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Bill: Freedom of Beverages Act [FBA]
Details
Submitted by[?]: Democratic Rationalists (PrCoa)
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 2431
Description[?]:
| The Democratic Rationalists believe parents should make the decision whether or not to let their children consume alcoholic beverages. This sort of big government nanny-statism went out of fashion long ago. Free booze! |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards alcoholic beverages.
Old value:: Alcoholic beverages may be purchased and consumed anywhere, but only by adults.
Current: Alcoholic beverages may be purchased only from licensed sales outlets, and can only be available to adults.
Proposed: Alcoholic beverage regulations are not imposed by the government.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:44:09, July 18, 2007 CET | From |  Moderate Libertarian Party (NoCoalition) | To | Debating the Freedom of Beverages Act [FBA] |
| Message | Full individual rights extend only to adults. In our nation currently, adult age is 16. |
| Date | 17:12:24, July 18, 2007 CET | From | Democratic Rationalists (PrCoa) | To | Debating the Freedom of Beverages Act [FBA] |
| Message | No doubt full individual rights extend only to adults. But that principle isn't dispositive. The question is whether, on balance, prohibiting liquor purchase and consumption by minors produces a net utilitarian good for Aloria. The Democratic Rationalists maintain that it does not. This regulation needlessly restricts liberty for a questionable net utilitarian gain. We urge the parties to vote for freedom, and against big government nanny-statism. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 27 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 495 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 78 |
| Random fact: Players have a responsibility to make a reasonable effort to be accurate when communicating the rules to other players. Any player who manipulatively misleads another player about the rules will be subject to sanction. |
| Random quote: "Law is mind without reason." - Aristotle |