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Bill: Holderby-Smith Emminent Domain and Education Reforms Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Revolutionary Party of the Proletariat
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This bill is a resolution. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: July 2414
Description[?]:
| The College and University System in Solentia maintains a number of internationally competitive Liberal Arts, Business, Science, and Technology programs, be that as it may, there are small and large holes in the potential effeciency of a National Education system that produces well-rounded, educated citizens of Solentia. Currently, the Government has fully subsidized the tuition costs to attend a higher-education institution in Solentia. The SSDP supports the absorbtion of education costs by the Federal government. However, (I had to make an assumption here about the way the subsidies work, if Private school wasn't subsidized they couldn't be "competitive" with a full system of entirely subsidized state-ran institutions, either way the inefficiency argument holds) with the assumed nationalization of college costs, it makes little sense that the Government would maintain Privately-owned, publicly-paid institutions that are subject to regulatory beauracracy that exists only to make sure the state is satisfied with the operations of our privately owned higher-education institutions. If the Government seeks to both provide a full tuition and ensure that all institutions are operating to the national standards, then the most effecient course of action would be to see limited emminent domain reform, coupled with the public absorbtion of Solentia's privately-owned universities, colleges, and vocational schools. The Bill will create an exploratory committee to determine fair compensations for lands seized, and to craft guidelines for maintaining the historical character and culture of our private institutions. Our comprehensive educational laws and robust budget allotment for education are indicative of the priority the Government places on making sure the citizens of Solentia have not only access to higher learning, but that that higher learning is both efficient and meeting the exceptional standards set forth by the Government. Also on the Bill: The Government's requirement of domestic-animal registration creates not only a needless intrusion into the private-lives and personal decisions of our citizens, but the burden of maintaining an increasingly cost-ineffective regulatory body. In areas of possible animal neglect or attacks by domestic animals, it is proposed to be left to the responsible neighbors and citizens of Solentia and the state law enformcement agencies respectively. This proposal is a cost-cutting effor to increase the efficiency of the Government. |
Proposals
Debate
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| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | ||||||
| no | Total Seats: 9 | ||||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 91 |
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