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Bill: BEER
Details
Submitted by[?]: People's Liberation Front
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 2381
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The use of animals in cosmetics research.
Old value:: The use of animals to test cosmetic products is unregulated.
Current: Animals may not be used for testing cosmetics products.
Proposed: The use of animals to test cosmetic products is regulated.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The citizens' right to assemble in public.
Old value:: The police may disperse a group without giving any reason.
Current: The police may only disperse a crowd if a state of emergency has been declared.
Proposed: The police may disperse a group if they believe it poses a potential risk to public safety.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on the nation's power grid.
Old value:: Multiple private companies each own and maintain sections of the national power grid.
Current: Each region owns and maintains its own power grid.
Proposed: The national grid is fully owned by the state.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on luxury goods.
Old value:: 1
Current: 15
Proposed: 0
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The official national sport.
Old value:: Kickboxing
Current: Swimming
Proposed: Archery
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Government regulation of pollution in industry.
Old value:: Industrial pollution is not regulated by the government.
Current: The government enforces highly restrictive industrial pollution standards.
Proposed: The government enforces moderate pollution restrictions.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the post office
Old value:: There is a nationalised post office. Private post office agencies are allowed to exist, and the services provided by them are not regulated.
Current: There is a nationalised post office agency in the nation. Private ones are banned.
Proposed: There is a nationalised post office agency. Private post offices are allowed to exist but the services provided by them are regulated.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning private cars.
Old value:: There are no regulations on the ownership of private cars.
Current: Private cars are allowed, but people are encouraged to travel collective and tax incentives are provided for cars using environmentally friendly fuels.
Proposed: Private cars are allowed, but people are encouraged to travel collective and tax incentives are provided for cars using environmentally friendly fuels.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change The government policy regarding housing.
Old value:: All housing is privately-owned.
Current: The state provides public housing to low-income families.
Proposed: The state provides public housing to low-income families.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:13:13, March 25, 2007 CET | From | Gaduri Resistencia | To | Debating the BEER |
| Message | I'm curious to know if this means that you're planning to test cosmetic products on human beings instead... Otherwise, it would seem that this is effectively an outright ban on such research. I'd recommend changing it to the "testing is regulated" option instead. |
| Date | 11:37:58, March 26, 2007 CET | From | Gaduridos Dictatorship Radical Party | To | Debating the BEER |
| Message | I agree with all. |
| Date | 17:40:02, March 26, 2007 CET | From | People's Liberation Front | To | Debating the BEER |
| Message | i've changed it |
| Date | 17:52:41, March 26, 2007 CET | From | Free Movement of Gaduridos | To | Debating the BEER |
| Message | agree to all but 5,7,9 and 10 number 5-whats wrong with gated communitys number 7-private sector has a tendancy to be more effectient, leave it with them number 9-IF the family can afford it (and some can) they should have to get there own house. number 10-we disagree here for the sake of revenue. |
| Date | 17:59:05, March 26, 2007 CET | From | People's Liberation Front | To | Debating the BEER |
| Message | 5- it causes segrigation 9- thats what it means 10- what difference will 1% make? |
| Date | 18:14:16, March 26, 2007 CET | From | Free Movement of Gaduridos | To | Debating the BEER |
| Message | 5-what? your right it does, but the people in gated communities want to be seperated from the rest it might be because they feel safer or something, but no one forces anyone to live in gated communities, why should we ban them? 9-nevermind, I'm tryin to wake up. 10-26,563,848,652 of Gadurs is the difference http://80.237.164.51/particracy/main/budget.php?nationid=23 |
| Date | 18:21:52, March 26, 2007 CET | From | People's Liberation Front | To | Debating the BEER |
| Message | but have you seen our surplus |
| Date | 19:41:48, March 26, 2007 CET | From | Gaduri Resistencia | To | Debating the BEER |
| Message | He has a point. If we're taking all that money out as taxation and not spending it again... well, that's not good for the economy. To be honest I don't really know enough about gated communities to comment, but I can't really see what's so terrible about them. As for power generation, I'd tend towards nationalisation, although I'm not really sure, because this is a situation where it isn't really feasible for lots of small companies to exist, so the benefits of free market competition will mostly be lost. |
| Date | 10:42:28, March 28, 2007 CET | From | Gaduridos Dictatorship Radical Party | To | Debating the BEER |
| Message | There won't be much competition in the private market for little companies, as Mollusc says, but then the same can be said for nationalisation- no competition, so a risk of unfair prices. The only advantage I can see is that we might be able to regulate the national company. I don't personally like gated communities- in my opinion they will encourage segregation, and that leads to violence etc. I agree with all the others. |
| Date | 14:18:59, March 28, 2007 CET | From | Gaduridos Nationalist party | To | Debating the BEER |
| Message | i love beer |
| Date | 18:30:36, March 28, 2007 CET | From | Free Movement of Gaduridos | To | Debating the BEER |
| Message | you have a point o the energy companys, I agree it should be private and regulated. A gated community is nothing more where people can move in and they have a card or something that can get them in and let their guests and only there guests in the community, what is so bad, people who wnat to live in it can live in it people who want to live outside can. Everyone is happy. What would lead to angry people is that if you ask the people living inside those gated communities to move out. |
| Date | 22:25:01, March 28, 2007 CET | From | People's Liberation Front | To | Debating the BEER |
| Message | ok i removed the gated thing. So every one is now agreed on this bill |
| Date | 22:55:57, March 28, 2007 CET | From | Gaduri Resistencia | To | Debating the BEER |
| Message | Yes, since this is good on balance. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 435 | ||||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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