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Bill: C'mon, Keep it Green
Details
Submitted by[?]: McGillicuddy Serious Party
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[?]:
| Let's get rid of all that Junk in our food, and make Rutania the bench mark for clean, healthy produce! |
Proposals
Article 1
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: Agricultural crops which are considered beneficial to the enviroment or to the continued ecological safety of the state are subsidized.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning genetically modified (GM) crops.
Old value:: All activities related to production, selling or researching of GM crops are allowed.
Current: All activities related to production, selling or researching of GM crops are allowed.
Proposed: All activities related to production, selling or researching of GM crops are banned.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the use of pesticides.
Old value:: Farmers are required to list chemicals used on their crops.
Current: The government approves and regulates agricultural chemical use.
Proposed: Chemical pesticides, herbicides and fungicides are banned.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 03:42:41, August 23, 2007 CET | From | Neo-Epicurean Party | To | Debating the C'mon, Keep it Green |
| Message | Article 1: A good idea by itself. Article 2: The opposite of a good idea. Genetic modification has been taking place throughout human history by crop and animal breeding. Current advances in genetic science make the production of new strains less dangerous, not more. Article 3: Chemical pest control can be beneficial when used in moderation. We support the current legislation: people can make an informed decision to produce pesticide-free food if they wish. Bottom line: we will not support this bill. |
| Date | 05:11:03, August 23, 2007 CET | From | Capitalist Working Families | To | Debating the C'mon, Keep it Green |
| Message | Adamantly oppose!!! |
| Date | 05:13:19, August 23, 2007 CET | From | Capitalist Working Families | To | Debating the C'mon, Keep it Green |
| Message | (1) The CWFP stands for FREE TRADE!!! I can't believe the trend here: we are against Free Trade in farm subsides but support it in selling weapons to Terrorists??? (2) GM Foods LOWER the cost of food in this country thus helping poor families stretch their shopping list budget. (3) This is ok. |
| Date | 06:18:48, August 23, 2007 CET | From | McGillicuddy Serious Party | To | Debating the C'mon, Keep it Green |
| Message | I'm not sure if this was directed at me but I've never supported the idea of selling weapons to Terrorists, At least not intentionally. |
| Date | 06:51:50, August 23, 2007 CET | From | McGillicuddy Serious Party | To | Debating the C'mon, Keep it Green |
| Message | "Article 2: The opposite of a good idea. Genetic modification has been taking place throughout human history by crop and animal breeding. Current advances in genetic science make the production of new strains less dangerous, not more." This baseless claim is comparing cross breading within the bounds of Mother Nature to drastic genetic manipulation, and it's silly. GM is in the early stages of testing and development. There is no way you can say for certain it's less dangerous. Let other countries try this madness out at least, then we can gauge from their prosperity (or failure) where messing with Mother Earth is a good idea. |
| Date | 16:00:42, August 23, 2007 CET | From | Quellist Party | To | Debating the C'mon, Keep it Green |
| Message | We agree with 1 but not 2 or 3 |
| Date | 22:12:13, August 23, 2007 CET | From | Capitalist Working Families | To | Debating the C'mon, Keep it Green |
| Message | McGillicuddy, I was not aiming the comment DIRECTLY at you but to the Legislature as a WHOLE which recently passed a bill allowing the FREE EXPORT of weapons to all nations, whether enemies or allies. |
| Date | 04:33:06, August 24, 2007 CET | From | Deus Ex Machina Party | To | Debating the C'mon, Keep it Green |
| Message | We would support 1 in a seperate bill. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 121 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 425 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 145 |
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