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Bill: Reform of the laws concerning Tobacco
Details
Submitted by[?]: Reform Party
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This bill is a resolution. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: March 2448
Description[?]:
| Article 1 Sale of Tobacco The Reform Party wishes to change the law to read as follows: Only adults may purchase tobacco Article 2 The Reform Party wishes to change the law to read as follows: Smoking is legal everywhere, at the discretion of the property owner, but is illegal in government-owned buildings. |
Proposals
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 16:21:04, August 25, 2007 CET | From | Party for the Republic | To | Debating the Reform of the laws concerning Tobacco |
| Message | We are oppoesed to the legalization of tobacco. |
| Date | 17:04:51, August 25, 2007 CET | From | Conservative Party | To | Debating the Reform of the laws concerning Tobacco |
| Message | We are in total agreement with article 1. Although, we think that a different redaction would be better for article 2: "Smoking is legal outdoors and in private homes and clubs, but illegal indoors in all places of employment" instead of "Smoking is legal everywhere, at the discretion of the property owner, but is illegal in government-owned buildings". If smoking is to be legal everywhere why should it remain illegal in the government-owned buildings? We are for a law that despite not restricting any adult citizen's own right to decide upon whether he wants or not to smoke guarantees the safety of non-smokers from passive smoking in places of mandatory visit (such as places of employement). |
| Date | 18:52:24, August 25, 2007 CET | From | Reform Party | To | Debating the Reform of the laws concerning Tobacco |
| Message | The reason for banning smoking in Government buildings are that our employees should do their smoking on their breaks but more important is that you can not avoid hospitals, police stations and other government offices in the same way as clubs, cafés etc. |
| Date | 20:48:57, August 25, 2007 CET | From | Conservative Party | To | Debating the Reform of the laws concerning Tobacco |
| Message | There are private hospitals, private schools, etc., in Darnussia. By passing your proposal it would be legal to smoke in a private hospital but illegal in a public one, for instance. It just does not make any sense. We call upon the Reform Party to review its bill if it wants us to vote yes. |
| Date | 21:48:07, August 26, 2007 CET | From | Conservative Party | To | Debating the Reform of the laws concerning Tobacco |
| Message | You forgot to introduce the articles. |
| Date | 22:50:29, August 27, 2007 CET | From | Reform Party | To | Debating the Reform of the laws concerning Tobacco |
| Message | ??? |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 66 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 215 |
| Random fact: RP laws follow the same passing rules as in-game variable laws. Laws that are not of a constitutional nature require a simple majority "Yes" vote from active parties currently holding seats. Laws that are of a constitutional nature require a 2/3 majority "Yes" vote from active parties currently holding seats. RP laws may be abolished a simple majority vote this applies to ANY RP law. |
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