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Bill: Omnibus Bill of 2463
Details
Submitted by[?]: Drania 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: August 2463
Description[?]:
Tidying up the nation's affairs |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The banking system.
Old value:: All banks are privately owned.
Current: The government operates a central bank and all other banks are private.
Proposed: The government operates a central bank and all other banks are private.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Food safety policy.
Old value:: Local governments determine food safety standards.
Current: The government introduces, and actively enforces, food standards provisions.
Proposed: The government introduces, and actively enforces, food standards provisions.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government-issued identity card policy.
Old value:: All citizens are issued with identity cards and are required to carry them at all times.
Current: All citizens are issued with identity cards but are not required to carry them.
Proposed: All citizens are issued with identity cards but are not required to carry them.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the use of nuclear weaponry in warfare.
Old value:: The nation reserves the right to use nuclear weapons in warfare for any reason.
Current: The nation shall never use nuclear weapons in warfare unless another nation uses them first.
Proposed: The nation reserves the right to nuclear weapons in retaliation to a nuclear, chemical or biological attack.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 19:29:04, September 29, 2007 CET | From | Fascist Zealotry League | To | Debating the Omnibus Bill of 2463 |
Message | What is the point in issuing citizens Identity Cards if they're not required to carry them? |
Date | 19:45:41, September 29, 2007 CET | From | Drania Party | To | Debating the Omnibus Bill of 2463 |
Message | So they have them when they NEED to identify themselves, not when some jackbooted moron demands it for no reason. |
Date | 00:35:16, September 30, 2007 CET | From | Dranian Free Anarchist Faction | To | Debating the Omnibus Bill of 2463 |
Message | hmmm.... I'll have to abstain. I don't like national food standards, and I'm iffy about the central bank. |
Date | 02:23:15, September 30, 2007 CET | From | Order of Valtiel | To | Debating the Omnibus Bill of 2463 |
Message | Abstain from this disaster of a bill. By the way an Omnibus bill has a requirement of 10 proposals minimum. |
Date | 16:42:37, September 30, 2007 CET | From | Fascist Zealotry League | To | Debating the Omnibus Bill of 2463 |
Message | DP wrote: "So they have them when they NEED to identify themselves, not when some jackbooted moron demands it for no reason." Deary me. The right honourable member from the Drania Party was clearly not spanked enough as a child! Presenting your Identity Card to the authorities is a privilege, not a chore. Are you trying to hide your Welsh roots or something? |
Date | 01:30:33, October 01, 2007 CET | From | Fatty Boomsticks Party | To | Debating the Omnibus Bill of 2463 |
Message | Why did all of you abstain! It requires more yes votes than no votes! |
Date | 20:31:29, October 02, 2007 CET | From | Fascist Zealotry League | To | Debating the Omnibus Bill of 2463 |
Message | Because politics is about more than just standing up for the principle of things! ;) |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | |||||
yes |
Total Seats: 147 | |||||
no | Total Seats: 83 | |||||
abstain |
Total Seats: 435 |
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