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Bill: Space, the final frontier, these are the voyages of.....
Details
Submitted by[?]: Noordelijk Bevrijding Front
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 2099
Description[?]:
| Keep Profit out of Space |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards space exploration.
Old value:: The government shall issue permits to private space-exploration companies.
Current: The government shall fully fund a state-owned space agency which controls all national space-related activity.
Proposed: The government shall operate a space agency that contracts with and oversees private space-exploration companies.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:30:28, August 21, 2005 CET | From | Maroon Party | To | Debating the Space, the final frontier, these are the voyages of..... |
| Message | Why? If a space agency isn't making a profit, that means that it's costing people's hard-earned money that could be better spent on Earth. Profit motivated the colonists of the New World, and thus can equally motivate the exploration of space. There are plenty of good opportunities: Sattelites, space tourism, etc. |
| Date | 10:37:57, August 22, 2005 CET | From |  Dorvik Social Democrats | To | Debating the Space, the final frontier, these are the voyages of..... |
| Message | The initial steps will not be profitable and as such will not be explored unless there is some kind of stimulation outside of the market. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 84 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 77 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 39 |
| Random fact: Periodically, it is a good idea to go through your nation's Treaties and arrange to withdraw from any that are unwanted. |
| Random quote: "The trouble with communism is the communists, just as the trouble with Christianity is the Christians" - Henry Louis Mencken |