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Bill: Odds and Ends Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Secular Party
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: September 2451
Description[?]:
| Yet more aimless adjustment of minor policies. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Eminent Domain.
Old value:: The government may seize private property for vital government works and for corporate use.
Current: The government may seize private property for vital government works.
Proposed: The government may seize private property for vital government works.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Eminent domain compensation (if eminent domain is legal).
Old value:: The government determines compensation for victims of eminent domain; victims can sue if they deem it unfair.
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.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards giving aid to foreign countries.
Old value:: The government supplies "tied" aid to poorer nations in return for trading rights.
Current: The government supplies "tied" aid to poorer nations in return for trading rights.
Proposed: The government gives high levels of aid to countries in need.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change International trade (this is a default in the absense of a specific free trade agreement or specific trade embargo)
Old value:: The nation allows for imports, but imposes protectionist tariffs and quotas on all imports.
Current: The nation allows for imports, but imposes "ethical" tariffs on nations with lower environmental and labour rights standards.
Proposed: The nation imposes reciprocal tariffs on imports, with no tariffs imposed on states which impose no tariffs on our exports.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the use of nuclear weaponry in warfare.
Old value:: The nation reserves the right to use nuclear weapons in warfare for any reason.
Current: The nation shall never use nuclear weapons in warfare.
Proposed: The nation shall never use nuclear weapons in warfare.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:47:57, September 05, 2007 CET | From | Monarchism Démocratique et Fédéral | To | Debating the Odds and Ends Act |
| Message | This is far too expensive for us to even consider executing successfully, not to mention the impracticality of Article 4. We support Article 5, however. |
| Date | 19:52:44, September 05, 2007 CET | From | Lourenne Patriot and Reform Party | To | Debating the Odds and Ends Act |
| Message | This is a completely bogus bill. |
| Date | 20:14:10, September 06, 2007 CET | From | Monarchism Démocratique et Fédéral | To | Debating the Odds and Ends Act |
| Message | You do all realize that we are about to eliminate our right to use nuclear weapons in warfare, right? Not to mention that we're giving away all our money to foreign countries. I hope you all read this bill. Senator Jacques Xbalanque |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 52 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 33 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Zardugal is a nation based on the old Byzantine Empire, with a modern twist and the Esperanto language. Zardugal is located on the continent of Majatra. |
| Random quote: "Whenever the people are well informed, they can be trusted with their own government; that whenever things get so far wrong as to attract their notice, they may be relied on to set them to rights." - Thomas Jefferson |