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Bill: Genetically Modified Foods Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Democratic Workers' Party and CTUL List
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: August 2470
Description[?]:
| This bill recognises that genetic modification of foods is an inefficient and dangerous food production method. It is naturally naughty, and thus should be banned. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning genetically modified (GM) crops.
Old value:: All activities related to production, selling or researching of GM crops are allowed.
Current: All activities related to production, selling or researching of GM crops are allowed.
Proposed: Production and selling of GM crops is banned. Research is allowed.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:55:32, October 13, 2007 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the Genetically Modified Foods Act |
| Message | One of our few ecological concessions... GM may yet be the route to saving, rather than destroying, beautiful Likatonia. |
| Date | 02:21:14, October 14, 2007 CET | From | Kapitalist-Arbeitsfamilien Partei | To | Debating the Genetically Modified Foods Act |
| Message | ADAMANTLY opposed. Biotechnology increases the production of food thus LOWERS the price so that people can have something to eat. In fact, because of this law, Likatonia is the ONLY nation where the poor people are fat. |
| Date | 18:40:09, October 14, 2007 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the Genetically Modified Foods Act |
| Message | The CWFP seem to be ignoring the 'Working Families', if they honestly oppose putting food on the table... |
| Date | 20:47:33, October 14, 2007 CET | From | Kapitalist-Arbeitsfamilien Partei | To | Debating the Genetically Modified Foods Act |
| Message | Actually, you have it backwards. We are opposed to this law b/c Genetic Modification INCREASES food production on the table!!! |
| Date | 01:27:44, October 15, 2007 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the Genetically Modified Foods Act |
| Message | How is that backwards? That is what we said. We find the "Working Families" part of your Party name to be increasingly inappropriate. |
| Date | 09:51:58, October 15, 2007 CET | From | Permissive Social Union | To | Debating the Genetically Modified Foods Act |
| Message | *Assorted stifled guffaws emanate from LFF seats* |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 226 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 261 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 179 |
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