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Bill: Environmental Reform
Details
Submitted by[?]: Cohesive Socialism 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[?]:
| There is little-to-no regulation in this nation with regards to it's own natural resources. A time for action has come, so we can protect our own resources, and replenish them for future use. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning forest protection.
Old value:: The government has no policy on forest protection.
Current: Forests have strictly enforced protection. Felling is limited to fire breaks.
Proposed: Forests are protected. Logging is allowed by licence only.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning private cars.
Old value:: There are no regulations on the ownership of private cars.
Current: There are no regulations on the ownership of private cars.
Proposed: Private cars are allowed, but people are encouraged to travel collective and tax incentives are provided for cars using environmentally friendly fuels.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government-sponsored recycling programs.
Old value:: There is no national policy regarding recycled garbage.
Current: The government funds recycling facilities and enforces mandatory recycling for residents, commercial enterprise, and industry.
Proposed: The government funds recycling facilities and enforces mandatory recycling for residents, commercial enterprise, and industry.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on tree plantation.
Old value:: The government does not intervene with regard to the replantation of trees.
Current: The government requires tree plantation at higher than replacement levels for all logging or clearance operations.
Proposed: The government requires tree plantation at higher than replacement levels for all logging or clearance operations.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:19:21, August 01, 2007 CET | From |  United Reformation Party | To | Debating the Environmental Reform |
| Message | We fully support this Bill. This is an issue worth legislating for. |
| Date | 18:03:03, August 01, 2007 CET | From | Brmék’oék Rímsaé Lofrkadék Prta | To | Debating the Environmental Reform |
| Message | The Just Freedom Party of the Barmenian People opposes the proposed restrictions of free trade. |
| Date | 21:49:22, August 01, 2007 CET | From | Social Democratic Party | To | Debating the Environmental Reform |
| Message | The Social Democratic Party supports this proposal, and asks the Just Freedom Party how long it intends to put "free trade" above humanity. |
| Date | 22:37:51, August 01, 2007 CET | From | Outer Church | To | Debating the Environmental Reform |
| Message | The Outer Church finds this bill utterly irrelevant since it can't possibly twist it into another statement about how crushing humanity is damn good fun, and therefore abstains. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 32 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 142 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 39 |
| Random fact: References to prominent real-life persons are not allowed. This includes references to philosophies featuring the name of a real-life person (eg. "Marxism", "Thatcherism", "Keynesianism"). |
| Random quote: "If gays are granted rights, next we'll have to give rights to prostitutes and to people who sleep with St. Bernards and to nailbiters." - Anita Bryant |