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Bill: Industrial Pollution Prevention Act 2102
Details
Submitted by[?]: RSDP - Democratic 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: October 2102
Description[?]:
| An Act to protect the general health of the public and to protect the environment by enforcing strict regulations regarding industrial pollution, including controlling certain emissions into the atmosphere. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government regulation of pollution in industry.
Old value:: The government enforces moderate pollution restrictions.
Current: The government enforces moderate pollution restrictions.
Proposed: The government enforces highly restrictive industrial pollution standards.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:41:28, August 27, 2005 CET | From | Liberal Imperialist Party | To | Debating the Industrial Pollution Prevention Act 2102 |
| Message | Against. This is unnecessarily restrictive and will damage the economy as our businesses move abroad or close down, causing mass unemployment. |
| Date | 15:37:09, August 27, 2005 CET | From | Radical Freedom Party | To | Debating the Industrial Pollution Prevention Act 2102 |
| Message | We feel the proposed emission standards are too strict. |
| Date | 16:45:43, August 27, 2005 CET | From | Liberal Imperialist Party | To | Debating the Industrial Pollution Prevention Act 2102 |
| Message | [OOC: This wouldnt pass if Freedom were here = exploit.] |
| Date | 19:04:10, August 27, 2005 CET | From |  RSDP - Democratic Front | To | Debating the Industrial Pollution Prevention Act 2102 |
| Message | [OOC: I also highly doubt that this would pass now, and even if it did I'd still not exploit the situation as this could be overturned by a simple majority once the FP is back.] |
| Date | 19:06:09, August 27, 2005 CET | From | RSDP - Democratic Front | To | Debating the Industrial Pollution Prevention Act 2102 |
| Message | We respectfully disagree that these restrictions and standards are too strict, we deem them necessary to protect our citizens and the environment. Since it appears that the debate on this bill comes down to whether these restrictions are too strict or not, we have opened voting. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 124 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 407 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 68 |
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