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Bill: UIF Bill: 3rd Reform Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: United Independent Front
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: March 2494
Description[?]:
| UIF Bill: 3rd Reform Act |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards giving aid to foreign countries.
Old value:: The government gives high levels of aid to countries in need.
Current: The government gives high levels of aid to countries in need.
Proposed: The government never offers international aid.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards the funding of libraries.
Old value:: The national government contracts with private companies to maintain a system of libraries.
Current: The national government controls a vast and comprehensive system of public libraries.
Proposed: The national government provides local governments with funding to operate libraries.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change National service.
Old value:: All adults upon completion of schooling must serve a term in the military.
Current: All adults upon completion of schooling must serve a term of civilian national service.
Proposed: There shall be no mandatory military or civilian national service.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning museum funding.
Old value:: The government gives monetary grants to organizations which have established or are looking to establish museums.
Current: The national government maintains a system of museums nationwide.
Proposed: The national government provides local governments with the funding to operate museums.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the pension system.
Old value:: The state does not operate a pension system. Individuals must save up for retirement on their own.
Current: There is a compulsory private pension system.
Proposed: The state offers a voluntary public pension, combined with other voluntary private pensions.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards space exploration.
Old value:: Space exploration and use shall be totally unregulated.
Current: The government shall issue permits to private space-exploration companies.
Proposed: The government shall operate a space agency that contracts with and oversees private space-exploration companies.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change National Curriculum
Old value:: invalid choice
Current: There is no National Curriculum; the curriculum is set by the schools themselves.
Proposed: invalid choice
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:48:43, November 29, 2007 CET | From | United Independent Front | To | Debating the UIF Bill: 3rd Reform Act |
| Message | We are known around the world for the most creative Bill names :) |
| Date | 02:32:56, November 30, 2007 CET | From | Paraplu party | To | Debating the UIF Bill: 3rd Reform Act |
| Message | All these are wonderful except the one about not providing money to forign countries. |
| Date | 05:40:35, November 30, 2007 CET | From | Revolutionary Democratic Socialists | To | Debating the UIF Bill: 3rd Reform Act |
| Message | All except 3! 3 almost eroded our support for this bill! |
| Date | 02:12:56, December 01, 2007 CET | From | United Independent Front | To | Debating the UIF Bill: 3rd Reform Act |
| Message | hmm well number 3 was just a step towards a more nationalized control at least at a local level. |
| Date | 02:15:26, December 01, 2007 CET | From | Revolutionary Democratic Socialists | To | Debating the UIF Bill: 3rd Reform Act |
| Message | sorry 4 |
| Date | 03:07:13, December 01, 2007 CET | From | United Independent Front | To | Debating the UIF Bill: 3rd Reform Act |
| Message | ohh well Im an isolationist and until we can get our stuff together we cant bother to worry about other nations |
| Date | 04:48:54, December 01, 2007 CET | From |  Txurruka/Aperribai/Mayoz's OPX | To | Debating the UIF Bill: 3rd Reform Act |
| Message | Because those "other nations", as you blithely abstract it, contain people. Real, living human beings. That said, we're voting in favour but we're just too misanthropic to care. |
| Date | 08:58:48, December 01, 2007 CET | From | Revolutionary Democratic Socialists | To | Debating the UIF Bill: 3rd Reform Act |
| Message | OPX dont pretend to care about the plight of people around the world, you blatently only care about your profit margins |
| Date | 00:17:08, December 02, 2007 CET | From | Txurruka/Aperribai/Mayoz's OPX | To | Debating the UIF Bill: 3rd Reform Act |
| Message | Hence misanthropic. Read, then comment. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 106 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 194 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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