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Bill: Maximum devolution II
Details
Submitted by[?]: Cooperative Commonwealth Federation
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: November 2104
Description[?]:
| Where approved by a referendum, the powers listed may be devolved from the federal to the state government level. Where approved by a referendum, the powers listed may be further devolved from the state to the city, town, villae or rural municipality. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Charter school policy (free, privately run, publicly funded schools).
Old value:: Charter schools are not allowed.
Current: Charter school funding, regulation, and development is left up to local governments.
Proposed: Charter school funding, regulation, and development is left up to local governments.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government agricultural and farming subsidies policy.
Old value:: The government denies subsidy assistance to farmers.
Current: Agricultural crops which are considered beneficial to the enviroment or to the continued ecological safety of the state are subsidized.
Proposed: The government allows local governments to craft agricultural subsidy policy.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Positive discrimination.
Old value:: The government does not regulate hiring policies.
Current: No form of positive discrimination is permitted.
Proposed: Hiring policies are regulated by local governments.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:23:50, August 29, 2005 CET | From | Cooperative Commonwealth Federation | To | Debating the Maximum devolution II |
| Message | We do not expect this bill to pass: it exists to give the voters a chance to pronounce on the issue of maximum devolution of power to the grassroots by clarifying which parties stand with the grassroots and which stand for centralization of powers in Port Andalay. |
| Date | 17:28:18, August 29, 2005 CET | From |  Tuesday Is Coming | To | Debating the Maximum devolution II |
| Message | Hiring policies, charter school policies, and farm subisidies... |
| Date | 00:09:23, August 30, 2005 CET | From | Tuesday Is Coming | To | Debating the Maximum devolution II |
| Message | Why not nudism instead of article 3? That would be preferable, as the issue is currently at the default value, and I want to vote to keep it there... |
| Date | 02:19:29, August 30, 2005 CET | From | Cooperative Commonwealth Federation | To | Debating the Maximum devolution II |
| Message | Nah, we'll leave anti-nudity laws to the CUP. |
| Date | 02:53:04, August 30, 2005 CET | From | Tuesday Is Coming | To | Debating the Maximum devolution II |
| Message | You dont want to devolve those? |
| Date | 16:21:07, August 30, 2005 CET | From | Cooperative Commonwealth Federation | To | Debating the Maximum devolution II |
| Message | Remains to be seen. If we can get real powers devolved, we'll consider our policy on nudity laws after the election. |
| Date | 22:00:44, August 30, 2005 CET | From | CNT/AFL | To | Debating the Maximum devolution II |
| Message | Not a big fan of article 3, but will vote yes anyway. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 122 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 157 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 21 |
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