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Bill: Local Gambling Laws
Details
Submitted by[?]: National Centrist 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: August 2039
Description[?]:
| In keeping with the principle of county's rights, it is hereby proposed that gambling be made a choice of governments on more local levels. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The right to gamble.
Old value:: Gambling is illegal.
Current: Gambling is legal across the nation, no regulation whatsoever.
Proposed: The legality of gambling is a matter of local governments.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | not recorded | From | Liberal Party for Equality | To | Debating the Local Gambling Laws |
| Message | I suppose that this means that if people wanted gambling in a particular county they could have it, but shouldnt gambling be legal whatever? isnt it like running people's lives a bit to tell them what they can and can't do with their money. |
| Date | not recorded | From | National Centrist Party | To | Debating the Local Gambling Laws |
| Message | This is a step between, kind of like cannabis was. If you haven't noticed, the People's Party is angling to capture conservative votes, so I'm trying not to give them chances. They also voted against this resolution last time, even thought it's a small-government proposal. I want to force them to maintain that stance, which would damage them. |
| Date | not recorded | From | People's Party | To | Debating the Local Gambling Laws |
| Message | I have thought about this a little more ..and while I like the fact that each state will still be able to control what happens it stills seems to be only a step away from universal gambling. The choices we make have consequences. In particular if we alliow gambling, we must think about the likely effects on society. Gambling can become addictive, and when that happens it can destroy wealth and security. That has an effect on the family, since a lot of people might be impoverished by the whole thing. There are ripple effects if one State allows gambling, since people from other States might travel there to gamble. That is what I'm concerned about. |
| Date | not recorded | From | National Centrist Party | To | Debating the Local Gambling Laws |
| Message | You should allow those people to travel there and gamble, then. From the argument you stated (and it's one I agree with on some points), the counties that allow gambling will have increased crime and poverty, which should make the other counties decide not to legalize gambling. It'll be up to the people that are most effected by it either way... and if gambling is truly as bad as you say, it won't be long before just about everywhere has outlawed gambling all on their own. |
| Date | not recorded | From | People's Party | To | Debating the Local Gambling Laws |
| Message | Well gambling is cash cow for governments...they can tax it like hell. Therfore there is an incentive for them to keep it in place. Since they can get people in from other states, and then not have to worry about the side effects of more poverty, they have no incentive to get rid of it. |
| Date | not recorded | From | National Centrist Party | To | Debating the Local Gambling Laws |
| Message | You have a point, but then there's also the point that who are we to say that people can't spend their money like that? |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 32 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 17 | ||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 6 |
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