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Bill: Anti-Big Government Bill of 2434
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: October 2435
Description[?]:
| A bill to devolve more power to local governments. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Civil defence is the government's policy on providing shelters to be used in the event of attacks on major cities, mainly nuclear attacks and bombing.
Old value:: The government builds and maintains a network of shelters across the nation.
Current: The government builds and maintains a network of shelters across the nation.
Proposed: Local authorities are responsible for building and maintaining shelters.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government agricultural and farming subsidies policy.
Old value:: The government denies subsidy assistance to farmers.
Current: The government allows local governments to craft agricultural subsidy policy.
Proposed: The government allows local governments to craft agricultural subsidy policy.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on public nudity.
Old value:: There are no laws with regards to public nudity, it is allowed.
Current: There are no laws with regards to public nudity, it is allowed.
Proposed: Public nudity laws are left to local governments.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Waste disposal responsibility.
Old value:: Private companies are responsible for disposing of their own waste. The government disposes of residential waste.
Current: It is the responsibility of local governments to decide on waste disposal regulation.
Proposed: It is the responsibility of local governments to decide on waste disposal regulation.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:47:16, July 25, 2007 CET | From |  Moderate Libertarian Party (NoCoalition) | To | Debating the Anti-Big Government Bill of 2434 |
| Message | Uh....where's the proposal? |
| Date | 19:50:27, July 25, 2007 CET | From | Moderate Libertarian Party (NoCoalition) | To | Debating the Anti-Big Government Bill of 2434 |
| Message | No corporate welfare for individual OR factory farmers. People don't pay taxes to get products sold back to them. That's double-dipping and the MLP continue to stand opposed to such regressive activity. |
| Date | 15:06:08, July 26, 2007 CET | From | Democratic Rationalists (PrCoa) | To | Debating the Anti-Big Government Bill of 2434 |
| Message | So where do other parties stand on this? Should I include this in my next Omnibus Snowballs bill? |
| Date | 01:12:32, July 27, 2007 CET | From | Moderate Libertarian Party (NoCoalition) | To | Debating the Anti-Big Government Bill of 2434 |
| Message | Anti Big-Government? Are you serious? What are farm subsidies considered? |
| Date | 03:06:28, July 27, 2007 CET | From | Industrialist Party of Aloria | To | Debating the Anti-Big Government Bill of 2434 |
| Message | This has nothing to do with anti- Big govt. And even so, what's wrong with it? |
| Date | 16:01:03, July 27, 2007 CET | From | Democratic Rationalists (PrCoa) | To | Debating the Anti-Big Government Bill of 2434 |
| Message | The biggest government is the central government. By devolving power to local governments we make the biggest government smaller. |
| Date | 17:23:04, July 27, 2007 CET | From | Moderate Libertarian Party (NoCoalition) | To | Debating the Anti-Big Government Bill of 2434 |
| Message | What's wrong with it? CP, you folks are libertarian. Why don't you tell us why farm subsidies are wrong. We could give you a list of reasons but we want to make sure you know. |
| Date | 17:55:04, July 27, 2007 CET | From | Democratic Rationalists (PrCoa) | To | Debating the Anti-Big Government Bill of 2434 |
| Message | This bill doesn't enact farm subsidies. It empowers local government to determine agricultural policy. |
| Date | 07:31:08, July 28, 2007 CET | From | Moderate Libertarian Party (NoCoalition) | To | Debating the Anti-Big Government Bill of 2434 |
| Message | It allows them to enact farm subsidies at taxpayer expense is what it does. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 147 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 453 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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