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Bill: Public Smoking Act (2437)

Details

Submitted by^[?]: Beluzian Workers 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 2438

Description^[?]:

An Act ceded the regulation of smoking to the local governments.

Proposals

Article 1

Proposal^[?] to change Government policy towards smoking.

Old value:: Smoking is legal outdoors and in private homes and clubs, but illegal indoors in all places of employment.

Current: Smoking is legal outdoors and in private homes and clubs, but illegal indoors in all places of employment.

Proposed: Smoking regulations are to be determined by local governments.

Debate

These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:

Date	23:18:25, July 31, 2007 CET
From	Beluzian Republican Party
To	Debating the Public Smoking Act (2437)
Message	no to both. Federalism isn't the way forward.

Date	23:22:21, July 31, 2007 CET
From	Beluzian Workers Party
To	Debating the Public Smoking Act (2437)
Message	Senseless power grab. Why do we even have local governments if we dictate everything to them?

Date	11:58:52, August 01, 2007 CET
From	Beluzian Republican Party
To	Debating the Public Smoking Act (2437)
Message	we shouldn't have local governments :D

Date	12:14:03, August 01, 2007 CET
From	People's Populist Party - Zogist Mafia
To	Debating the Public Smoking Act (2437)
Message	why do you want poor regions to have poor libraries? That doesn't make sense.

Date	13:22:17, August 01, 2007 CET
From	Constitutional Monarchy Party
To	Debating the Public Smoking Act (2437)
Message	Power should remain at the top!!

Date	16:42:03, August 01, 2007 CET
From	Beluzian Workers Party
To	Debating the Public Smoking Act (2437)
Message	Libraries, like schools, are a local matter. It is the communities role to educate their children - not the national government.

Date	17:05:43, August 01, 2007 CET
From	Constitutional Monarchy Party
To	Debating the Public Smoking Act (2437)
Message	If we do not create a curriculum then how shall they be assessed on a nationl level? qualifications would be useless outside the area you studied! There needs to be a national standard.

Date	22:30:11, August 01, 2007 CET
From	Beluzian Workers Party
To	Debating the Public Smoking Act (2437)
Message	We're talking about libraries, not school curriculum.

Date	22:32:11, August 01, 2007 CET
From	Constitutional Monarchy Party
To	Debating the Public Smoking Act (2437)
Message	you mentioned schools, my apologies. The principle is the same, we need a national standard, why should some people get better libraries than others? Are they better? All of our people should be given the same high standards.

Date	22:34:32, August 01, 2007 CET
From	Beluzian Workers Party
To	Debating the Public Smoking Act (2437)
Message	The National Government doesnt have to make everything the same - it has to be fair. You have the opportunity to succeed - no one can force you to.

Date	22:35:22, August 01, 2007 CET
From	People's Populist Party - Zogist Mafia
To	Debating the Public Smoking Act (2437)
Message	Zog can!

Date	22:37:19, August 01, 2007 CET
From	Beluzian Workers Party
To	Debating the Public Smoking Act (2437)
Message	Would this be more acceptable?

Date	22:50:55, August 01, 2007 CET
From	Constitutional Monarchy Party
To	Debating the Public Smoking Act (2437)
Message	personally i think we should ban it totally.

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Voting

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Seats

yes

Beluzian Workers Party (162)
Conservative Party (66)

Total Seats: 228

People's Populist Party - Zogist Mafia (100)
Beluzian Republican Party (85)
Neo-Marxist revolutionary Party (84)

Total Seats: 269

abstain

National Conservative Party (136)
LiberalDemocraticFreedomTaxAndSpendParty (90)
Constitutional Monarchy Party (27)

Total Seats: 253

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