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Bill: Johnathan Rottington II Transportation and Infrastructure Reformation Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Machiavellian Interests Concern
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: October 2452
Description[?]:
| As the New Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure I purpose sweeping changes to our infrastructure system. The government should never be under the whims of over priced private firms! We should have a well funded fire department not a department who asks for pay before they put out fires! Only under a unitarian government run infrastructure can we continue to proved quality support to our people. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Eminent Domain.
Old value:: The government may not seize private property.
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:: A neutral body appointed by the courts determines the compensation, either party may appeal.
Current: The government determines compensation for victims of eminent domain; victims can sue if they deem it unfair.
Proposed: The government determines compensation for victims of eminent domain.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on energy generation.
Old value:: Private power stations provide energy for the entire power grid.
Current: Small scale private electrical generation is permitted but most energy is generated by a government-owned company.
Proposed: All power stations are publicly owned.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on the nation's power grid.
Old value:: Each region owns and maintains its own power grid.
Current: Multiple private companies each own and maintain sections of the national power grid.
Proposed: The national grid is fully owned by the state.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Firefighting services.
Old value:: The government competitively subcontracts firefighting services.
Current: There is a national fire department, funded by the government.
Proposed: There is a national fire department, funded by the government.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on nuclear power.
Old value:: The government requires most energy to be generated by nuclear power.
Current: The government encourages nuclear power (subsidies, tax relief etc).
Proposed: The government encourages nuclear power (subsidies, tax relief etc).
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the post office
Old value:: Only private post agencies exist, and the services they provide are unregulated.
Current: There is a nationalised post office. Private post office agencies are allowed to exist, and the services provided by them are not regulated.
Proposed: There is a nationalised post office agency in the nation. Private ones are banned.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Funding of public transport (where applicable).
Old value:: Public transport is fully subsidised for people with low-income, with the remainder "user-pays".
Current: Public transport is fully subsidised by the government.
Proposed: Public transport is fully subsidised by the government.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:51:38, September 07, 2007 CET | From | Liberal Urban Party | To | Debating the Johnathan Rottington II Transportation and Infrastructure Reformation Act |
| Message | How interesting! You know, some of the changes you are trying to make were originally changed by the NAP |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 120 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 349 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 36 |
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