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Bill: Big Government Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Reichspartei
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This bill asks for an amendement to the Constitution. It will require two-thirds of the legislature to vote in favor. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: January 2500
Description[?]:
| Proposals to increase the size of government. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on advertising
Old value:: All advertising is permitted.
Current: Only governmental organisation advertising is permitted.
Proposed: Only governmental organisation advertising is permitted.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The number of proposals a party can introduce per year (will be handed out as a monthly quota).
Old value:: 20
Current: 20
Proposed: 5
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The nation's defence industry.
Old value:: Defence industries are privately owned but subsidised by the state.
Current: The state owns all defence industries.
Proposed: The state owns all defence industries.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: All radio stations are private.
Current: All radio stations are owned by the state.
Proposed: All radio stations are owned by the state.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Television stations.
Old value:: All television media are private.
Current: All television stations are owned by the state.
Proposed: All television stations are owned by the state.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Internet regulations.
Old value:: The government allows anyone to use the internet but the police can run investigations concerning illegal activities conducted by using internet (child abuse, illegal filesharing, ...)
Current: The government allows anyone to use the internet but the police can run investigations concerning illegal activities conducted by using internet (child abuse, illegal filesharing, ...)
Proposed: The government runs its own internet with government approved content only and no connection to the rest of the world.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 15:22:55, December 11, 2007 CET | From |  Christian Communist Party | To | Debating the Big Government Bill |
| Message | We don't support the last article at all but the others are too good to vote no on |
| Date | 20:45:43, December 11, 2007 CET | From | Revolutionary Socialist Front | To | Debating the Big Government Bill |
| Message | I disagree with article 3 and strongly disagree with articles 5 and 6 |
| Date | 20:59:46, December 11, 2007 CET | From | Reichspartei | To | Debating the Big Government Bill |
| Message | 6 is vital to ensuring that the current big government infrastructure is kept intact. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 105 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 314 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 43 |
| Random fact: Google Translate can help you with those language translations: https://translate.google.com/ |
| Random quote: "I think it's about time we voted for senators with breasts. After all, we've been voting for boobs long enough." - Clarie Sargent |