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Bill: Right to put anything you want in your body
Details
Submitted by[?]: National Libertarian Party
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: April 2084
Description[?]:
| It should be up to the person if they want to harm themself - the government should not get in the way. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards alcoholic beverages.
Old value:: Alcoholic beverages may be purchased only from licensed sales outlets, and can only be available to adults.
Current: Alcoholic beverages may be purchased only from licensed sales outlets, and can only be available to adults.
Proposed: Alcoholic beverage regulations are not imposed by the government.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The recreational drug policy.
Old value:: The use of cannabis is legal.
Current: The use of cannabis is legal.
Proposed: There are no laws regulating what citizens can put into their bodies.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards smoking.
Old value:: Smoking is legal outdoors and in private homes and clubs, but illegal indoors in places of employment, with the exception of places that primarily serve liquor.
Current: Smoking is legal outdoors and in private homes and clubs, but illegal indoors in all places of employment.
Proposed: Smoking is legal everywhere, at the discretion of the property owner, and is legal in government-owned buildings.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 05:57:26, July 19, 2005 CET | From | Democratic Centre Party of Gaduridos | To | Debating the Right to put anything you want in your body |
| Message | The problem is, all of these proposals would allow people to harm others. If there are no alcohol regulations, there will be more drunks getting into fights or trying to drive and perhaps killing people. If there are no smoking regulations, second-hand smoke will cause lung cancer among non-smokers. And if there are no drug laws, people may turn to violent crime to support their habits AND those who are high could easily hurt others without intending to. |
| Date | 08:48:18, July 19, 2005 CET | From | People's Progressive Party | To | Debating the Right to put anything you want in your body |
| Message | DCP makes good points. We agree. We also don't believe it is an effective deterrent to have cannabis legal as it is a proven gateway drug anyway. We disagree with all proposals currently on the table on this bill. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 126 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 200 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 25 |
| Random fact: In cases where a party has no seat, the default presumption should be that the party is able to contribute to debates in the legislature due to one of its members winning a seat at a by-election. However, players may collectively improvise arrangements of their own to provide a satisfying explanation for how parties with no seats in the legislature can speak and vote there. |
| Random quote: "The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant." - Maximilien Robespierre |