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Bill: Devolution Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: HaLeumit Tikvah
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: September 2446
Description[?]:
| In areas not related to protection of citizens and national defence, local governments should have control. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning child labour.
Old value:: Child labour is allowed, but with additional regulations to those of adult labourers.
Current: Child labour is forbidden.
Proposed: Child labour is regulated by local governments.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government agricultural and farming subsidies policy.
Old value:: The government denies subsidy assistance to farmers.
Current: Agricultural crops which are considered beneficial to the enviroment or to the continued ecological safety of the state are subsidized.
Proposed: The government allows local governments to craft agricultural subsidy policy.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards fireworks.
Old value:: Only adults are allowed to purchase fireworks
Current: Local governments determine fireworks laws.
Proposed: Local governments determine fireworks laws.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The right to gamble.
Old value:: Gambling is illegal.
Current: Gambling is illegal unless taking place in a licensed casino.
Proposed: The legality of gambling is a matter of local governments.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Funding of public transport (where applicable).
Old value:: Public transport is fully user-pays.
Current: Public transport is partially subsidised with the remainder "user-pays".
Proposed: Local governments decide upon the funding policy.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The recreational drug policy.
Old value:: There are no laws regulating what citizens can put into their bodies.
Current: Recreational drug use is regulated by local governments.
Proposed: Recreational drug use is regulated by local governments.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 08:48:21, August 23, 2007 CET | From | Civil Liberty Persecution Complex Party | To | Debating the Devolution Bill |
| Message | We agree to all but article one and article six. We would agree to it if article one were removed as we don't feel the government should regulate in any way what people are allowed to do with their own bodies. Article six on the other hand we would like to instead see a move to the abolishment of child labour rather than regulation. Child labour is cruel and unreasonable. |
| Date | 08:50:21, August 23, 2007 CET | From | Pharaoh's People's Party | To | Debating the Devolution Bill |
| Message | While we oppose some of the positions that the national government is taking on a number of issues, we maintain that they are national issues all the same. We would be shirking our responsibilities if we provided too much responsibility to local governments. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 22 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 78 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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