Ma'at Kheru: Repeal "Freedom of Marriage Act"

[Ainocra]

GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROPOSAL
ID: omigodtheyclonedkenny_1422380084
Repeal "Freedom of Marriage Act"

A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.


Category: Repeal


Resolution: GA#15


Proposed by: Omigodtheyclonedkenny

Description: WA General Assembly Resolution #15: Freedom of Marriage Act (Category: Human Rights; Strength: Significant) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: The World Assembly,

Reaffirming its commitment to the cause of human rights and extending protections for LGBT persons across the NS world,

Resolving itself, however, of the need to remove wasteful, redundant and unnecessary legislation from its books,

Recalling that subsequent to Freedom of Marriage Act's adoption, Resolution #35: The Charter of Civil Rights (COCR) was enacted, forbidding discrimination by governments and/or public-service providers based on any "reductive categorisation," not just sex or sexual preference,

Contending that the passage of COCR eclipses the need for a Freedom of Marriage Act, as COCR effectively outlaws discrimination in the performance and recognition of marriages, and in a far more efficient manner,

Believing that this is evidenced by the fact that Freedom of Marriage Act only addresses discrimination in marriage based on sex, whereas COCR also outlaws discrimination against interracial, interfaith or intercultural couples,

Further condemning the confusing and needlessly complicated legal structure created by Freedom of Marriage Act, in which undefined "religious communities" are exempted from its terms, leaving theocratic regimes and nations with privatized marriage in doubt as to which set of rules they are meant to follow,

Reminding member states that repealing this act will not authorize discrimination against same-sex couples in any way,

Hereby REPEALS Resolution #15: Freedom of Marriage Act.

While my respect for the Kennyites knows no bounds I must disagree with them on this issue.
Normally I am up for a good repeal, but this would send the wrong message and leave members of some communities open to blatant discrimination.

[War Wombat]

I think the purpose of the repeal is outlined clearly enough to prevent any discrimination from slipping through. Then again, I think perhaps it would indeed send the wrong message. To be honest, I think I might abstain on this one.

[travis]

No I don't think this sends the wrong message. The repeal of Gay Rights some years back passed easily and there were few serious dissenters -- and most active members of the UN at the time did not interpret that repeal as a call to discrimination or gay-bashing. There were no incidents of anti-gay trolling observed or reported in the WA forum during the debate (even though it was an unusually raucous and emotional affair). Most if not all of the trolling came from the pro-gay side. At any rate I have reached out to the region of Gay just to make sure there are no unnecessary misunderstandings or mistrust on the motives for repeal. Certain issues should not be untouchable or exempt from the normal process of streamlining and striking out bad legislation just because people have strong emotions about them.

~Kenny