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Bill: Library Establishment Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Theological Technocratic 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: October 2089
Description[?]:
| This bill establishes the federal government's support for the nationwide establishment of public libraries, the existence of which is vital for the education of future generations, particularly among the disadvantaged. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards the funding of libraries.
Old value:: Funding and operation of libraries is left entirely to local governments.
Current: The national government controls a vast and comprehensive system of public libraries.
Proposed: The national government provides local governments with funding to operate libraries.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 06:00:38, August 01, 2005 CET | From | Theological Technocratic Party | To | Debating the Library Establishment Act |
| Message | The current law regarding libraries, while not the worst possible, either requires states to take money from their already-strained budgets to build libraries or, more likely, decide not to build libraries at all. Preventing the latter state of affairs from happening in the future would be a great boon to the cultural and educational state of our great nation. |
| Date | 09:57:39, August 01, 2005 CET | From | Progressive Marxist Party | To | Debating the Library Establishment Act |
| Message | I agree this would be a necessary reform to go along with the other education reforms in the works. |
| Date | 21:57:51, August 01, 2005 CET | From |  Federation Under Crazy Killers -- United | To | Debating the Library Establishment Act |
| Message | They should be private. |
| Date | 22:52:32, August 01, 2005 CET | From | Theological Technocratic Party | To | Debating the Library Establishment Act |
| Message | Why? |
| Date | 08:24:44, August 02, 2005 CET | From | Progressive Marxist Party | To | Debating the Library Establishment Act |
| Message | Yes, CP, give one reason. Private libraries are called bookstores. |
| Date | 19:33:29, August 02, 2005 CET | From | National Syndicalist Junta of Telamon | To | Debating the Library Establishment Act |
| Message | Going national will provide a higher standard of funding and give a wider range of resources to the library system. |
| Date | 19:59:56, August 02, 2005 CET | From | Federation Under Crazy Killers -- United | To | Debating the Library Establishment Act |
| Message | Libraries are overated. The internet is much more useful for information. |
| Date | 20:09:02, August 02, 2005 CET | From | Rationalist Party | To | Debating the Library Establishment Act |
| Message | And much less reliable |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 127 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 126 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 2 |
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