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Bill: Omnibus Snowballs
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 2438
Description[?]:
| 1) Local authorities are better equipped to handle civil defense matters than are federal authorities. 2) It is irresponsible not to have a national defense industry alongside the private defense industry. |
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 The nation's defence industry.
Old value:: Defence industries are privately owned and not subsidised.
Current: The state owns all defence industries.
Proposed: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Old value:: The government requires foreign missionaries to register with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Current: The government has no policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Proposed: The government determines which missionaries are permitted to visit on a person by person basis.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The use of animals in medical research.
Old value:: There are no restrictions on the use of animals for research.
Current: Animal research projects must apply for a license and submit to regulation.
Proposed: The use of animals in research is subject to basic regulations.
Article 5
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 6
Proposal[?] to change The state's policy concerning religious clothing.
Old value:: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Current: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Proposed: Public officials are not allowed to wear religious symbols while exercising their duties.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Any religion may set up a school, with no regulations.
Current: Religious schools are allowed, but are strictly regulated. Only recognised religions may set up religious schools.
Proposed: Any religion may set up a school, but they are strictly regulated.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 02:53:18, August 02, 2007 CET | From |   Moderate Libertarian Party (NoCoalition) | To | Debating the Omnibus Snowballs |
| Message | Again, and again, and again, and again... |
| Date | 05:05:51, August 02, 2007 CET | From | Industrialist Party of Aloria | To | Debating the Omnibus Snowballs |
| Message | At least the DR tries for their opinions to be made law. And they make it easy for us to say no. |
| Date | 02:39:53, August 03, 2007 CET | From | Party Royale | To | Debating the Omnibus Snowballs |
| Message | We are opposed to Articles 1 and 5, but agree with the rest. |
| Date | 23:13:35, August 03, 2007 CET | From | Industrialist Party of Aloria | To | Debating the Omnibus Snowballs |
| Message | We might reconsider article 2, BTW. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 220 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 300 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 80 |
| Random fact: Party candidates for head of state elections are not visible to the public. This means that you cannot see who will run and who will not, which adds another strategic element to the elections. |
| Random quote: "With this faith we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to stand up for freedom together, knowing that we will be free one day." - Martin Luther King Jr. |