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Bill: Vice Act of 2441
Details
Submitted by[?]: United Right Party
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: December 2441
Description[?]:
| This bill seeks to to establish a national policy of deference to local governments in the regulation of recreational vices. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The right to gamble.
Old value:: Gambling is legal, but only in private homes and casinos with special licences.
Current: Gambling is legal across the nation, no regulation whatsoever.
Proposed: The legality of gambling is a matter of local governments.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The right for a person to prostitute himself or herself.
Old value:: Prostitution is legal and a recognized profession.
Current: Prostitution is legal but not recognized under government employment regulation policy.
Proposed: Prostitution regulation decisions are left up to local governments.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards smoking.
Old value:: Smoking is legal everywhere, at the discretion of the property owner, but is illegal in government-owned buildings.
Current: Smoking is legal everywhere, at the discretion of the property owner, and is legal in government-owned buildings.
Proposed: Smoking regulations are to be determined by local governments.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 04:26:18, August 06, 2007 CET | From | Federalists Party | To | Debating the Vice Act of 2441 |
| Message | We strongly support the spirit of this bill, but cannot support articles 1 and 4. We fail to see the need for licensing alcohol vendors beyond filling government coffers. We also support private property rights, which article 4 somewhat tramples on. However, articles 2 and 3 have our complete and steadfast support. |
| Date | 08:26:33, August 06, 2007 CET | From | Quasi-Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Vice Act of 2441 |
| Message | Against Article 1 because of the aforementioned reason by the Federalist Party. The government need not get involved with licensing. In support of Article 2. Article 3 I am ambivalent to since both options are viable. Article 4 should be left up to the local community, so I am opposed. |
| Date | 23:01:42, August 06, 2007 CET | From | United Right Party | To | Debating the Vice Act of 2441 |
| Message | We are willing to drop Article 1, as it is not critical to the intent of the bill. We feel that an appropriate compromise can also be reached on the smoking issue: removing the licensing requirements in favor of enforcing non-smoking areas, which we feel is a fair price for employers to pay in order to set their own smoking regulations. |
| Date | 23:11:05, August 06, 2007 CET | From | Moralist Liberal Party | To | Debating the Vice Act of 2441 |
| Message | Except for Article 4, we support this bill. It's better to allow the localities to determine what "moral sensibilities" its citizens have. |
| Date | 05:28:25, August 09, 2007 CET | From | Radical Wantunism Cult | To | Debating the Vice Act of 2441 |
| Message | The LSF strongly does not support this bill, because it is only trampling on the people's rights and an attempt to create a larger government. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 333 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 167 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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