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Bill: Agriculture Act (2483)
Details
Submitted by[?]: Beluzian Workers 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: February 2493
Description[?]:
An Act to define the Government's role in agriculture |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government agricultural and farming subsidies policy.
Old value:: Agricultural crops which are considered beneficial to the enviroment or to the continued ecological safety of the state are subsidized.
Current: The government subsidises the operations of low-income farming families.
Proposed: The government denies subsidy assistance to farmers.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Listing of controversial ingredients, such as genetically modified (GM) ingredients (if food labelling is applied).
Old value:: Any chemicals used in agrigulture or processing, and any GM ingredients must be listed.
Current: Any chemicals used in agrigulture or processing, and any GM ingredients must be listed.
Proposed: There is no requirement to disclose GM ingredients, or chemicals used in agrigulture or processing.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the use of pesticides.
Old value:: Chemical pesticides, herbicides and fungicides are banned.
Current: Chemical pesticides, herbicides and fungicides are banned.
Proposed: The government approves and regulates agricultural chemical use.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 01:03:10, November 28, 2007 CET | From | Communist Party of Beluzia and Bailon | To | Debating the Agriculture Act (2483) |
Message | Have fun eating Frankenfood! |
Date | 01:06:45, November 28, 2007 CET | From | Constitutional Monarchy Party | To | Debating the Agriculture Act (2483) |
Message | mmm sounds germanic :) |
Date | 07:05:16, November 28, 2007 CET | From | People's Populist Party - Zogist Mafia | To | Debating the Agriculture Act (2483) |
Message | Frank is german for french, actually ;P |
Date | 14:27:43, November 28, 2007 CET | From | Constitutional Monarchy Party | To | Debating the Agriculture Act (2483) |
Message | Franfurters? I can speak some german :) |
Date | 15:07:54, November 28, 2007 CET | From | People's Populist Party - Zogist Mafia | To | Debating the Agriculture Act (2483) |
Message | http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankreich http://www.answers.com/topic/franks frankfurt literally means "french ford", of which there are two |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | ||||||
yes | Total Seats: 221 | ||||||
no |
Total Seats: 500 | ||||||
abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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