Jeruselem
14-12-2004, 15:14
Jeruselem Government News
Women's rights preserved
A bill by far right Christian Evanglelists to change the voting system to stop adult females from being able to vote failed in the Jeruselem parliament. A coalition of mainly foreign-based Churches whose local members lead the charged wanted a change in the voting laws to bar female participation and their involvement in the administration of the voting system removed. Lead by high ranking Baptist Reverends, they wanted the system to be replaced a family-based voting system where the father or oldest male voted for the entire family.
This would have overturned the radical liberalisation of government when King Cyrus, a Catholic, allowed women to vote for the first time in 1973. The King passed it by decree with much opposition at the time, but now women of Jeruselem cherish their vote for parliament.
The Jewish and Islamic parliamentarians didn't want to vote for the bill as it would have caused much domestic unrest at the homefront. While conservative Catholics said they supported the idea, most current Catholic members of Parliament opposed it as it would be reduced the voting power of Catholics as most Catholic women also vote for them. The same could be said for the Jews and Arabs as well.
The Grand Chancellor said the bill was ridiculous and women were also people who had the right to choice. If it had passed, minority parties would be benefited mostly. The new age parties also opposed it called the supporters of the bill unmentionable names in the debate.
The bill was shot down 220-20. Most supports were conservatives but experts say it failed because it would have skewed future elections results towards the ultra-conversatives.
One young Protestant woman told JGN reporter Anna Goldstein after hearing her husband supported the idea "NO more kids from me. If he wants kids, things are gonna change!".
This put in doubt another bill from the same coalition which was proposing to bar women from holding specific types of high office including the highest office of all, the Crown.
Women's rights preserved
A bill by far right Christian Evanglelists to change the voting system to stop adult females from being able to vote failed in the Jeruselem parliament. A coalition of mainly foreign-based Churches whose local members lead the charged wanted a change in the voting laws to bar female participation and their involvement in the administration of the voting system removed. Lead by high ranking Baptist Reverends, they wanted the system to be replaced a family-based voting system where the father or oldest male voted for the entire family.
This would have overturned the radical liberalisation of government when King Cyrus, a Catholic, allowed women to vote for the first time in 1973. The King passed it by decree with much opposition at the time, but now women of Jeruselem cherish their vote for parliament.
The Jewish and Islamic parliamentarians didn't want to vote for the bill as it would have caused much domestic unrest at the homefront. While conservative Catholics said they supported the idea, most current Catholic members of Parliament opposed it as it would be reduced the voting power of Catholics as most Catholic women also vote for them. The same could be said for the Jews and Arabs as well.
The Grand Chancellor said the bill was ridiculous and women were also people who had the right to choice. If it had passed, minority parties would be benefited mostly. The new age parties also opposed it called the supporters of the bill unmentionable names in the debate.
The bill was shot down 220-20. Most supports were conservatives but experts say it failed because it would have skewed future elections results towards the ultra-conversatives.
One young Protestant woman told JGN reporter Anna Goldstein after hearing her husband supported the idea "NO more kids from me. If he wants kids, things are gonna change!".
This put in doubt another bill from the same coalition which was proposing to bar women from holding specific types of high office including the highest office of all, the Crown.