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Bill: National Tobacco Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Constitutional Monarchy Party
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: May 2421
Description[?]:
| The people want no restrictions. If they want to smoke let them... |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Sale of tobacco products.
Old value:: There are certain restrictions on the sale of tobacco and only adults may purchase tobacco.
Current: There are certain restrictions on the sale of tobacco and only adults may purchase tobacco.
Proposed: There are no regulations on the sale of tobacco.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:58:17, June 27, 2007 CET | From | Beluzian Workers Party | To | Debating the National Tobacco Act |
| Message | Excellent! |
| Date | 22:05:26, June 27, 2007 CET | From | Constitutional Monarchy Party | To | Debating the National Tobacco Act |
| Message | im suprised anybody would support lol |
| Date | 23:17:43, June 27, 2007 CET | From | United Workers Union | To | Debating the National Tobacco Act |
| Message | do you realy want children buying such things? |
| Date | 23:39:16, June 27, 2007 CET | From | Constitutional Monarchy Party | To | Debating the National Tobacco Act |
| Message | the parents will decide what is best for their children. if they are allowed to they are less likely to think its "cool" to do it. |
| Date | 04:55:23, June 28, 2007 CET | From | Beluzian Workers Party | To | Debating the National Tobacco Act |
| Message | Remember, we already consider 14 year olds adults in this country... Besides, I don't see a lot of young children ever having enough of an income to become regular smokers. |
| Date | 11:18:06, June 28, 2007 CET | From | Constitutional Monarchy Party | To | Debating the National Tobacco Act |
| Message | exactly... parents will ultimatly say whether their children can smoke or not. |
| Date | 13:42:38, June 28, 2007 CET | From | Neo-Marxist revolutionary Party | To | Debating the National Tobacco Act |
| Message | Not if they smoke outside of the house. |
| Date | 17:26:53, June 28, 2007 CET | From | Beluzian Workers Party | To | Debating the National Tobacco Act |
| Message | If someone is determined to do something, they will. No law we can pass will prevent people from smoking... |
| Date | 10:17:56, June 29, 2007 CET | From | United Workers Union | To | Debating the National Tobacco Act |
| Message | we can't revent it, but we sure can make it a lot harder |
| Date | 15:31:26, June 29, 2007 CET | From | Libertarian Party | To | Debating the National Tobacco Act |
| Message | Our opposition does stretch Mill's Harm Principle to its limits, but we cannot support this bill. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 299 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 341 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 110 |
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