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Bill: The Common Sense Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: The Cildania for Matty Party
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This bill asks for an amendement to the Constitution. It will require two-thirds of the legislature to vote in favor. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: March 2465
Description[?]:
| Common sense must be restored. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The banking system.
Old value:: The government operates a central bank and all other banks are private.
Current: The government operates and owns all banks.
Proposed: All banks are privately owned.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The number of proposals a party can introduce per year (will be handed out as a monthly quota).
Old value:: 20
Current: 20
Proposed: 1
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning child labour.
Old value:: Child labour is forbidden.
Current: Child labour is allowed, but with additional regulations to those of adult labourers.
Proposed: Child labour is allowed and unregulated; adult labour laws do not apply.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Employer's rights in regards to firing striking workers.
Old value:: Employers can fire workers who are deemed to have gone on strike without reasonable reasons.
Current: Employers cannot fire workers who have gone on strike.
Proposed: Employers are free to fire workers who go on strike.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Food and beverage labeling regulations.
Old value:: Companies must clearly label food and beverage products, in a manner that can be easily understood.
Current: Companies are encouraged by the government to label food and beverage products.
Proposed: There are no laws concerning food and beverage labeling.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Listing of controversial ingredients, such as genetically modified (GM) ingredients (if food labelling is applied).
Old value:: Any chemicals used in agrigulture or processing must be listed. There is no requirement to disclose GM ingredients.
Current: There is no requirement to disclose GM ingredients, or chemicals used in agrigulture or processing.
Proposed: There is no requirement to disclose GM ingredients, or chemicals used in agrigulture or processing.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change
Scope of food ingredient labeling (if present).
Old value:: All ingredients must be listed.
Current: Only the major ingredients and those with specific labelling requirements must be listed.
Proposed: Only the major ingredients need to be listed.
Article 8
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: There are no food standards provisions.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Higher education tuition policy.
Old value:: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Current: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Proposed: The government does not subsidize tuition, students must pay for higher education themselves. This does not include scholarship programs.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations.
Old value:: The government acts as an investor of last resort, by nationalizing failing industries that provide vital goods or services.
Current: All industry is owned and operated by the state.
Proposed: The government does not intervene in the market nor provide any form of subsidies/relief to industries.
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards labor unions.
Old value:: Trade unions may exist and worker membership is voluntary.
Current: Only government-run trade unions exist and membership in them is compulsory.
Proposed: Trade unions are illegal.
Article 12
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on minimum wage regulation.
Old value:: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a single full time worker on it can adequately subsist.
Current: There shall be a minimum wage at a level considered a "living wage," well above the poverty line for a full time worker.
Proposed: There is no provision for a minimum wage.
Article 13
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the pension system.
Old value:: The state operates a compulsory, public pension system.
Current: The state operates a compulsory public system combined with an optional private pension.
Proposed: The state does not operate a pension system. Individuals must save up for retirement on their own.
Article 14
Proposal[?] to change The education system.
Old value:: There is a free public education system alongside private schools.
Current: There is a free public education system and a small number of private schools, which are heavily regulated to ensure they teach adequate skills and information.
Proposed: Education is entirely private and schools run on a for-profit basis.
Article 15
Proposal[?] to change The government policy regarding housing.
Old value:: The state provides public housing to low-income families.
Current: Housing policy is to be determined by local governments.
Proposed: All housing is privately-owned.
Article 16
Proposal[?] to change The workers' right to strike.
Old value:: All workers, except certain categories of workers regarded as critical to society, have the right to strike.
Current: All workers have the right to strike but certain categories of workers regarded as critical to society have to ensure a minimal service.
Proposed: All strikes are illegal.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:18:50, October 02, 2007 CET | From |  Space, Technology, Eugenics And Monarchy | To | Debating the The Common Sense Act |
| Message | The Alliance takes issue with some of the education provisions. These can be fixed later. It is important to eliminate unionists and other social degenerates served by welfare programs. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 120 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 38 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 267 |
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| Random quote: "If there's anything a public servant hates to do it's something for the public." - Kin Hubbard |