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Bill: Government Reform Act of 2404
Details
Submitted by[?]: Latter-Day Saints 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 2406
Description[?]:
| An Act to reform the policies of the Commonwealth of Rutania. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on subsidising contraception.
Old value:: The government offers free contraceptives in pharmacies and public toilets.
Current: The government offers free contraceptives in pharmacies and public toilets.
Proposed: The government does not supply free or discounted contraceptives.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Current: Energy is provided by private, unregulated companies but subsidies are given to those on a low income.
Proposed: Energy is provided by private companies but the prices they can charge are regulated.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning phone services.
Old value:: The state subsidizes the phone service of low income families, and regulates the rates providers can charge for phone service.
Current: The state regulates the rates providers can charge for phone service.
Proposed: The state regulates the rates providers can charge for phone service.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Positive discrimination.
Old value:: The government encourages positive discrimination and enforces it for government hiring.
Current: The government encourages positive discrimination and enforces it for government hiring.
Proposed: No form of positive discrimination is permitted.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The funding of sports clubs.
Old value:: The government funds some sports clubs side-by-side with private ones.
Current: Local governments decide the funding policy of sports clubs.
Proposed: Local governments decide the funding policy of sports clubs.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the export of weapons to other nations.
Old value:: The government allows arms to be sold only to close allies.
Current: The government must approve all arms sales on a case by case basis.
Proposed: The government must approve all arms sales on a case by case basis.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:28:02, May 16, 2007 CET | From | Fascist Party of Rutania | To | Debating the Government Reform Act of 2404 |
| Message | We agree with Articles 2, 7, 8, and 9. The rest we either disagree with or are unsure of. |
| Date | 01:29:09, May 16, 2007 CET | From | Fascist Party of Rutania | To | Debating the Government Reform Act of 2404 |
| Message | Never mind, you're still adding stuff so all of those things changed. Could you please try to create bills that have a common theme. This one appears to be a clustering of everything you've thought of. |
| Date | 01:37:58, May 16, 2007 CET | From | Latter-Day Saints Party | To | Debating the Government Reform Act of 2404 |
| Message | It does have a common theme- the theme of reform. |
| Date | 02:33:43, May 16, 2007 CET | From | Fascist Party of Rutania | To | Debating the Government Reform Act of 2404 |
| Message | But its too scattered. I couldn't support half of these and neither could the rest of the Assembly, and so it would be doomed to failure. |
| Date | 12:56:24, May 16, 2007 CET | From |  RSDP - Democratic Front | To | Debating the Government Reform Act of 2404 |
| Message | We agree with Article 11 on the government's policy concerning the export of weapons to other nations. |
| Date | 17:45:44, May 17, 2007 CET | From | Latter-Day Saints Party | To | Debating the Government Reform Act of 2404 |
| Message | We have modified this act to have a single theme. |
| Date | 17:59:54, May 17, 2007 CET | From | Fascist Party of Rutania | To | Debating the Government Reform Act of 2404 |
| Message | Unfortunately we oppose these policies. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 63 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 558 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 129 |
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