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Bill: Devolved Government Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Democratic Workers' Party and CTUL List
Status[?]: passed
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 2473
Description[?]:
| This bill proposes to devolve certain responsibilities to regional governments. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The right to gamble.
Old value:: Gambling is illegal unless taking place in a licensed casino.
Current: Gambling is legal across the nation, no regulation whatsoever.
Proposed: The legality of gambling is a matter of local governments.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Policy concerning industrial hemp.
Old value:: There are no regulations on industrial hemp.
Current: Industrial hemp regulations are left up to local governments.
Proposed: Industrial hemp regulations are left up to local governments.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on nuclear power.
Old value:: The government encourages nuclear power (subsidies, tax relief etc).
Current: The government encourages nuclear power (subsidies, tax relief etc).
Proposed: The decision is left up to local governments.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:32:52, October 19, 2007 CET | From | Kapitalist-Arbeitsfamilien Partei | To | Debating the Devolved Government Act |
| Message | This bill is ok, but we personally believe that Nuclear power should be BANNED for National Security reasons. Nevertheless, we can support this bill. |
| Date | 14:52:15, October 20, 2007 CET | From | Neue Kommunistische Liga | To | Debating the Devolved Government Act |
| Message | We are huge fans of a small, decentralized federal government, this bill highly appeals to us. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 369 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 233 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 64 |
| Random fact: The players in a nation have a collective responsibility to ensure their "Bills under debate" section is kept in good order. Bills which are irrelevant or have become irrelevant should be deleted. Deletion can be requested for bills proposed by inactive parties on the Bill Clearout Requests thread: http://forum.particracy.net/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=4363 |
| Random quote: "I swear to the Lord I still can't see Why Democracy means Everybody but me." - Langston Hughes, The Black Man Speaks |