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Bill: Laissez Faire Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Revolutionary Constit'nal United 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: July 2444
Description[?]:
| We must ensure that our economy is not sabotaged by communists and socialists using the guise of "unions" to create an enviroment that is hostile to the capitalist. This proposal strives to make sure that all unions are free of subversive internationalist communists, who seek to cause discord in our economy by exploiting current regulations to use unions as extensions of their power. We must: 1) Ensure that sensitive industries cannot be crippled by communist plots to sabotage our economy. 2) Ensure that union voting is not manipulated by active communists, but instead represents the interests of all workers. 3) Prevent the influence of international communism as manifested through subversive micro-governments within our nation. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The workers' right to strike.
Old value:: All workers have the right to strike but certain categories of workers regarded as critical to society have to ensure a minimal service.
Current: All strikes are illegal.
Proposed: All workers, except certain categories of workers regarded as critical to society, have the right to strike.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Trade union strike ballots.
Old value:: Trade unions must by law hold a ballot of all members before going on strike, majority approval of those that vote is needed from its members.
Current: Trade unions must by law hold a ballot of all members before going on strike, a majority of all members, regardless of if they vote or not must approve the strike action.
Proposed: Trade unions must by law hold a ballot of all members before going on strike, a majority of all members, regardless of if they vote or not must approve the strike action.
Article 3
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: Democratic Workers' Councils are not permitted to run a business.
Proposed: Democratic Workers' Councils are not permitted to run a business.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 08:49:59, August 17, 2007 CET | From |  Bloc Militaire pour Restauration | To | Debating the Laissez Faire Act |
| Message | support art. 1 and 2 oppose art. 3. We think that businesses have to be free in deciding to have DW councils and whether they can run a business |
| Date | 17:42:59, August 17, 2007 CET | From | Drtárék Jelbék Prta | To | Debating the Laissez Faire Act |
| Message | We shall back. |
| Date | 11:51:10, August 18, 2007 CET | From | Jesuék avé Avjogadék Kàticképylz | To | Debating the Laissez Faire Act |
| Message | Nay |
| Date | 12:21:18, August 20, 2007 CET | From | Drtárék Jelbék Prta | To | Debating the Laissez Faire Act |
| Message | We apologise for missing the vote en masse. This vote must be regarded as an embarressment for our national assembly. Although we agree with the result, only 88 members voted, shameful. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 55 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 31 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 357 |
| Random fact: Particracy has been running since 2005. Dorvik was Particracy's first nation, the Dorvik Social Democrats the first party and the International Greens the first Party Organisation. |
| Random quote: "If this were a dictatorship, it'd be a heck of a lot easier, just so long as I'm the dictator." - George W. Bush |