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Bill: Leftist Omnibus
Details
Submitted by[?]: Sectual Congress
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 2440
Description[?]:
| A bill full of good things. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning who can proceed with adoption; in case adoption is legal.
Old value:: Only heterosexual couples may adopt children.
Current: Only couples may adopt children.
Proposed: Everyone may adopt children.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Tax percentage of the profit made by corporations.
Old value:: 5
Current: 20
Proposed: 30
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government position in respect to crossdressing policy.
Old value:: Local governments determine the legality of crossdressing.
Current: Crossdressing is allowed.
Proposed: Crossdressing is allowed.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The legality of divorces (if marriages are recognised).
Old value:: Divorces are only legal with grounded cause (such as adultery, or violence).
Current: Divorces are legal, be it mutual consent, grounded cause or if one partner wants it.
Proposed: Divorces are legal, be it mutual consent, grounded cause or if one partner wants it.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The right to gamble.
Old value:: The legality of gambling is a matter of local governments.
Current: Only small-scale gambling is allowed, involving limited amounts of money; casinos are illegal.
Proposed: Gambling is legal across the nation, no regulation whatsoever.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Higher education tuition policy.
Old value:: The government introduces means tested loans for higher education tuition, to be paid back by students after earnings reach a certain amount.
Current: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Proposed: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Government policy toward marriage.
Old value:: Civil marriages are defined by local governments.
Current: The government allows all consenting adults to obtain civil marriage contracts.
Proposed: The government allows all consenting adults to obtain civil marriage contracts.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Guarantee of minimum income.
Old value:: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a very basic subsistence income by the government. However, the provision of this is not to exceed a certian period of time.
Current: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a reasonable, though not high, standard of living by the government.
Proposed: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a very basic subsistence income by the government.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change The right for a person to prostitute himself or herself.
Old value:: Prostitution is illegal.
Current: Prostitution is illegal.
Proposed: Prostitution is legal and a recognized profession.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change The recreational drug policy.
Old value:: Recreational drug use is forbidden.
Current: All naturally occurring drugs are legal.
Proposed: The use of cannabis is legal.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:40:26, August 05, 2007 CET | From | Progressive Liberal Party of Hulstria | To | Debating the Leftist Omnibus |
| Message | Although there are some of the articles we are in favor of, we cannot support the bill. |
| Date | 23:59:07, August 05, 2007 CET | From | Revolutionary Socialist Front | To | Debating the Leftist Omnibus |
| Message | I voted yes as most of the bill is very beneficial to the people of this nation, however I disagree with article 2, legalizing gambling without regulation. |
| Date | 00:49:11, August 06, 2007 CET | From | Sectual Congress | To | Debating the Leftist Omnibus |
| Message | That's okay, I didn't expect this one to pass. This is more of a message to the people about what I (soon to be we after the next election) stand for. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 118 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 295 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 87 |
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