[CRL] The Sentient Rights Act

[Breneir Tzaracomprada]

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:

10 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 revised and to be inserted immediately following el Lexhatx F.5.2.7 (Culture) to read as:

F.5.2.8 10 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)

[Breneir Tzaracomprada]

Mr. Secretary, requesting to move this bill to the CRL.
@Sir Lüc

[Baron Alexandreu Davinescu]

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.

[Breneir Tzaracomprada]

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.

Thanks Baron! Hopefully I made those revisions correctly?

[Baron Alexandreu Davinescu]

Please identify the titles you're proposing to amend.

[Breneir Tzaracomprada]

Please identify the titles you're proposing to amend.

I think I have edited to add that information.

[Baron Alexandreu Davinescu]

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.

[Breneir Tzaracomprada]

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.

Thanks Baron, I will address the misplaced addition soon.

[Breneir Tzaracomprada]

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.

Thanks for your review, to address the potential misplacement I removed the statement. The renamed day of observance makes a sufficient moral statement.