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Bill: Neutral Body for Eminent Domain Compensation
Details
Submitted by[?]: Leviathan 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: December 2086
Description[?]:
| It is better to have a neutral body set the price than to give the government or the owner first stay at what price they want to name. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Eminent domain compensation (if eminent domain is legal).
Old value:: The government does not compensate victims of eminent domain.
Current: A neutral body appointed by the courts determines the compensation, either party may appeal.
Proposed: A neutral body appointed by the courts determines the compensation, either party may appeal.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 02:08:04, July 27, 2005 CET | From |  Protectorate Party | To | Debating the Neutral Body for Eminent Domain Compensation |
| Message | We can see this point but feel that with the owner first setting the price, the result would be that the government would be less likely to claim property if it can be avoided. |
| Date | 12:32:44, July 27, 2005 CET | From | Leviathan Party | To | Debating the Neutral Body for Eminent Domain Compensation |
| Message | On the other hand, if people want to resist the eminent domain claim, they can immediately ask a ridiculous price and then sit back as the government's suit finds its way through the courts. Including appeals, how many years will that take? And all that time the development project is waiting to begin. A neutral body is a fair balance between protecting individuals from government and allowing the government to proceed with its projects in a timely fashion. |
| Date | 12:36:04, July 27, 2005 CET | From | Leviathan Party | To | Debating the Neutral Body for Eminent Domain Compensation |
| Message | Also: pork. A neutral body will, by definition, have no ties to either side, while it's all too possible that development planners for the government might choose to buy out their friends for absurd prices and pass that little gift along to the tax payers. A neutral body is a far better defense against pork than having the victim name their price. |
| Date | 07:19:31, July 28, 2005 CET | From | Protectorate Party | To | Debating the Neutral Body for Eminent Domain Compensation |
| Message | will support for now it is better then current. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 52 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 48 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: The people in your nation don't like inactive parties. When you often abstain from voting for a bill, they will dislike your party and your visibility to the electorate will decrease significantly. Low visibility will means you are likely to lose seats. So keep in mind: voting Yes or No is always better than Abstaining. |
| Random quote: "God creates men, but they choose each other." - Niccolo Machiavelli |