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Bill: C&U - Environment Reform Bill 2410
Details
Submitted by[?]: Páirtí Sóisialach
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: April 2411
Description[?]:
| The Conservative and Unionist Party believes that action must be taken on climate change. In past decades, Telamon's progressive and aggressive stance against this global threat has been diminished. The Conservative and Unionist Party believes that Telamon should again lead the world on the prevention of climate change. The Conservative and Unionist Party seeks support on this issue. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Forest management.
Old value:: Local governments may set up forestry agencies. Where they do not, forestry is on a commercial basis.
Current: There is a national agency which exists side-by-side with commercial forestry companies.
Proposed: There is a national agency which owns and manages all forest land.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government regulation of pollution in industry.
Old value:: The government enforces moderate pollution restrictions.
Current: The government enforces highly restrictive industrial pollution standards.
Proposed: The government enforces highly restrictive industrial pollution standards.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning private cars.
Old value:: Private cars are allowed, but people are encouraged to travel collective and tax incentives are provided for cars using environmentally friendly fuels.
Current: Only cars using environmentally friendly fuels are allowed.
Proposed: Only cars using environmentally friendly fuels are allowed.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the keeping of wild animals as pets.
Old value:: The government maintains a list of dangerous wild animals which may not be kept as pets; other wild animals may be kept as pets.
Current: The ownership of wild animals as pets is banned.
Proposed: The ownership of wild animals as pets is banned.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:15:53, May 27, 2007 CET | From | Conservative Party | To | Debating the C&U - Environment Reform Bill 2410 |
| Message | OOC: okay this is bs, why the hell would you make such a big bill, I believe this has been discussed before... |
| Date | 22:22:10, May 27, 2007 CET | From | Nova Prospekt Party | To | Debating the C&U - Environment Reform Bill 2410 |
| Message | We agree with our honourable colleagues on a number of proposals but we must voice our concern over restricting vehicles to those that are only environmentally friendly. We believe we will deny a significant portion of our citizens the right to own cheaper vehicles. |
| Date | 23:04:26, May 27, 2007 CET | From | Conservative Party | To | Debating the C&U - Environment Reform Bill 2410 |
| Message | I suggest the C&U abstains from this one as well, and make some new once including the same, just not in the same one bill.. |
| Date | 18:57:47, May 28, 2007 CET | From | Páirtí Sóisialach | To | Debating the C&U - Environment Reform Bill 2410 |
| Message | I included these four simple measures (uproar was had when bills contained 20+ measures), which I believe are related. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 230 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 234 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 137 |
| Random fact: The players in a nation have a collective responsibility to prevent confusion by ensuring unofficial or outdated bills labelled as "Cultural Protocols" are removed from their nation page. |
| Random quote: "Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first." Ronald Reagan (1911 - 2004) |