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Bill: Environmental Protections Act I
Details
Submitted by[?]: CSA Pax et Socialism
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[?]:
| KNOWING that without the earth, we would not be hear debating this exact bill - to save the earth. PROVE to mankind that you care about your surroundings and your life. SUPPORT the bills that improve and protect mother nature, our caregiver. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Commercial fishing regulation.
Old value:: There are no limits on the amount of fish that may be caught.
Current: The government establishes fishing quotas.
Proposed: The government establishes fishing quotas.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the use of pesticides.
Old value:: Local governments may choose to regulate pesticides certification programs.
Current: The government approves and regulates agricultural chemical use.
Proposed: The government approves and regulates agricultural chemical use.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Renewable energy sources (eg. solar power, wind power).
Old value:: The decision on renewable energy sources is left up to local governments.
Current: Government subsidies are provided for research and generation of energy through renewable sources.
Proposed: Government subsidies are provided for research and generation of energy through renewable sources.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:53:58, August 01, 2007 CET | From | Nazi Party | To | Debating the Environmental Protections Act I |
| Message | The earth naturally heats and cools, so what? |
| Date | 00:02:53, August 02, 2007 CET | From | CSA Pax et Socialism | To | Debating the Environmental Protections Act I |
| Message | What about that fish that are disappearing from lakes because of unregulated fishing? What about water pollution in your drinking water because of pesticides? What about the smoke you breathe on your way to work? |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 175 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 273 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 107 |
| 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: "I got nothing against no Viet Cong. No Vietnamese ever called me a nigger." - Muhammad Ali, 1967, refusing to fight in Vietnam |