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Bill: Centralisation Act 2422
Details
Submitted by[?]: Progressive Liberal Party of Hulstria
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: September 2424
Description[?]:
| We have the duty to make our nation a strong one. Let`s make the goverment central again and strong once more! Power to the Imperial Diet, Long live Hulstria! |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Charter school policy (free, privately run, publicly funded schools).
Old value:: Charter school funding, regulation, and development is left up to local governments.
Current: Charter schools must have a specific focus.
Proposed: Charter schools must have a specific focus.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Weapon concealment.
Old value:: Local governments may set and enforce concealed carry laws.
Current: People must first obtain a permit in order to carry concealed weapons.
Proposed: People must first obtain a permit in order to carry concealed weapons.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Higher education institutions.
Old value:: The government leaves the development and funding of all higher education institutions up to local governments.
Current: The government maintains a system of universities, vocational schools, and colleges nationwide.
Proposed: The government maintains a system of universities, vocational schools, and colleges nationwide.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The regulation of higher education.
Old value:: The government allows public and private higher education institutions to coexist with self-regulation for those that are private.
Current: The government allows private higher education but regulates it to meet nationally set standards.
Proposed: The government allows private higher education but regulates it to meet nationally set standards.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards the funding of libraries.
Old value:: The national government provides local governments with funding to operate libraries.
Current: The national government controls a vast and comprehensive system of public libraries.
Proposed: The national government controls a vast and comprehensive system of public libraries.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The appointment of mayors.
Old value:: Local governments determine the method of appointment.
Current: The Head of State oversees the appointment of all mayors.
Proposed: The Head of State oversees the appointment of all mayors.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning museum funding.
Old value:: The national government provides local governments with the funding to operate museums.
Current: The national government maintains a system of museums nationwide.
Proposed: The national government maintains a system of museums nationwide.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on public nudity.
Old value:: Public nudity laws are left to local governments.
Current: Public nudity is illegal and prosecuted as a civil offence.
Proposed: Public nudity is illegal, but private nudist colonies and beaches are permitted.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change The government's stance on population control.
Old value:: Population control is left to local governments.
Current: The government does not engage in population control.
Proposed: The government actively promotes population growth.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:11:24, July 02, 2007 CET | From |  Socialist Party of Greater Hulstria | To | Debating the Centralisation Act 2422 |
| Message | Absolutely not! |
| Date | 01:34:44, July 03, 2007 CET | From | Gao-Showa Imperial Party | To | Debating the Centralisation Act 2422 |
| Message | We are oppossed |
| Date | 16:24:05, July 03, 2007 CET | From | United Socialist Workers' Party | To | Debating the Centralisation Act 2422 |
| Message | Why not. Yes. |
| Date | 17:40:19, July 03, 2007 CET | From | Socialist Party of Greater Hulstria | To | Debating the Centralisation Act 2422 |
| Message | Centralization leads to tyranny, so that is why we are opposed. |
| Date | 20:42:29, July 03, 2007 CET | From | Progressive Liberal Party of Hulstria | To | Debating the Centralisation Act 2422 |
| Message | Centralisation leads to a bigger, stronger country. No differences between the crownlands, no more local goverments screwing up. |
| Date | 21:14:29, July 03, 2007 CET | From | Gao-Showa Imperial Party | To | Debating the Centralisation Act 2422 |
| Message | Localisation means no more central government interfereing in every little thing the crownlands do and messing it up because they don't understand that different local situations merit different responses. |
| Date | 22:29:29, July 03, 2007 CET | From | Progressive Liberal Party of Hulstria | To | Debating the Centralisation Act 2422 |
| Message | We are one big nation, why should we want our nation to be torn apart? Somethings can`t be left to local goverment, because they will not always act in our national interest. And only as an unifed nation we can be strong. |
| Date | 23:06:04, July 03, 2007 CET | From | Gao-Showa Imperial Party | To | Debating the Centralisation Act 2422 |
| Message | and those matters should remain with the national government, but only what is neccesary. Nothing more. |
| Date | 06:35:14, July 04, 2007 CET | From | Hulstrian Patriotic Superiority Alliance | To | Debating the Centralisation Act 2422 |
| Message | I'm against this purely on the gun rights infringement. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 305 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 352 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 62 |
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