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Bill: Vigilance Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Gaduri Resistencia
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: May 2463
Description[?]:
| We must remain vigilant. Subversive revisionists move amongst us. We must remain strong. This is what we must fight. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The banking system.
Old value:: The government operates large, national banks, but small community based private banks are allowed.
Current: The government operates a central bank and all other banks are private.
Proposed: All banks are privately owned.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Charter school policy (free, privately run, publicly funded schools).
Old value:: Charter schools must be non-profit and have a specific focus.
Current: Charter schools must be non-profit and have a specific focus.
Proposed: Only non-profit organizations may establish charter schools.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding child benefit.
Old value:: The state guarantees child benefit to both low-income families and large families.
Current: The state guarantees child benefit to families classified as low-income or poor.
Proposed: The state does not provide child benefit.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on energy generation.
Old value:: All power stations are publicly owned.
Current: Private and public power stations exist side-by-side.
Proposed: Private power stations provide energy for the entire power grid.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Current: Energy is provided by private companies but the prices they can charge are regulated.
Proposed: Energy is provided by private companies but the prices they can charge are regulated.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Government agricultural and farming subsidies policy.
Old value:: All agricultural operations are state-owned and operated.
Current: The government subsidises the operations of low-income farming families.
Proposed: The government subsidises the operations of low-income farming families.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Firefighting services.
Old value:: There is a national fire department, funded by the government.
Current: There is a national fire department, funded by the government.
Proposed: The government competitively subcontracts firefighting services.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Employer's rights in regards to firing striking workers.
Old value:: Government approval is needed before strikers can be fired.
Current: Employers cannot fire workers who have gone on strike.
Proposed: Employers are free to fire workers who go on strike.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change
The government's policy regarding foreign investments.
Old value:: Foreign investors may invest in national companies, but may not get a majority share.
Current: Foreign investors are not allowed to invest in national companies.
Proposed: Foreign investors may freely invest in national companies.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: All radio stations are owned by independent non-profit-making cooperatives which are subsidised by the government.
Current: The government subsidises independent non-profit-making cooperatives for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
Proposed: All radio stations are private.
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change Television stations.
Old value:: All TV stations are owned by independent non-profit-making cooperatives which are subsidised by the government.
Current: The government subsidises independent non-profit-making cooperatives for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Proposed: All television media are private.
Article 12
Proposal[?] to change Health care policy.
Old value:: Health care is entirely public and free; private clinics are banned.
Current: There is a free public health care system and a small number of private clinics, which are heavily regulated to ensure they treat their patients well and provide good care.
Proposed: Health care is private, but is paid for by the state for people with low incomes.
Article 13
Proposal[?] to change Higher education institutions.
Old value:: The government maintains a system of universities, vocational schools, and colleges nationwide.
Current: The government maintains a system of universities nationwide.
Proposed: The government leaves the development and funding of all higher education institutions up to local governments.
Article 14
Proposal[?] to change The regulation of higher education.
Old value:: The government does not allow private higher education institutions.
Current: The government provides local governments with funding to operate higher educational institutions.
Proposed: The government does not fund any public higher education institutions, permitting only private higher education institutions to exist.
Article 15
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 16
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 decision is left up to local governments.
Article 17
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning phone services.
Old value:: Telephone lines are provided free of charge to all citizens.
Current: Telephone lines are provided free of charge to all citizens.
Proposed: There are no regulations on phone service.
Article 18
Proposal[?] to change Government regulation of pollution in industry.
Old value:: The government enforces moderate pollution restrictions.
Current: The government enforces highly restrictive industrial pollution standards.
Proposed: The government provides pollution prevention guidelines, but does not enforce them.
Article 19
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the post office
Old value:: There is a nationalised post office agency in the nation. Private ones are banned.
Current: There is a nationalised post office agency in the nation. Private ones are banned.
Proposed: Only private post agencies exist, and the services they provide are regulated.
Article 20
Proposal[?] to change The funding of sports clubs.
Old value:: All sports clubs are government owned and run.
Current: Local governments decide the funding policy of sports clubs.
Proposed: The government does not fund sports clubs; only private ones are allowed.
Article 21
Proposal[?] to change The government policy regarding housing.
Old value:: The state owns and maintains all housing.
Current: The state provides public housing to low-income families.
Proposed: All housing is privately-owned.
Article 22
Proposal[?] to change Train Operating Companies (TOC).
Old value:: There is a single publicly owned TOC.
Current: There is a single publicly owned TOC.
Proposed: Private companies operate TOCs throughout the country.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:20:35, September 25, 2007 CET | From | Subversive Anarchists of Gaduridos | To | Debating the Vigilance Act |
| Message | I think they've gone mad |
| Date | 17:48:02, September 25, 2007 CET | From | Gaduri Resistencia | To | Debating the Vigilance Act |
| Message | No "gone" about it... |
| Date | 21:26:04, September 25, 2007 CET | From | Subversive Anarchists of Gaduridos | To | Debating the Vigilance Act |
| Message | by the way,what's the relation between these articles and the subversive revisionists?? |
| Date | 21:29:41, September 25, 2007 CET | From | Gaduri Resistencia | To | Debating the Vigilance Act |
| Message | They are what you evil subversive revisionists plan to do to our glorious nation. Nice name by the way... I recommend you take a visit to the secret police for a course of "treatment" as soon as possible. |
| Date | 21:48:05, September 25, 2007 CET | From | Subversive Anarchists of Gaduridos | To | Debating the Vigilance Act |
| Message | no,we won't do those.we'll only ban the secret police and their "treatment"s :D |
| Date | 23:06:30, September 25, 2007 CET | From | Gaduri Resistencia | To | Debating the Vigilance Act |
| Message | In the mean time, you'd better keep your counter-revolutionary sentiments quiet or you may receive some unexpected home calls from the "Emergency Surgery Squad". People really don't appreciate the health risks involved in being a subversive revisionist these days, you know... |
| Date | 02:49:59, September 26, 2007 CET | From | United Party | To | Debating the Vigilance Act |
| Message | The United Party would like to point out that Communism does not hold a monopoly of power in this country and should not, therefore, strut around making statements whose teeth have been removed. |
| Date | 14:27:47, September 26, 2007 CET | From | Subversive Anarchists of Gaduridos | To | Debating the Vigilance Act |
| Message | you are the actual counter-revolutionaries for us. |
| Date | 18:22:12, September 26, 2007 CET | From | Gaduri Resistencia | To | Debating the Vigilance Act |
| Message | It would appear the UP is unaware of its history. This nation has been ruled by workers consent for almost a hundred years and will continue to do so long into the future. |
| Date | 22:56:00, September 28, 2007 CET | From | Free Movement of Gaduridos | To | Debating the Vigilance Act |
| Message | *clears throat* The current makeup of the govt would disagree with that staement. |
| Date | 01:18:58, September 29, 2007 CET | From | Gaduri Resistencia | To | Debating the Vigilance Act |
| Message | Bah. It's a temporary problem. Blame it on voting fraud or something, I don't know. Probably those bloody subversive revisionists again... |
| Date | 02:17:41, September 29, 2007 CET | From | Free Movement of Gaduridos | To | Debating the Vigilance Act |
| Message | LMAO excuses excuses, o well, this is gonna turn into be the busiest session in recent memory, already theres what, 36 bills on the floor and theres about an hr and half left if anyone wants to get any in before the next elections we shall see:) |
| Date | 12:11:32, September 29, 2007 CET | From | Gaduri Resistencia | To | Debating the Vigilance Act |
| Message | Believe me, if I had any more quota there would be. But it appears you evil revisionists have stolen that too. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 39 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 140 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 321 |
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