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Bill: Unshackling the Enterprise of the poulace.
Details
Submitted by[?]: AM Feminazi Movement
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This bill asks for an amendement to the Constitution. It will require two-thirds of the legislature to vote in favor. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: October 2372
Description[?]:
| Termani is rather well disposed to the idea of people being industrious. As such, we propose the following. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The nation's defence industry.
Old value:: The state owns all defence industries.
Current: The state owns all defence industries.
Proposed: Defence industries are privately owned and not subsidised.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on energy generation.
Old value:: Private and public power stations exist side-by-side.
Current: Small scale private electrical generation is permitted but most energy is generated by a government-owned company.
Proposed: Private power stations provide energy for the entire power grid.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Structure of the executive branch.
Old value:: The Head of State is also Head of Government.
Current: The Head of State and Head of Government are two separate officials.
Proposed: The Head of State and Head of Government are two separate officials.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Firefighting services.
Old value:: There is a national fire department, funded by the government.
Current: There is a national fire department, funded by the government.
Proposed: The government has no fire management policy.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards the cloning of human beings.
Old value:: Research in cloning technologies is legal, but regulated.
Current: Research in cloning technologies is legal, but regulated.
Proposed: Research in cloning technologies is not regulated.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on minimum wage regulation.
Old value:: There shall be a minimum wage at a level considered a "living wage," well above the poverty line for a full time worker.
Current: There is no provision for a minimum wage.
Proposed: There is no provision for a minimum wage.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the pension system.
Old value:: The state operates a compulsory public system combined with an optional private pension.
Current: The state offers a voluntary public pension, combined with other voluntary private pensions.
Proposed: The state does not operate a pension system. Individuals must save up for retirement on their own.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning phone services.
Old value:: The state subsidizes the phone service of low income families, and regulates the rates providers can charge for phone service.
Current: There are no regulations on phone service.
Proposed: There are no regulations on phone service.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Funding of public transport (where applicable).
Old value:: Public transport is partially subsidised with the remainder "user-pays".
Current: Public transport is fully subsidised for people with low-income, with the remainder "user-pays".
Proposed: Public transport is fully user-pays.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change Train Operating Companies (TOC).
Old value:: The State owns and operates a national TOC, alongside private TOCs.
Current: The State owns and operates a national TOC, alongside private TOCs.
Proposed: Private companies operate TOCs throughout the country.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 11:33:29, March 10, 2007 CET | From | Democratic National Party | To | Debating the Unshackling the Enterprise of the poulace. |
| Message | We will abstain due to the carefully placed article 3 |
| Date | 16:05:42, March 10, 2007 CET | From | Democratic National Party | To | Debating the Unshackling the Enterprise of the poulace. |
| Message | Amsuingly the Axis Mundi Sturm und Drang Partei are quiet when their AM partners propose ConLib proposals. |
| Date | 16:11:21, March 10, 2007 CET | From | Democratic National Party | To | Debating the Unshackling the Enterprise of the poulace. |
| Message | Amsuingly the Axis Mundi Sturm und Drang Partei are quiet when their AM partners propose ConLib proposals. |
| Date | 16:25:05, March 10, 2007 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the Unshackling the Enterprise of the poulace. |
| Message | Not entirely sure why that would be 'amusing'. Not entirely sure that it is true. Often, the Sturm und Drang Partei doesn't comment on bills until the voting begins, unless there is already debate on those bills. (OOC: when we have a dozen or more active bills, unless they are brought to vote, and thus show up on the party page, I don't always see new ones among the uncalled motions). |
| Date | 18:53:02, March 10, 2007 CET | From | Democratic National Party | To | Debating the Unshackling the Enterprise of the poulace. |
| Message | If article 8 was removed, we would support. It doens't make sense that article 8 is thrown in wiht a bunch of de-regulation proposals. |
| Date | 19:28:40, March 10, 2007 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the Unshackling the Enterprise of the poulace. |
| Message | Actually, it does make sense if you have been paying attention. The AM ELIP suggested partitioning the two offices as part of their 'partition' agenda, and one of the offices would effectively become representative to one sub-section, while the other office would come to represent the other. In effect, the AM ELIP suggested separation of Head of State and Head of Government as a devolutionary tool, which isn't out of character with what the AM LRM is suggesting. It makes sense in as much as it is part of the same agenda... it doesn't HAVE to be the same exact platform. |
| Date | 20:42:11, March 10, 2007 CET | From |  Likaton Coalition of the Willing | To | Debating the Unshackling the Enterprise of the poulace. |
| Message | On balance, we will support this Bill, however we would take immediate steps to reverse Articles 2 and 3. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 60 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 107 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 32 |
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