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Bill: Common Sense Environmental Protection Policy Act #8
Details
Submitted by[?]: Kapitalist-Arbeitsfamilien Partei
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: March 2489
Description[?]:
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Waste disposal responsibility.
Old value:: The government is responsible for waste disposal.
Current: The government is responsible for waste disposal.
Proposed: It is the responsibility of local governments to decide on waste disposal regulation.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:59:01, November 19, 2007 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the Common Sense Environmental Protection Policy Act #8 |
| Message | Again with the no advantage. If the CWFP has their way, the streets of Likatonia will be knee deep in garbage. That's the problem with a "local government" posture.... it has no guarantee that "local government" will do (or will even be able to do) anything. |
| Date | 16:51:08, November 19, 2007 CET | From | Kapitalist-Arbeitsfamilien Partei | To | Debating the Common Sense Environmental Protection Policy Act #8 |
| Message | Actually, garbage disposal would be much more EFFICIENT at the hands of local governments. I mean, the Federal Gov't is just TOO BUSY to pick up garbage in EVERY MAJOR CITY in Likatonia. Therefore, the rational choice would be to let LOCAL governments take the burden. |
| Date | 16:52:08, November 19, 2007 CET | From | Kapitalist-Arbeitsfamilien Partei | To | Debating the Common Sense Environmental Protection Policy Act #8 |
| Message | P.S.: If local governments neglect their responsility to clean the streets of garbage, then the people won't elect them at the next Mayoral election. |
| Date | 18:36:15, November 19, 2007 CET | From | Democratic Workers' Party and CTUL List | To | Debating the Common Sense Environmental Protection Policy Act #8 |
| Message | The central government is not limited in size - how can it be too busy for any task? |
| Date | 21:21:00, November 19, 2007 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the Common Sense Environmental Protection Policy Act #8 |
| Message | Oh where to start. The central government doesn't actually pick up ANY garbage. It tells other people to do it, and makes sure they comply. Thus - the amount of garbage picked up is hardly limited by centrality. On the converse side - local governments are not accountable any higher under this proposed abortion of a law, and can simply let garbage pile up if they choose. The argument that the market will take care of it (in this case, because they will be 'elected out' next term') is typical libertarian wishful thinking - and thus absolute rubbish in the real world. In this case - literal rubbish. Why do we say that? Simple - YES, you CAN elect out the bad government that didn't clean up... but in the interim, you're swimming in shit. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 376 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 290 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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