NE2: Amendment to The Peace, Love, and Blessings Act (Failed)

[SWE]

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Sponsor: Representative SomebodyWhoExists

Debate on this bill will last for 72 hours, or until 5:59 PM on Saturday, December 13, unless otherwise modified or extended. The sponsor has 36 hours to advocate for this proposed legislation. If he does not, this bill will be tabled as there is other pending legislation in the queue.

[SNJ1985]

I will vote against this, since I believe marriage should exclusively be defined and promoted as a union between one man and one woman.

[sentinel]

Why do we need this? Why do we need to specify how marriage is taught when there is a law that already says what is legal and illegal?

[Barnes]

I don't particulaly see the reason for schools discussing marriage in general. It's not the state's responsibility to impart lifestyles onto its citizens - especially while they are in school when they are developing as individuals. The expecption of course being when the state has a real need to avert negative behavior that would have a dangerous impact on the safety community as a whole.

That being said, I suppose there is a case to ensure that students are informed of the actual legal situation in this issues, but I don't know if this is the proper field to do so.

[sentinel]

I don't particulaly see the reason for schools discussing marriage in general. It's not the state's responsibility to impart lifestyles onto its citizens - especially while they are in school when they are developing as individuals. The expecption of course being when the state has a real need to avert negative behavior that would have a dangerous impact on the safety community as a whole.

That being said, I suppose there is a case to ensure that students are informed of the actual legal situation in this issues, but I don't know if this is the proper field to do so.

I think legislating the specifics of what schools should or should not teach is an overreach on our part. I think teaching students about social institutions is fine -- just like teaching students about Islam, Christianity, Judiasm...etc, is also fine.

Of course, I think the curriculum should be relevant to the class, but this seems like something that can be handled on the local level. It doesn't merit regional attention or action.

[free my dawg]

Why do we need this? Why do we need to specify how marriage is taught when there is a law that already says what is legal and illegal?

In all fairness, I drafted this as a response to the Mideast Hate Bill way back when that was a thing.

[Barnes]

We're a nearly a week behind on this bill as well. I move that we proceed to a final vote immediately.

[Lincoln Republican]

Agreed

[sentinel]

We need a speaker first

[Barnes]

We need a speaker first

Not to be impertinent, but you were elected Speaker yesterday.

[sentinel]

We had a vote? I thought we just voted on moving the SOAP changes to the top of the queue?

[sentinel]

Debate over. Please vote. You have the amount of time designated in the SOAP (I'll look later).

[sentinel]

Nay

[SNJ1985]

Nay

[Barnes]

Aye.

My earlier points are still held, but I also have no interest in teaching the civil and legal union of two persons to be a religious institution. That's what Sunday School is for.

[sentinel]

Note: This vote is open for 48 hours from my initial post saying voting was open -- or until all representatives have voted.

[Lincoln Republican]

Nay

[sentinel]

By a 3-1 margin, the "nay's" have it, and the Amendment to The Peace, Love, and Blessings Act has failed.

Napoleon has missed this vote.

SWE, please close this thread.