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Bill: National Libraries Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Green Socialist 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: May 2469
Description[?]:
| We, the GSP, would like the national government to have some form of funding and operation of libraries. We think that a local government might pass this duty off, and might be worried about the funding and development of greater issues or more important civic duties. The people of the Pontesian Dynastic Commonwealth should not be punished because their local government has bigger fish to fry than the funding and maintaining of libraries. We believe there should be at least some sort of funding from the national level. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards the funding of libraries.
Old value:: Funding and operation of libraries is left entirely to local governments.
Current: The national government controls a vast and comprehensive system of public 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 | 00:52:47, October 10, 2007 CET | From |  Social Democratic Party | To | Debating the National Libraries Act |
| Message | The Social Democrats support our nation's libraries and firmly believe some level of national funding is appropriate. However, we feel as if this bill goes too far and cannot support it in its current form. The GSP's alternate proposal whereby the national government provides funding but leaves control to the various localities sounds ideal to us. |
| Date | 19:09:41, October 10, 2007 CET | From |  Pnték Znkak Prta 'Bastardry' | To | Debating the National Libraries Act |
| Message | Private and institutional libraries and private bookshops exist already. Local governments need to sort out their own funding and local industry can support if necessary or for PR. We are vociferously opposed to this bill. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 237 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 388 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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