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Bill: IP Scientific Freedom Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Imperialist 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: March 2383
Description[?]:
| In order to advance the state of science in this nation - to the benefit of all its citizens, we need to get rid of burdensome regulations on the use of animal test subjects. By doing so we can make this nation a haven for research. Puppies may indeed be cute, but think of how cute our wives will be with the kind of cosmetics we could develop. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The use of animals in cosmetics research.
Old value:: Animals may not be used for testing cosmetics products.
Current: Animals may not be used for testing cosmetics products.
Proposed: The use of animals to test cosmetic products is unregulated.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The use of animals in medical research.
Old value:: Animal research projects must apply for a license and submit to regulation.
Current: Animal research projects must apply for a license and submit to regulation.
Proposed: There are no restrictions on the use of animals for research.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:37:32, March 31, 2007 CET | From | Conservative Alliance | To | Debating the IP Scientific Freedom Act |
| Message | Absolutely not. Medical research yes, but cosmetics is despicable. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 138 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 463 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Players who deliberately attempt to present a misleading picture of the nation's current RP laws will be subject to sanction. |
| Random quote: "I realize that a life predicated on being obedient and taking orders is a very comfortable life indeed. Living in such a way reduces to a minimum one's need to think." - Adolf Eichmann |