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Bill: New Economics Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Liberal Democratic Party
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: April 2379
Description[?]:
| This bill would amend existing law by instituting the proposed legislation below. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on advertising
Old value:: All advertising is permitted.
Current: All advertising is permitted.
Proposed: Only advertising that meets certain set standards is permitted.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change
The government's policy regarding foreign investments.
Old value:: Foreign investors may freely invest in national companies.
Current: Foreign investors may freely invest in national companies.
Proposed: Foreign investors may invest in national companies, but may not get a majority share.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The distribution, purchasing and possession of material depicting pornographic acts.
Old value:: All forms of pornography are legal for everyone.
Current: All forms of pornography are illegal.
Proposed: Pornography depicting consenting adults is legal for adults.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The right for a person to prostitute himself or herself.
Old value:: Prostitution is legal and a recognized profession.
Current: Prostitution is illegal.
Proposed: Prostitution regulation decisions are left up to local governments.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on Democratic Workers' Councils.
Old value:: The government does not intervene in the marketplace with regards to Democratic Workers' Councils.
Current: The government does not intervene in the marketplace with regards to Democratic Workers' Councils.
Proposed: The government encourages the formation of Democratic Workers' Councils through subsidies and tax exemptions.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:19:34, March 23, 2007 CET | From | United Democrats of Jakania | To | Debating the New Economics Act |
| Message | I dont agree with article four |
| Date | 23:29:58, March 23, 2007 CET | From | Liberal Democratic Party | To | Debating the New Economics Act |
| Message | "Why does the U.D.J. not agree with Article Four? Are they against the people deciding whether or not they want prostitutes doing business on their communities streets? This bill allows the local government to decide whether they want to use prostitution as a business or lets them decide to illegalize it if it's against their moral beliefs. Local government means the people at a lower level decide what they want. It shouldn't be up to the national Federal government to dictate what the entire nation should do. Jakania's lower governments and communities of people are too vast in nature and opinion to order what their laws should be in this case." - L.D.P. Council Speaker Lyllain Avan |
| Date | 23:39:37, March 23, 2007 CET | From | United Democrats of Jakania | To | Debating the New Economics Act |
| Message | "We do not agree with article four because its going to happen legally or illegally, why not take in tax income over it? Most of the UDJ is for a larger federal government anyway, so the law in place is preferable to us." -UDJ Councilman, James Powers |
| Date | 23:52:47, March 23, 2007 CET | From | Liberal Democratic Party | To | Debating the New Economics Act |
| Message | "If the government suggested to think the way Councilman Powers has stated our entire government legal system would collapse. If the government threw away a law every time it thought that some people wouldn't follow it, Jakania would have no laws and this goes for any other government as well. There will always be a sect of the populous, no matter how small, that will defy law. That is why we have courts and the justice system to classify what has breached law and to maintain it. If everyone followed laws, there would be no need for police, legal defendents, prosecutors, judges, and prisons for most applicable cases. Seeing how your party holds the Justice Ministry, I think you'd understand what I'm saying here. We can understand if you and your party majority are for the Federal Government. However, is your party willing to destroy the rights of the Local Government system? A great example would be the smoking law my party passed into law. Your party seemed to agree that the local governments and the people should decide what they want in their communities, so what has changed your minds? The Local Government's power must be regarded in what the people want. The Supreme Council is here for the highest Federal Level of laws. If the Supreme Council passed laws in this category we would be dictating to the people what to do and would be micro-managing their laws. However, if this is what Councilman Powers believes and his party whole then that is something we cannot change beyond our levels of persuasion." - L.D.P. Council Speaker Lyllain Avan |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 170 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 117 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 193 |
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| Random quote: "The proletarians of the world have nothing to lose but their chains. They have a world to win. Workers of all countries: unite!" - Karl Marx |