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Bill: The Technology Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Totalitarian Capitalist 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: October 2467
Description[?]:
| Article 1: There is no point in cloning of human beings being illegal. It makes highly beneficial scientific advances impossible, and leaves us trailing behind other countries in many aspects of medical research. Article 2: We propose that we keep our noses out of the computer software markets. Article 3: We also propose that we completely deregulate space exploration and usage. It doesn't belong to anyone, so why should we have rules and regulations citing how it can and cannot be exploited. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards the cloning of human beings.
Old value:: The cloning of human beings is illegal.
Current: Research in cloning technologies is legal, but regulated.
Proposed: Research in cloning technologies is not regulated.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's stance on the source code of software.
Old value:: The government does not require that all source be opened but heavilly regulates closed source software.
Current: The government allows both open and closed source software.
Proposed: The government has no stance on the source code of software.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards space exploration.
Old value:: The government shall fully fund a state-owned space agency which controls all national space-related activity.
Current: The government shall operate a space agency that contracts with and oversees private space-exploration companies.
Proposed: Space exploration and use shall be totally unregulated.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:16:19, October 05, 2007 CET | From |  Green Union | To | Debating the The Technology Act |
| Message | We oppose. |
| Date | 00:15:00, October 06, 2007 CET | From | National Imperial Party | To | Debating the The Technology Act |
| Message | We are in full agreement with the PCP |
| Date | 11:17:38, October 06, 2007 CET | From | Libertarian-Left Party | To | Debating the The Technology Act |
| Message | We oppose especially act 1 |
| Date | 18:04:27, October 07, 2007 CET | From | Communist Party of Talmoria | To | Debating the The Technology Act |
| Message | We oppose also |
| Date | 19:37:32, October 08, 2007 CET | From | Delath Ra | To | Debating the The Technology Act |
| Message | This party unequivocally opposes human cloning. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 122 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 297 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 29 |
| Random fact: Parties have the ability to endorse another party's candidate for the Head of State election (if there is one). This adds a strategic element to the elections. |
| Random quote: "The Holy Roman Empire was neither Holy, nor Roman, nor an Empire" - Voltaire |