As requested by a commanding officer, Kage Yaichiro, who is now a resident of the UOC.

Amendment #1: Removed genetic restrictions, and age of consent. Restored original text mentioning the Star Army of Nepleslia, Democratic Imperium of Nepleslia.

Proposed law: Marriage by Commanding Officers

Section 1: Purpose and Elaboration
This law permits Star Army Commanding Officers (white Panels) Shoi or higher to make legally binding unions of marriage between crew, or between crew and civilian entities upon the consent of both parties.

For the purposes of this law, Marriage is the legal union of two people, regardless of gender and age, who are of sound mind and body upon the wedding day. This is regardless of gender and is permissible between any races who are members and allies of the Star Army of Yamatai.

Also, this formally recognizes marriages performed by Commanding Officers in any branch of the Star Army of Nepleslia or other applicable allied government, if legal by DIoN Law.

Section 2: Requirements
The White Panel officer unifying the personnel must be a higher rank than both parties being wed for the purposes of respect, unless permission is granted to the White Panel from another Commanding Officer truly higher in rank, or unless the union is conducted by a pair of COs, one of whom is higher in rank than the two to be wed (See Sub-Section 2-3).

Sub-Section 2-1: Soldier/Officer and Civilian or Plebian (Yamatai Star Empire)
The CO of the Soldier or Officer can conduct the union as outlined.

Sub-Section 2-2: Soldiers/Officers, same assignment
The CO of the Soldier or Officer can conduct the union as outlined.

Sub-Section 2-3: Soldiers/Officers, different assignments
Both COs must approve of the union. It is recommended that both COs perform the marriage if possible, though one can if their rank exceeds both of those to be wed, or if they possess the consent of the CO who does.

Sub-Section 2-4: Soldiers/Officers, one from YSE, one from the Democratic Imperium of Nepleslia or other applicable allied government
This requires not only both COs to conduct the marriage, but consent from Admiralty of the fleets both parties are members of.

Sub-Section 2-5: Soldier/Officer and Civilian (DIoN or other applicable allied government)
The CO of the Soldier or Officer can conduct the union as outlined, but only with the consent of the Admiralty of the fleet of the YSE personnel and the permission of the DIoN or the other applicable allied government, preferably in the form of a signed DIoN Marriage License or other applicable government document.

Sub-Section 2-6: Soldier/Officer and a non-member of the YSE or DIoN/other applicable allied government
This is not permitted without the permission of Yui-Taisho-sama or the Emperor/Empress.

I vote no. There is a lot of bad wording in this one. UOC is not an ally; UOC does not need to be mentioned; "25% or less of their alleles in common" unnecessary and infringes on people's rights and personal lives; "of an age of consent" is not meaningful because there is no age of consent in Yamatai; YSA does not need to be mentioned (security agency has nothing to do with the Star Army).

Roxanne nodded — Hanako was right. "Allow me, Senator, to amend the text."

I vote Yes.

I vote yes.

Thread locked - voting for this law is no longer open.

The vote did not have enough YES votes to pass.