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Bill: Local!
Details
Submitted by[?]: Imperial Pluralism 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: December 2466
Description[?]:
| Even after two local bills last time and 14 total proposals, I'm still unitarist.... |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Civil defence is the government's policy on providing shelters to be used in the event of attacks on major cities, mainly nuclear attacks and bombing.
Old value:: The government builds and maintains a network of shelters across the nation.
Current: Local authorities are responsible for building and maintaining shelters.
Proposed: Local authorities are responsible for building and maintaining shelters.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Current: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Proposed: Energy provision is left to local governments.
Article 3
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: Local governments determine food safety standards.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change
The government's policy regarding foreign investments.
Old value:: Foreign investors need to obtain government approval for all investments in national companies.
Current: Foreign investors need to obtain government approval for all investments in national companies.
Proposed: Local governments regulate foreign investments.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change
The government's stance on illegal aliens.
Old value:: The government does not actively search for illegal aliens, but puts them in integration centers when discovered.
Current: Dealing with illegal aliens is left to local governments.
Proposed: Dealing with illegal aliens is left to local governments.
Article 6
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 7
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards the funding of libraries.
Old value:: The national government controls a vast and comprehensive system of public libraries.
Current: The national government provides local governments with funding to operate libraries.
Proposed: The national government provides local governments with funding to operate libraries.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 04:21:00, October 06, 2007 CET | From | 帝国公明党 (Teikoku Kōmeitō) | To | Debating the Local! |
| Message | Since I'm trying to have a federalist leaning to, and I don't want most of these to pass, I'm abstaining. |
| Date | 00:59:01, October 07, 2007 CET | From | 帝国公明党 (Teikoku Kōmeitō) | To | Debating the Local! |
| Message | I'm gonna vote yes, since even if CFP votes yes as well, there wont be enough votes to pass. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 139 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 331 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 129 |
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