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Bill: Eminent Domain Compensation Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Party for Individualism and Kitties
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: April 2451
Description[?]:
| In case eminent domain shall one day be legal again, the people who own the land shall decide how much it is worth to them. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Eminent domain compensation (if eminent domain is legal).
Old value:: A neutral body appointed by the courts determines the compensation, either party may appeal.
Current: A neutral body appointed by the courts determines the compensation, either party may appeal.
Proposed: The victim of eminent domain sets compensation, government can appeal to the courts if they deem the cost too high.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:13:15, September 04, 2007 CET | From |  Revolucia Partio de Koburo | To | Debating the Eminent Domain Compensation Act |
| Message | I don't see why the victim should decide rather than a neutral body? Should we also allow victims of crime to determine the offenders punishment? |
| Date | 21:14:53, September 04, 2007 CET | From | Party for Individualism and Kitties | To | Debating the Eminent Domain Compensation Act |
| Message | land is taken away from them. That way it would be more like "buying" the land, which is more fair. |
| Date | 21:27:49, September 04, 2007 CET | From | Revolucia Partio de Koburo | To | Debating the Eminent Domain Compensation Act |
| Message | That would negate the whole point of Eminent Domain though, surely? |
| Date | 21:30:50, September 04, 2007 CET | From | Party for Individualism and Kitties | To | Debating the Eminent Domain Compensation Act |
| Message | not completely as it can still be appealed. |
| Date | 21:32:25, September 04, 2007 CET | From | Revolucia Partio de Koburo | To | Debating the Eminent Domain Compensation Act |
| Message | So, the Government can just appeal every time and get a price they want from the neutral body that was previously skipped over? Splendid. :P |
| Date | 21:34:06, September 04, 2007 CET | From | Party for Individualism and Kitties | To | Debating the Eminent Domain Compensation Act |
| Message | somehow...... yes ;-) |
| Date | 22:11:25, September 04, 2007 CET | From | Democratic Labour Party of Cobura | To | Debating the Eminent Domain Compensation Act |
| Message | pointless waste of time |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 137 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 324 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 39 |
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