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Bill: The Green Dawn
Details
Submitted by[?]: Order of Valtiel
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 2466
Description[?]:
| "A new dawn has risen in the Imperium and it is Green, the color of the Earth, the color of Seldonism." - Serena Lore |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on advertising
Old value:: All advertising is permitted.
Current: Only advertising that meets certain set standards is permitted.
Proposed: Only governmental organisation advertising is permitted.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The right to appeal against a judgement rendered by a court.
Old value:: Every person has the right to appeal against a judgement and to have it reviewed by a higher court.
Current: Every person has the right to appeal against a judgement and to have it reviewed by a higher court.
Proposed: Judgements may only be appealed against for grave procedural errors.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The research and development of pharmaceutical drugs.
Old value:: The government neither subsidizes research and development of drugs nor regulates their prices.
Current: The government subsidizes research and development of prescription drugs and regulates their prices.
Proposed: The government subsidizes research and development of prescription drugs and regulates their prices.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards fireworks.
Old value:: Local governments determine fireworks laws.
Current: Professionals may run licensed fireworks shows, small fireworks are legal to the general public.
Proposed: The sale of fireworks is unregulated, anyone may buy them.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Health care policy.
Old value:: 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.
Current: There is a public health care system, but private clinics are allowed.
Proposed: Health care is entirely public and free; private clinics are banned.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Internet regulations.
Old value:: The government allows anyone to use the internet but the police can run investigations concerning illegal activities conducted by using internet (child abuse, illegal filesharing, ...)
Current: The government allows anyone to use the internet but the police can run investigations concerning illegal activities conducted by using internet (child abuse, illegal filesharing, ...)
Proposed: The government runs its own internet with government approved content only and no connection to the rest of the world.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The confidentiality of letters and correspondence.
Old value:: The confidentiality of letters is inviolable.
Current: The confidentiality of letters is not inviolable.
Proposed: The confidentiality of letters is not inviolable.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Positive discrimination.
Old value:: The government does not regulate hiring policies.
Current: No form of positive discrimination is permitted.
Proposed: The government encourages positive discrimination and enforces it for government hiring.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning religions.
Old value:: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Current: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Proposed: Any form of religion is banned.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change The government's stance on vaccinations.
Old value:: The government mandates vaccination for all children, but parents may opt out for religious or ideological reasons.
Current: The government mandates vaccination for all children.
Proposed: The government mandates vaccination for all children.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:36:20, October 06, 2007 CET | From | Fatty Boomsticks Party | To | Debating the The Green Dawn |
| Message | Once again I have to disagree with you. I disagree with the banning of religion. Remove that from your policy and I am on your side. |
| Date | 02:13:34, October 06, 2007 CET | From | Order of Valtiel | To | Debating the The Green Dawn |
| Message | Religion is an evil cancer that must be cut from the heart of all rational societies at all costs. |
| Date | 03:24:09, October 06, 2007 CET | From | Dranian Free Anarchist Faction | To | Debating the The Green Dawn |
| Message | I like article 6... nothing else. Fatty Boomsticks, do you seriously agree with the rest of that? |
| Date | 17:10:03, October 06, 2007 CET | From | Fascist Zealotry League | To | Debating the The Green Dawn |
| Message | NSP wrote: "Religion is an evil cancer that must be cut from the heart of all rational societies at all costs." Yes, by all means, go ahead and cut it from rational societies, but this is Dranland! |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 170 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 427 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 68 |
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