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Bill: Eminent Domain Compensation
Details
Submitted by[?]: Party of Kanjor
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: August 2094
Description[?]:
| Eminent Domain. Currently: The government may seize private property for vital government works. This is a current law. However, people living on the private property receive no compensation currently. This is unjust, and this is what this bill shall change. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Eminent domain compensation (if eminent domain is legal).
Old value:: A neutral body appointed by the courts determines the compensation, either party may appeal.
Current: The government determines compensation for victims of eminent domain; victims can sue if they deem it unfair.
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 | 00:48:00, August 01, 2005 CET | From | Kanjor Free Party | To | Debating the Eminent Domain Compensation |
| Message | This sounds reasonable. |
| Date | 09:45:52, August 01, 2005 CET | From | Secular Humanist Party | To | Debating the Eminent Domain Compensation |
| Message | Reasonable. |
| Date | 05:46:54, August 05, 2005 CET | From | Kanjoran People's Party | To | Debating the Eminent Domain Compensation |
| Message | Yep |
| Date | 13:56:32, August 11, 2005 CET | From | Party of Kanjor | To | Debating the Eminent Domain Compensation |
| Message | Weird bug. |
| Date | 19:04:50, August 12, 2005 CET | From | Nationalist Freedom Party | To | Debating the Eminent Domain Compensation |
| Message | Sounds reasonable but the appeal option should not be there. It seems that this bill in effect, is simply removing the governemnts right to seize private property altogether. I agree that compensation should be granted however the proprioter should not have the right of appeal. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 246 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 192 |
| Random fact: Moderation will not approve a Cultural Protocol request within the first 48 hours of it being requested. This is in order to give other players a chance to query the proposed changes, if they wish to do so. Moderation may be approached for advice on a proposed change, but any advice proffered should always be understood under the provisio that no final decision will be made until at least 48 hours after the request has been formally submitted for approval. |
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