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Bill: Ethical Infrastructure
Details
Submitted by[?]: Democratic Workers' Party and CTUL List
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 2494
Description[?]:
| Exactly what it says on the tin. |
Proposals
Article 1
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: Each region owns and maintains its own power grid.
Proposed: The national grid is fully owned by the state.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Forest management.
Old value:: There is a national agency which exists side-by-side with commercial forestry companies.
Current: There is a national agency which owns and manages all forest land.
Proposed: There is a national agency which owns and manages all forest land.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the post office
Old value:: There is a nationalised post office. Private post office agencies are allowed to exist, and the services provided by them are not regulated.
Current: There is a nationalised post office agency. Private post offices are allowed to exist but the services provided by them are regulated.
Proposed: There is a nationalised post office agency in the nation. Private ones are banned.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Funding of public transport (where applicable).
Old value:: Local governments decide upon the funding policy.
Current: Public transport is fully subsidised for people with low-income, with the remainder "user-pays".
Proposed: Public transport is fully subsidised by the government.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government policy regarding housing.
Old value:: The state contracts with private companies to provide public housing.
Current: The state provides public housing to low-income families.
Proposed: The state owns and maintains all housing.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Waste disposal responsibility.
Old value:: It is the responsibility of local governments to decide on waste disposal regulation.
Current: The government is responsible for waste disposal.
Proposed: The government is responsible for waste disposal.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:32:35, November 30, 2007 CET | From |  Likaton Coalition of the Willing | To | Debating the Ethical Infrastructure |
| Message | The AMDWP make it very difficult. Articles 4 and 6 are superb. Articles 1 and 3 go against all we hold dear. Sadly, as we are generally opposed to articles 2 and 5, we must vote against. |
| Date | 22:32:53, November 30, 2007 CET | From | Permissive Social Union | To | Debating the Ethical Infrastructure |
| Message | We like this.. |
| Date | 06:56:38, December 01, 2007 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the Ethical Infrastructure |
| Message | Article one is bad - we can't support it. Article two is irrelevent, people should be living free as nature intended, not cooped up in some 'housing' concept. Article three we could accept. Article four we love - it would help return Likatonia to a modern Eden. Article five seems counterproductive, to us. Article six we could vote either way - we would prefer destruction of the national grid to either alternative. Overall - it looks like the nays have it, by a narrow margin. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 255 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 323 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 88 |
| Random fact: Particracy does not allow role-play that seems to belong to the world of fantasy, science fiction and futuristic speculation. |
| Random quote: "History is made by angry minorities, not by passive majorities." - Fareed Zakaria |