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Bill: New Liquor Law
Details
Submitted by[?]: Protectorate 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 2092
Description[?]:
| It is proposed that the restictions on alcohol sales and consumption be relaxed. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards alcoholic beverages.
Old value:: Alcoholic beverages may be purchased only from licensed sales outlets, and can only be available to adults.
Current: Alcoholic beverages may be purchased and consumed anywhere, but only by adults.
Proposed: Alcoholic beverages may be purchased and consumed anywhere, but only by adults.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 06:00:18, August 02, 2005 CET | From | Social Republican Party | To | Debating the New Liquor Law |
| Message | Okay. |
| Date | 07:48:08, August 02, 2005 CET | From | Leviathan Party | To | Debating the New Liquor Law |
| Message | The purpose of requiring a license to sell liquor is to ensure we can enforce our alcohol regulations. If any business can sell alcohol it becomes exponentially more difficult to ensure local and national laws are adhered to, as we not only increase the number of businesses to regulate, but also remove the ability to prevent the abuse by unscrupulous businesses. A license is not sufficient a burden on businesses to warrant this kind of consideration. |
| Date | 16:27:58, August 03, 2005 CET | From |  Protectorate Party | To | Debating the New Liquor Law |
| Message | New businesses should not have to invest in a license nor should a shop which wishes to sell the occasional or a single brand of drink be forced to invest in this license. Many restaurants choose to forgo a license since their sales do not justify the cost. If we lower the cost we are mearly headed in this direction, thus we jumped to the outcome this path leads to. Regulation of the sale of alcohol is unnecessary at the current level. |
| Date | 23:27:38, August 03, 2005 CET | From | Leviathan Party | To | Debating the New Liquor Law |
| Message | A license is hardly a investment, and how expensive, exactly is this license when compared to other costs incurred by restaurants. We would love to see the PP back up their assertions that cost is preventing restaurants from getting a license with some physical data. |
| Date | 00:17:13, August 04, 2005 CET | From | LibCom Party | To | Debating the New Liquor Law |
| Message | Regardless of whether or not it prevents restaurants getting licensed, the cost of this bureaucracy is ultimately borne by the taxpayer or the consumer. We have yet to be convinced that there is a need for licensing. So long as alcohol producers comply with the relevent food standards, this should be sufficient. |
| Date | 17:51:27, August 04, 2005 CET | From | Protectorate Party | To | Debating the New Liquor Law |
| Message | Unfortunately we do not have hard facts on these figures rather the experience of working with people in the restaurant business. No study has been done on this matter that we know of. We are working from those owners who have spoken to us on this matter and from our own personal experience. |
| Date | 15:33:00, August 05, 2005 CET | From | Vast Right Wing Conspiracy Party | To | Debating the New Liquor Law |
| Message | We're in favor of selling alcohol anywhere to "anyone" -- defined as 18+. Don't high school seniors have the right to get drunk at graduation? If you can vote, then you ought to be able to drink. In fact, if you do vote, then you should be required to have two drinks before casting your ballot. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 51 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 40 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 9 |
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