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Bill: Reestablishing Public Services
Details
Submitted by[?]: Partie Démocratique Libéral
Status[?]: passed
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: October 2378
Description[?]:
| To reinstate public education and healthcare for the benefit of all Rildanorian citizens. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Health care policy.
Old value:: Health care is entirely private.
Current: There is a public health care system, but private clinics are allowed.
Proposed: There is a public health care system, but private clinics are allowed.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Pharmaceutical drugs policy.
Old value:: Pharmaceutical drugs are banned for religious reasons.
Current: The government subsidises the cost of pharmaceutical drugs for people on low incomes.
Proposed: The government subsidises the cost of pharmaceutical drugs for people on low incomes.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The education system.
Old value:: Education is entirely private and schools run on a for-profit basis.
Current: There is a free public education system alongside private schools.
Proposed: There is a free public education system alongside private schools.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The teacher's right to discipline children.
Old value:: Discipline levels are set by local governments.
Current: Teachers are forbidden from striking children and may only use non-contact discipline (detention, expulsion etc).
Proposed: Teachers are forbidden from striking children and may only use non-contact discipline (detention, expulsion etc).
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:59:48, March 18, 2007 CET | From |  Parti Radical | To | Debating the Reestablishing Public Services |
| Message | Supported. |
| Date | 03:53:07, March 19, 2007 CET | From |  Front Canrillaise | To | Debating the Reestablishing Public Services |
| Message | Article 2 refers to gender segregation, which has proven to be quite effective as students are less distracted. It is not completely unreasonable as it allows local governments to decide the matter. Article 3 is also not that restrictive: it's not like corporal punishment is directly advocated. Articles 1 and 4 are expensive, but we may be willing to support the option of paying for those with low incomes only. |
| Date | 21:37:35, March 19, 2007 CET | From | Partie Démocratique Libéral | To | Debating the Reestablishing Public Services |
| Message | "Proposal to change Policy concerning RACIAL segregation in educational institutions." The majority parties argument regarding article 2 has now been proven categorically false. The only possible defense left for the current law is advocacy of racial segregation - Even if this body does not support it directly, by leaving the possibility open to the Cantons it supports it in fact. |
| Date | 02:31:46, March 20, 2007 CET | From | Front Canrillaise | To | Debating the Reestablishing Public Services |
| Message | Our apologies, we shall support article 2 only, but we will vote against it if the other articles remain the same. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 55 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 45 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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