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Bill: Everything thats wrong with VF
Details
Submitted by[?]: Zuman Independence Party
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 2086
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Education for children under adult age.
Old value:: Education is compulsory, but home schooling is permitted.
Current: Education is entirely voluntary.
Proposed: Education is compulsory and has to happen at school.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Protection of original works of technology and arts.
Old value:: Works of techology and art have limited copy protection.
Current: Works of technology and art are protected by copyright.
Proposed: Technology and art are part of the commons and are not protected by copyright.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy with respect to the death penalty.
Old value:: The death penalty is not applied, except for terrorism, treason and crimes against mankind.
Current: The death penalty is illegal and is never to be applied.
Proposed: The death penalty is illegal and is never to be applied.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning farm size.
Old value:: Farm size is not regulated.
Current: Farm size regulations are determined by local governments.
Proposed: Farms that grow too large are broken up and the land redistributed.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The right to gamble.
Old value:: The legality of gambling is a matter of local governments.
Current: Gambling is legal across the nation, no regulation whatsoever.
Proposed: Gambling is illegal.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning gated communities.
Old value:: The private sector can set up gated communities.
Current: The private sector can set up gated communities.
Proposed: No gated communities are allowed.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning genetically modified (GM) crops.
Old value:: All activities related to production, selling or researching of GM crops are allowed.
Current: There is no policy concerning GM crops.
Proposed: All activities related to production, selling or researching of GM crops are allowed.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Ownership of guns by private individuals.
Old value:: Adult individuals may own guns under strict license conditions.
Current: Adult individuals are allowed to own and purchase guns freely.
Proposed: Adult individuals may not own firearms unless professionally required.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change The National Animal.
Old value:: Monbull
Current:
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Proposed: Purple Badger
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change The policy with respect to nuclear weaponry.
Old value:: The nation reserves the right to develop, produce and store nuclear arms.
Current: The nation reserves the right to develop, produce and store nuclear arms.
Proposed: The nation shall never develop, produce or store nuclear weaponry.
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the use of pesticides.
Old value:: Farmers are required to list chemicals used on their crops.
Current: There is no government oversight or regulation of pesticides.
Proposed: Chemical pesticides, herbicides and fungicides are banned.
Article 12
Proposal[?] to change The weapons used by police forces.
Old value:: Police officers carry standard firearms.
Current: Police officers may only carry standard firearms apart from specially trained firearms units.
Proposed: Police officers may only carry non-lethal weapons.
Article 13
Proposal[?] to change Positive discrimination.
Old value:: Hiring policies are regulated by local governments.
Current: The government does not regulate hiring policies.
Proposed: The government sets compulsory quotas for hiring women, minorities and marginalized groups.
Article 14
Proposal[?] to change Pre-school education.
Old value:: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nurseries alongside unregulated private establishments.
Current: The government leaves development of nurseries to the private sector.
Proposed: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nursery and pre-school educational centres.
Article 15
Proposal[?] to change The education system.
Old value:: There is a free public education system alongside private schools.
Current: There is a free public education system alongside private schools.
Proposed: Education is entirely public and free; private schools are banned.
Article 16
Proposal[?] to change The method used to determine the number of seats each region receives in the national legislature.
Old value:: A pseudo-proportional algorithm that gives considerable advantage to smaller regions.
Current: A proportional algorithm that gives a very small advantage to larger regions.
Proposed: Equal representation, regardless of region population.
Article 17
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Any religion may set up a school, but they are strictly regulated.
Current: Any religion may set up a school, with no regulations.
Proposed: Religious schools are not allowed.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:44:39, July 26, 2005 CET | From | Conservative Party of Valruzia | To | Debating the Everything thats wrong with VF |
| Message | We don't like the first one. We may need to use them in the near future to spread the revolution! |
| Date | 20:45:16, July 26, 2005 CET | From | Conservative Party of Valruzia | To | Debating the Everything thats wrong with VF |
| Message | Now it is number three.... |
| Date | 21:03:05, July 26, 2005 CET | From | Zuman Independence Party | To | Debating the Everything thats wrong with VF |
| Message | Which? |
| Date | 21:07:35, July 26, 2005 CET | From |  Liberal Democrats | To | Debating the Everything thats wrong with VF |
| Message | Some changes I like, but overall I'm against. |
| Date | 21:13:33, July 26, 2005 CET | From | Zuman Independence Party | To | Debating the Everything thats wrong with VF |
| Message | Which do you like? I might need to compromise if this fails. |
| Date | 21:49:56, July 26, 2005 CET | From | Deadly Buzz Party | To | Debating the Everything thats wrong with VF |
| Message | You were going so well until no. 3. |
| Date | 22:48:29, July 26, 2005 CET | From | Zuman Independence Party | To | Debating the Everything thats wrong with VF |
| Message | Number 7 is wrong forgot (as usual) to revise. |
| Date | 23:45:46, July 26, 2005 CET | From | Conservative Party of Valruzia | To | Debating the Everything thats wrong with VF |
| Message | Can't support....change number 3,10...We support nuclear weapons as strategic and tactical weapons. People who disagree with the government deserve to die. |
| Date | 04:04:24, July 27, 2005 CET | From | Alliance for Natural Law | To | Debating the Everything thats wrong with VF |
| Message | Can't support articles 3, 4, 6, 17. Three makes too much sense and they all go the wrong way. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 46 | ||||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 129 | ||||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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