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Bill: Sustainable Development Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Moderate Voice of Reason Party
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 2454
Description[?]:
| Article 1&2: "We must help bring about a better environment through subsidizing these sound measures. This will help people to make better choices for themselves and environment." - Rachel Adler, senior spokesperson on Environmental Issues. Article 3: "This immigration bill helps us to be able to screen foreign nationals according to our nation's need, not some arbitrarily set national quota. Hopefully we will be able to attract skilled workers and brilliant minds from other lands to help build our industry, academia and our economy." - Shlomo Ziegler, Deputy Party Leader |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning immigration.
Old value:: invalid choice
Current: Everyone is allowed to reside permanently in this nation.
Proposed: Quotas are based on individual applicant's qualifications.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning private cars.
Old value:: There are no regulations on the ownership of private cars.
Current: Only cars using environmentally friendly fuels are allowed.
Proposed: Private cars are allowed, but people are encouraged to travel collective and tax incentives are provided for cars using environmentally friendly fuels.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government-sponsored recycling programs.
Old value:: There is no national policy regarding recycled garbage.
Current: The government funds recycling facilities and enforces mandatory recycling for residents, commercial enterprise, and industry.
Proposed: The government funds recycling facilities for public use.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:56:14, September 10, 2007 CET | From |  Ma'avak | To | Debating the Sustainable Development Bill |
| Message | "We could have supported articles 1 and 2 but are not in favour of article 3 which just create a "first come first serve" situation and ignoring the deep ties we have with certain nations and distrust felt with others." -- Efraim Lezeyn |
| Date | 04:12:34, September 11, 2007 CET | From | Robotic Anarcho Syndicalistic Party | To | Debating the Sustainable Development Bill |
| Message | We would enjoy a clearer environment to ensure the health of our supporters. -Repair Unit 001 Carpooling incentives would be helpful to our crowded roadways. -Transportation Unit 001 |
| Date | 14:35:22, September 11, 2007 CET | From | Ma'avak | To | Debating the Sustainable Development Bill |
| Message | Carpooling would mean less cars meaning less cars being produced on production lines meaning less robot jobs. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 117 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 123 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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