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Bill: Economic Decentralization
Details
Submitted by[?]: Social Reform 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: March 2411
Description[?]:
| As a continuation of our devolutionary reforms, we seek to put the wealth closer to the people. In this instance, that means devolving our economic policies to local governments, which are more easily controlled by our citizens. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy is provided by private companies which are not subject to any special regulations.
Current: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Proposed: Energy provision is left to local governments.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards fireworks.
Old value:: Only adults are allowed to purchase fireworks
Current: Professionals may run licensed fireworks shows, small fireworks are legal to the general public.
Proposed: Local governments determine fireworks laws.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The right to gamble.
Old value:: Gambling is legal across the nation, no regulation whatsoever.
Current: Gambling is illegal.
Proposed: The legality of gambling is a matter of local governments.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Policy concerning industrial hemp.
Old value:: There are no regulations on industrial hemp.
Current: Only regulated agribusinesses may produce industrial hemp.
Proposed: Industrial hemp regulations are left up to local governments.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:36:24, May 22, 2007 CET | From | Industrialist Party of Aloria | To | Debating the Economic Decentralization |
| Message | Local government is very important and deserves to have these powers. |
| Date | 01:05:53, May 23, 2007 CET | From | Party Royale | To | Debating the Economic Decentralization |
| Message | Party Royale continues to be deeply concerned by this rising tendancy towards devolution. Local governments are more prone to corruption, and should not be allowed to pursue destructive policies that infringe upon their citizens' rights and hurt Aloria as a whole. |
| Date | 04:03:46, May 23, 2007 CET | From |  Moderate Libertarian Party (NoCoalition) | To | Debating the Economic Decentralization |
| Message | The MLP could very well see supporting this with its 187 parliament votes. |
| Date | 14:51:32, May 24, 2007 CET | From | Fair Capitalism Party | To | Debating the Economic Decentralization |
| Message | We would enquire as to why the PR does not seek to have Aloria assimilated into a wider Artainian state, as the new, more powerful parliament which ruled over it would surely, according to its logic, be less corrupt than this one. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 436 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 106 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 58 |
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