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Bill: Power To The People Act of 2482
Details
Submitted by[?]: Démocrates de la Gauche
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: September 2482
Description[?]:
| Article 1 Click here to remove this proposal. Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding Child Benefit. Old value:: The State does not provide child benefit. Current: The State does not provide child benefit. Proposed: Child benefit policies are left to local governments. Article 2 Click here to remove this proposal. Proposal[?] to change Government policy on the nation's power grid. Old value:: Multiple private companies each own and mantain sections of the national power grid. Current: Multiple private companies each own and mantain sections of the national power grid. Proposed: Each region owns and mantains its own power grid. Article 3 Click here to remove this proposal. Proposal[?] to change Eminent Domain. Old value:: The government may not seize private property. Current: The government may not seize private property. Proposed: The policy regarding eminent domain is left to local governments. Article 4 Click here to remove this proposal. Proposal[?] to change Positive Discrimination Old value:: The government does not regulate hiring policies. Current: The government does not regulate hiring policies. Proposed: Hiring policies are regulated by local governments. Article 5 Click here to remove this proposal. Proposal[?] to change Government policy toward marriage. Old value:: The government allows all consenting adults to obtain civil marriage contracts. Current: The government allows all consenting adults to obtain civil marriage contracts. Proposed: Civil marriages are defined by local governments. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding child benefit.
Old value:: The state does not provide child benefit.
Current: The state guarantees child benefit to families classified as low-income or poor.
Proposed: Child benefit policies are left to local governments.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Eminent Domain.
Old value:: The government may not seize private property.
Current: The government may seize private property for vital government works and for corporate use.
Proposed: The policy regarding eminent domain is left to local governments.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on the nation's power grid.
Old value:: Multiple private companies each own and maintain sections of the national power grid.
Current: A single private company owns and maintains the national power grid.
Proposed: Each region owns and maintains its own power grid.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government policy toward marriage.
Old value:: The government allows all consenting adults to obtain civil marriage contracts.
Current: Civil marriages are defined by local governments.
Proposed: Civil marriages are defined by local governments.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Positive discrimination.
Old value:: The government does not regulate hiring policies.
Current: No form of positive discrimination is permitted.
Proposed: Hiring policies are regulated by local governments.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:46:49, November 06, 2007 CET | From |  Démocrates de la Gauche | To | Debating the Power To The People Act of 2482 |
| Message | Our party does not infer to divide Jelbania. We however aim to create a local concentration where local leaders focus on the issues in the region not the entire nation. However we aim to have the HoS and HoG as overseerers and enforcers of democracy and freedom in Jelbania and to serve as a a balance to violations of civil liberties. Some leaders of my party are more strictly federalist than others but our party's policy may change over time. Our party's method is that through local decision of matters then they will be answered much better than by someone whose hundreds of miles aways and giving more democracy and power to the people. Pierre Descartes, Chairman of the Progressive Federalist Party |
| Date | 22:12:44, November 06, 2007 CET | From | Social Liberal Party - D.L.J. | To | Debating the Power To The People Act of 2482 |
| Message | Support Article 1, but against 3 and 5. |
| Date | 22:34:28, November 06, 2007 CET | From | Drtárék Jelbék Prta | To | Debating the Power To The People Act of 2482 |
| Message | We would back fArticle 5, if it were to be put into a different Bill at a later date. |
| Date | 23:17:34, November 06, 2007 CET | From | Centre Démocratique | To | Debating the Power To The People Act of 2482 |
| Message | Oppose 1, 3, 4, and 5. Support 2. We will vote against. |
| Date | 00:49:10, November 07, 2007 CET | From | Démocrates de la Gauche | To | Debating the Power To The People Act of 2482 |
| Message | We don't really expect the bill to pass, however with the election coming quickly we want to make our party stance broad and well known. We will propose these different articles in later bills. Pierre Descartes, Chairman of the Progressive Federalist Party |
| Date | 00:51:16, November 07, 2007 CET | From | Démocrates de la Gauche | To | Debating the Power To The People Act of 2482 |
| Message | OOC: I appreciate your feedback on what you support and what you don't. It's nice to be in a country where they still do that. |
| Date | 19:11:15, November 07, 2007 CET | From | Socialist Jelbanian Party-D.L.J.-D.L.F | To | Debating the Power To The People Act of 2482 |
| Message | We strongly oppose article 5, for us is fundamental. However in the future we could support separated laws like this. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 36 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 50 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 14 |
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