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Bill: In Support of Sensible Government
Details
Submitted by[?]: Imperial Cildanian Egoists
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[?]:
| RESOLVED: That only those who pay for the government should be allowed to participate in its control. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning granting citizenship.
Old value:: Citizenship is granted to all nationals.
Current: Citizenship is gained by passing a qualifying exam.
Proposed: Citizenship is granted only to landowners.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:25:15, September 07, 2007 CET | From |  Imperial Cildanian Egoists | To | Debating the In Support of Sensible Government |
| Message | For as long as the poor are allowed to be free riders on the system, parasites enjoying the fruit of the labor of others, they should not be allowed to dictate the way funds to which they have no right are spent. In the spirit of fundamental fairness, we must either equalize our tax laws, or provide due deference to those who shoulder the burden of supporting the government's finances without aid. Given that other votes have already shown most of the current legislature to be opposed to fairness in taxation, this party must propose this bill as the only other equitable remedy possible under our constitution. |
| Date | 07:16:51, September 08, 2007 CET | From | Justice League of Cildania | To | Debating the In Support of Sensible Government |
| Message | While we agree that citizenship and government protection should not be given to every national, this solution would no doubt create an unnecessary mobile caste system. The League's solution in the past has been to grant citizenship to those that voluntarily contribute to the government, creating a flat price for membership. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 358 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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