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Bill: Federalism
Details
Submitted by[?]: Imperial Pluralism 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: June 2454
Description[?]:
| For Sekowo |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Civil defence is the government's policy on providing shelters to be used in the event of attacks on major cities, mainly nuclear attacks and bombing.
Old value:: The government builds and maintains a network of shelters across the nation.
Current: Local authorities are responsible for building and maintaining shelters.
Proposed: Local authorities are responsible for building and maintaining shelters.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change National, cultural and historic sites and monuments.
Old value:: The state actively protects scenery, localities, cultural, and historical sites; it maintains an agency to preserve them untouched if public interest so requires.
Current: The state actively protects scenery, localities, cultural, and historical sites; it maintains an agency to preserve them untouched if public interest so requires.
Proposed: This matter is left up to the local governments.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Food safety policy.
Old value:: The government introduces, and actively enforces, food standards provisions.
Current: The government introduces, and actively enforces, food standards provisions.
Proposed: Local governments determine food safety standards.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Licensing of food sales.
Old value:: Anyone may sell food, but shelf lives of foods are enforced.
Current: Anyone may sell food, but shelf lives of foods are enforced.
Proposed: The licensing of food sale is left for local governments to decide.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Health and safety legislation for industry.
Old value:: The government introduces and actively regulates health and safety legislation in all areas of industry.
Current: The government introduces and actively regulates health and safety legislation in all areas of industry.
Proposed: Health and safety laws are to be determined by local governments.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The use of cannabis for medicinal purposes.
Old value:: Cannabis is legal as a sedative for patients in pain.
Current: Cannabis is legal as a sedative for patients in pain.
Proposed: The legality of medicinal cannabis is established by local governments.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 04:53:13, September 11, 2007 CET | From |  帝国公明党 (Teikoku Kōmeitō) | To | Debating the Federalism |
| Message | We cannot leave everything up to local governments. Not only are there things that the Federal government needs to be responsible for, but allowing local governments to make decisions on things like cannabis legality means they make it illegal, which can not be allowed to happen. Apart from that local governments may be bought by corporate interests to allow for low standards in water quality and other things. The DSP can not and will not support this. |
| Date | 06:25:41, September 11, 2007 CET | From | Plato's Republican Party | To | Debating the Federalism |
| Message | There are innumerable things that are too important to leave in the hands of the so-called "City-States." Plato's Republicans do not support the decentralization of Government to such an extent. |
| Date | 06:50:55, September 11, 2007 CET | From | Pan-Sekowan Fascist Front | To | Debating the Federalism |
| Message | PSFF naturally disagrees with this bill. Central goverment must have as much power as possible. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 242 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 237 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 120 |
| Random fact: RP laws follow the same passing rules as in-game variable laws. Laws that are not of a constitutional nature require a simple majority "Yes" vote from active parties currently holding seats. Laws that are of a constitutional nature require a 2/3 majority "Yes" vote from active parties currently holding seats. RP laws may be abolished a simple majority vote this applies to ANY RP law. |
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