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Bill: PLF: normal
Details
Submitted by[?]: People's Liberation Front
Status[?]: passed
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: August 2453
Description[?]:
| if you do it again we will lock the country down. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The use of animals in cosmetics research.
Old value:: The use of animals to test cosmetic products is regulated.
Current: Animals may not be used for testing cosmetics products.
Proposed: Animals may not be used for testing cosmetics products.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The right to appeal against a judgement rendered by a court.
Old value:: Judgements may only be appealed against for grave procedural errors.
Current: Every person has the right to appeal against a judgement and to have it reviewed by a higher court.
Proposed: Every person has the right to appeal against a judgement and to have it reviewed by a higher court.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The banking system.
Old value:: All banks are privately owned.
Current: The government operates a central bank and all other banks are private.
Proposed: The government operates and owns all banks.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Charter school policy (free, privately run, publicly funded schools).
Old value:: Charter schools must be non-profit and have a specific focus.
Current: Charter schools must be non-profit and have a specific focus.
Proposed: Charter schools are not allowed.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Tax percentage of the profit made by corporations.
Old value:: 50
Current: 25
Proposed: 100
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The nation's defence industry.
Old value:: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
Current: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
Proposed: The state owns all defence industries.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Eminent Domain.
Old value:: The government may not seize private property.
Current: The government may seize private property for vital government works.
Proposed: The government may seize private property for vital government works.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on energy generation.
Old value:: Private and public power stations exist side-by-side.
Current: Private and public power stations exist side-by-side.
Proposed: All power stations are publicly owned.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on the nation's power grid.
Old value:: Multiple private companies each own and maintain sections of the national power grid.
Current: Each region owns and maintains its own power grid.
Proposed: Each region owns and maintains its own power grid.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy is provided by private companies but the prices they can charge are regulated.
Current: Energy is provided by private companies but the prices they can charge are regulated.
Proposed: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change Government agricultural and farming subsidies policy.
Old value:: Agricultural crops which are considered beneficial to the enviroment or to the continued ecological safety of the state are subsidized.
Current: The government subsidises the operations of low-income farming families.
Proposed: All agricultural operations are state-owned and operated.
Article 12
Proposal[?] to change Forest management.
Old value:: There is a national agency which exists side-by-side with commercial forestry companies.
Current: There is a national agency which owns and manages all forest land.
Proposed: There is a national agency which owns and manages all forest land.
Article 13
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning gated communities.
Old value:: Both the government and the private sector can set up gated communities.
Current: No gated communities are allowed.
Proposed: No gated communities are allowed.
Article 14
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: All radio stations are private.
Current: The government subsidises independent non-profit-making cooperatives for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
Proposed: All radio stations are owned by independent non-profit-making cooperatives which are subsidised by the government.
Article 15
Proposal[?] to change Television stations.
Old value:: All television media are private.
Current: The government subsidises independent non-profit-making cooperatives for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Proposed: All TV stations are owned by independent non-profit-making cooperatives which are subsidised by the government.
Article 16
Proposal[?] to change Ownership of guns by private individuals.
Old value:: Adult individuals may own guns under strict license conditions.
Current: Individuals are allowed to own firearms as long as they do not have a history of dangerous mental illness or a violent criminality.
Proposed: Adult individuals may not own firearms unless professionally required.
Article 17
Proposal[?] to change Health care policy.
Old value:: There is a free public health care system and a small number of private clinics, which are heavily regulated to ensure they treat their patients well and provide good care.
Current: There is a free public health care system and a small number of private clinics, which are heavily regulated to ensure they treat their patients well and provide good care.
Proposed: Health care is entirely public and free; private clinics are banned.
Article 18
Proposal[?] to change The regulation of higher education.
Old value:: The government allows private higher education but regulates it to meet nationally set standards.
Current: The government provides local governments with funding to operate higher educational institutions.
Proposed: The government does not allow private higher education institutions.
Article 19
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on luxury goods.
Old value:: 0
Current: 15
Proposed: 17
Article 20
Proposal[?] to change Pharmaceutical drugs policy.
Old value:: The government pays partially for all citizens' pharmaceutical drugs, and pays entirely for those of low income citizens.
Current: The government pays partially for all citizens' pharmaceutical drugs, and pays entirely for those of low income citizens.
Proposed: The government pays for all citizens' pharmaceutical drugs.
Article 21
Proposal[?] to change The weapons used by police forces.
Old value:: Police officers may only carry standard firearms apart from specially trained firearms units.
Current: Police officers may only carry standard firearms apart from specially trained firearms units.
Proposed: Police officers may only carry non-lethal weapons apart from specially trained firearms units.
Article 22
Proposal[?] to change The education system.
Old value:: Education is private, but the government issues vouchers to pay for the schooling of disadvantaged children.
Current: There is a free public education system alongside private schools.
Proposed: Education is entirely public and free; private schools are banned.
Article 23
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards smoking.
Old value:: Smoking is legal everywhere, at the discretion of the property owner. However, service/employer property owners that allow smoking must provide a separate non-smoking section.
Current: Smoking is legal outdoors and in private homes and clubs, but illegal indoors in all places of employment.
Proposed: Smoking is prohibited.
Article 24
Proposal[?] to change The funding of sports clubs.
Old value:: The government does not fund sports clubs; only private ones are allowed.
Current: Local governments decide the funding policy of sports clubs.
Proposed: All sports clubs are government owned and run.
Article 25
Proposal[?] to change The government policy regarding housing.
Old value:: The state provides public housing to low-income families.
Current: The state provides public housing to low-income families.
Proposed: The state owns and maintains all housing.
Article 26
Proposal[?] to change Sale of tobacco products.
Old value:: Only adults may purchase tobacco.
Current: There are certain restrictions on the sale of tobacco and only adults may purchase tobacco.
Proposed: The sale of tobacco products is prohibited.
Article 27
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on Democratic Workers' Councils.
Old value:: The government does not intervene in the marketplace with regards to Democratic Workers' Councils.
Current: The government does not intervene in the marketplace with regards to Democratic Workers' Councils.
Proposed: The government requires all businesses to be run by Democratic Workers' Councils.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 13:51:37, August 05, 2007 CET | From | People's Liberation Front | To | Debating the PLF: normal |
| Message | If there are some you don't agree with or don't go far enough you can change them later. |
| Date | 22:59:11, August 05, 2007 CET | From | Free Movement of Gaduridos | To | Debating the PLF: normal |
| Message | Well of course were gonna vote against but if who does what again? proposes bills and has them pass? |
| Date | 23:06:09, August 05, 2007 CET | From | Free Movement of Gaduridos | To | Debating the PLF: normal |
| Message | o--and you'd be the 2nd party in Gaduri history to pull that cowardly stunt of locking up the nation. It led to the most successful era in my party's history. |
| Date | 23:46:50, August 05, 2007 CET | From | (GCCP) H.P. Sauce Committee | To | Debating the PLF: normal |
| Message | i l.ike it |
| Date | 16:33:52, August 06, 2007 CET | From | Communist Workers Party | To | Debating the PLF: normal |
| Message | Pretty good id like nationalised raidio and TV but is vote yes althought the smokeing thing is worying. Why no legal but the don't recive healh care for cancer or respiritory problems. |
| Date | 01:50:21, August 08, 2007 CET | From | Responsible Liberal Party | To | Debating the PLF: normal |
| Message | The Responsible Liberal Party opposes many of the changes proposed in this bill. We believe our interests would be better served with a series of smaller bills dealing with individual areas of legislation. Such sweeping changes would create turmoil and economic instability we are ill prepared to deal with. |
| Date | 17:08:20, August 12, 2007 CET | From | Communist Workers Party | To | Debating the PLF: normal |
| Message | Im voteing yes. |
| Date | 02:22:15, September 09, 2007 CET | From | United Soviet Party | To | Debating the PLF: normal |
| Message | We agree |
| Date | 14:34:55, September 09, 2007 CET | From | Gaduri Resistencia | To | Debating the PLF: normal |
| Message | Good work PLF. Less of the lock-down threats though, it would be just as boring for us... |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 298 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 202 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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