Background

Timeline

Draft

7 April 2023
Vote Open

7 April 2023
Withdrawn

27 April 2023
Never Became Law

27 April 2023

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

City Assembly

Passed

70Yes 7No 43Not voted 120 seats

For: 70 / 120 seats (58.3%)

Against: 7 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 43

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 90.9%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Avalonian Foundations Proposer	70	Yes	No reason given
Dockworkers Union	7	No	We support strong privacy protections and the right of every worker to keep their private life free from unnecessary government surveillance. However, workers should not have to choose between earning a living and caring for their families. Paid parental leave is an important worker protection, and removing it would place an unfair burden on working families. We also support educational freedom, but basic standards are necessary to ensure that every child receives a proper education. We believe individual liberty must go hand in hand with strong rights and protections for working people.

Harbor Council

Passed

7Yes 1No 7Not voted 15 seats

For: 7 / 15 seats (46.7%)

Against: 1 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 7

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 87.5%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Avalonian Foundations Proposer	7	Yes	No reason given
Dockworkers Union	1	No	We support strong privacy protections and the right of every worker to keep their private life free from unnecessary government surveillance. However, workers should not have to choose between earning a living and caring for their families. Paid parental leave is an important worker protection, and removing it would place an unfair burden on working families. We also support educational freedom, but basic standards are necessary to ensure that every child receives a proper education. We believe individual liberty must go hand in hand with strong rights and protections for working people.
Empty seats	7	Not voted

Governor of Port Avalon

Passed

0Yes 0No 1Not voted 1 seat

For: 0 / 1 seats (0.0%)

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

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

Voting record

Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.

Dockworkers Union

Voted April 26, 2023

No

“We support strong privacy protections and the right of every worker to keep their private life free from unnecessary government surveillance. However, workers should not have to choose between earning a living and caring for their families. Paid parental leave is an important worker protection, and removing it would place an unfair burden on working families. We also support educational freedom, but basic standards are necessary to ensure that every child receives a proper education. We believe individual liberty must go hand in hand with strong rights and protections for working people.”