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Bill: Devolution Act of 2476
Details
Submitted by[?]: Coburan Reform 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: August 2477
Description[?]:
| New Leader, New CRP |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Charter school policy (free, privately run, publicly funded schools).
Old value:: Only non-profit organizations may establish charter schools.
Current: Charter school funding, regulation, and development is left up to local governments.
Proposed: Charter school funding, regulation, and development is left up to local governments.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy is provided by private companies but the prices they can charge are regulated.
Current: Energy provision is left to local governments.
Proposed: Energy provision is left to local governments.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning farm size.
Old value:: Farm size is not regulated.
Current: Farms that grow too large are broken up and the land redistributed.
Proposed: Farm size regulations are determined by local governments.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards fireworks.
Old value:: The sale of fireworks is unregulated, anyone may buy them.
Current: Local governments determine fireworks laws.
Proposed: Local governments determine fireworks laws.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The right to gamble.
Old value:: Gambling is legal across the nation, no regulation whatsoever.
Current: Gambling is legal, but only in private homes and casinos with special licences.
Proposed: The legality of gambling is a matter of local governments.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Policy concerning industrial hemp.
Old value:: There are no regulations on industrial hemp.
Current: Only regulated agribusinesses may produce industrial hemp.
Proposed: Industrial hemp regulations are left up to local governments.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards the funding of libraries.
Old value:: The national government contracts with private companies to maintain a system of libraries.
Current: Funding and operation of libraries is left entirely to local governments.
Proposed: The national government provides local governments with funding to operate libraries.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Malpractice suits.
Old value:: Malpractice suits may be brought against doctors.
Current: Malpractice suits may be brought against doctors.
Proposed: Malpractice regulations are left to the locality of the practicing doctor.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning museum funding.
Old value:: The national government maintains a system of museums nationwide.
Current: The government leaves funding and operation of museums to local governments.
Proposed: The national government provides local governments with the funding to operate museums.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 13:10:52, October 27, 2007 CET | From |  Party for Individualism and Kitties | To | Debating the Devolution Act of 2476 |
| Message | Hell no, this is horrible ;-) |
| Date | 13:17:24, October 27, 2007 CET | From | Coburan Reform Party | To | Debating the Devolution Act of 2476 |
| Message | The PfI is anti-democracy! :D |
| Date | 13:20:11, October 27, 2007 CET | From | Party for Individualism and Kitties | To | Debating the Devolution Act of 2476 |
| Message | No, i am just Anti-Devolution :D |
| Date | 13:24:42, October 27, 2007 CET | From | Revolucia Partio de Koburo | To | Debating the Devolution Act of 2476 |
| Message | Bah. Lousy hippie! |
| Date | 13:25:46, October 27, 2007 CET | From | Coburan Reform Party | To | Debating the Devolution Act of 2476 |
| Message | Okay fair enough. :D |
| Date | 13:26:21, October 27, 2007 CET | From | Coburan Reform Party | To | Debating the Devolution Act of 2476 |
| Message | Hey that is my saying RPC! |
| Date | 13:27:32, October 27, 2007 CET | From | Liberal Reform Party of Cobura | To | Debating the Devolution Act of 2476 |
| Message | Yet again with these poison bills, shame CRP |
| Date | 13:27:35, October 27, 2007 CET | From | Revolucia Partio de Koburo | To | Debating the Devolution Act of 2476 |
| Message | I've stolen it. Like I did with the salted peanuts. Mwhahahahaha. |
| Date | 13:27:43, October 27, 2007 CET | From | Coburan Reform Party | To | Debating the Devolution Act of 2476 |
| Message | "Okay fair enough. :D" Was said to PfI The CRP is probably the most anti-Hippie party in Cobura, Damn those Hippies to Hell! |
| Date | 13:28:02, October 27, 2007 CET | From | Revolucia Partio de Koburo | To | Debating the Devolution Act of 2476 |
| Message | I fail to see how this is a poison bill. |
| Date | 13:28:26, October 27, 2007 CET | From | Coburan Reform Party | To | Debating the Devolution Act of 2476 |
| Message | This isn't a poison bill, It is just my new policy on Devolution |
| Date | 13:29:28, October 27, 2007 CET | From | Liberal Reform Party of Cobura | To | Debating the Devolution Act of 2476 |
| Message | it has so many points that are not actually related with anything than devolution. It means that some of these are really good and some well not so good, that means that our positions and opinnions go well straght to ****** |
| Date | 13:31:06, October 27, 2007 CET | From | Revolucia Partio de Koburo | To | Debating the Devolution Act of 2476 |
| Message | Well, in future CRP should wait before putting to the vote. |
| Date | 13:31:13, October 27, 2007 CET | From | Party for Individualism and Kitties | To | Debating the Devolution Act of 2476 |
| Message | it is about devolution so nothing wrong here. |
| Date | 13:32:26, October 27, 2007 CET | From | Coburan Reform Party | To | Debating the Devolution Act of 2476 |
| Message | This was not intended to be a poison bill, Neither was the "CRPs Election Platform" |
| Date | 13:33:14, October 27, 2007 CET | From | Revolucia Partio de Koburo | To | Debating the Devolution Act of 2476 |
| Message | The election platform WAS a poison bill though. |
| Date | 13:35:08, October 27, 2007 CET | From | Party for Individualism and Kitties | To | Debating the Devolution Act of 2476 |
| Message | right |
| Date | 13:35:13, October 27, 2007 CET | From | Coburan Reform Party | To | Debating the Devolution Act of 2476 |
| Message | It wasn't intended to be |
| Date | 15:51:36, October 27, 2007 CET | From | Democratic Labour Party of Cobura | To | Debating the Devolution Act of 2476 |
| Message | LRP stop calling everything poison bills. This is not a poison bill, learn what poison bills are before accusing people. CRP: We support some but oppose others, however we will vote yes for now. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 168 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 332 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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