Whereas, it can be said that one objective in granting rights is to reduce suffering and enhance flourishing, so the use of sentience as a guiding characteristic may be more appropriate, and
Whereas, it was the trailblazing philosopher Jeremy Bentham who wrote in 1789, "The question is not, Can they reason? nor, Can they talk? but, Can they suffer?", and
Whereas, sentience is the characteristic of consciousness whereby an organism has a sufficient level of awareness to experience suffering, and
Whereas, sentience has been proven to be a characteristic not exclusive to homo sapiens sapiens, and
Whereas, it is therefore a fact that the restriction of the normative and legal discussion and codification of rights to humankind is an unacceptable case of anthropocentric speciesism.
Therefore, be it enacted that el Lexhatx F.5.3.13 (Culture) which currently reads:
Quote10 December. Human Rights Day. A suggested method to celebrate Human Rights Day is reviewing Article XI of The Organic Law and/or the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
is deleted.
and the current el Lexhatx F.5.2.7 which reads:
QuoteDecember 12: Llimbaziua (Language Day).
is renumbered as F.5.2.8.
the following new article is reinserted as el Lexhatx F.5.2.7 (Culture) to read as:
Quote10 December. Sentient Rights Day. A day to celebrate the dignity and honor the rights of all sentient beings.
Uréu q'estadra så:
Breneir Tzaracomprada (MC-GREEN)
Mr. Secretary, requesting to move this bill to the CRL.
@Sir Lüc
1. Please use either the standard abbreviation or the full name for el Lexhatx.
2. Please also take this opportunity to correct the numbering for Lexh.F.5.3.
Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on June 04, 2025, 07:45:29 PM1. Please use either the standard abbreviation or the full name for el Lexhatx.
2. Please also take this opportunity to correct the numbering for Lexh.F.5.3.
Thanks Baron! Hopefully I made those revisions correctly?
Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on June 05, 2025, 10:59:35 AMPlease identify the titles you're proposing to amend.
I think I have edited to add that information.
Thank you. I think you are now misplacing the proposed new Lexh.F.5.4, personally, but in form and function there are no other problems.
I vote to approve.
Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on June 05, 2025, 12:02:50 PMThank you. I think you are now misplacing the proposed new Lexh.F.5.4, personally, but in form and function there are no other problems.
I vote to approve.
Thanks Baron, I will address the misplaced addition soon.
Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on June 05, 2025, 12:02:50 PMThank you. I think you are now misplacing the proposed new Lexh.F.5.4, personally, but in form and function there are no other problems.
I vote to approve.
Thanks for your review, to address the potential misplacement I removed the statement. The renamed day of observance makes a sufficient moral statement.
To make it clearer, and chronologically sorted, I would suggest :
Therefore, be it enacted that el Lexhatx F.5.3.13 (Culture) which currently reads:
Quote10 December. Human Rights Day. A suggested method to celebrate Human Rights Day is reviewing Article XI of The Organic Law and/or the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
is deleted
and current el Lexhatx F.5.2.7 which reads:
QuoteDecember 12: Llimbaziua (Language Day).
is renumbered F.5.2.8
and is inserted the following as el Lexhatx F.5.2.7
QuoteDecember 10. Sentient Rights Day. A day to celebrate the dignity and honor the rights of all sentient beings.
Quote from: þerxh Sant-Enogat on June 28, 2025, 09:57:49 AMTo make it clearer, and chronologically sorted, I would suggest :
Therefore, be it enacted that el Lexhatx F.5.3.13 (Culture) which currently reads:
Quote10 December. Human Rights Day. A suggested method to celebrate Human Rights Day is reviewing Article XI of The Organic Law and/or the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
is deleted
and current el Lexhatx F.5.2.7 which reads:
QuoteDecember 12: Llimbaziua (Language Day).
is renumbered F.5.2.8
and is inserted the following as el Lexhatx F.5.2.7
QuoteDecember 10. Sentient Rights Day. A day to celebrate the dignity and honor the rights of all sentient beings.
Thank you, changes have been made.