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Bill: Bill for the Movement of Democratic Reforms
Details
Submitted by[?]: Hobrazian Federalist Party
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: June 2482
Description[?]:
| This bills aims to free the people from the anti-freedom forces that chain the people under the hand of the environmental menace and ensure the stability and well-being of the Second Imperial Republic. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The research and development of pharmaceutical drugs.
Old value:: The government subsidizes research and development of prescription drugs and regulates their prices.
Current: The government subsidizes research and development of prescription drugs and regulates their prices.
Proposed: The government subsidizes research and development of prescription drugs but does not regulate their prices.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning forest protection.
Old value:: Forests are protected. Logging is allowed by licence only.
Current: Forests are protected. Logging is allowed by licence only.
Proposed: Forest protection is left to local governments.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy regarding a national park system.
Old value:: The government funds and maintains a network of national parks and/or marine protected areas.
Current: The government funds and maintains a network of national parks and/or marine protected areas.
Proposed: The government devolves park policy to local governments.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning private cars.
Old value:: Private cars are allowed, but people are encouraged to travel collective and tax incentives are provided for cars using environmentally friendly fuels.
Current: Only cars using environmentally friendly fuels are allowed.
Proposed: There are no regulations on the ownership of private cars.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on tree plantation.
Old value:: The government does not intervene with regard to the replantation of trees.
Current: The government requires tree plantation at higher than replacement levels for all logging or clearance operations.
Proposed: Local governments may set plantation policy.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 07:27:47, November 06, 2007 CET | From | Hobrazian Peoples Party | To | Debating the Bill for the Movement of Democratic Reforms |
| Message | We could have accepted article 4 but will vote no due to major disagreement with the other articles in this bill. |
| Date | 06:13:45, November 07, 2007 CET | From | Hobrazian Federalist Party | To | Debating the Bill for the Movement of Democratic Reforms |
| Message | The Hobrazian Peoples Party have shown their reluctance to let the people decide things for themselves. This is truly a sign of tyranny and we thank the First Party for their willingness to support freedom wherever it resides. |
| Date | 08:57:32, November 07, 2007 CET | From | We Say So! Party | To | Debating the Bill for the Movement of Democratic Reforms |
| Message | We point out the major risks not only to cohesive national policy making and public health, but also that this bill could dramatically increase costs to the tax payer due to the requirement to increase the number of local ministries required to operate each of the above articles. |
| Date | 07:21:18, November 08, 2007 CET | From | Hobrazian Federalist Party | To | Debating the Bill for the Movement of Democratic Reforms |
| Message | The Anti-Gaulist Alliance is pleased to see the passage of this bill. To address the "We Say So!" Party, a party with a tyrannical name: The national policy of Hobrazia takes second place to the people, who are in the process of determining their lives through local policy. Your party assumes that the people do not hold good intentions, which is typical of a Gaulist. Secondly, the Anti-Gaulist Alliance hopes to continue giving more powers to the localities, which will lessen the tax burden. We need only blame the flawed policies of the current government rather than the people. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 159 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 151 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 90 |
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