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Bill: DSP.013.2502
Details
Submitted by[?]: 帝国公明党 (Teikoku Kōmeitō)
Status[?]: passed
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: February 2503
Description[?]:
| An amalgam bill of things we want re-instated. |
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 The government's policy concerning farm size.
Old value:: Small farms are encouraged to merge together into larger ones.
Current: Farm size is not regulated.
Proposed: Farm size regulations are determined by local governments.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government regulation of hunting.
Old value:: The matters of hunting and fishing are handled by local governments.
Current: Private hunting and fishing practices are banned.
Proposed: Hunting and fishing activities are restricted to designated areas and periods.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards giving aid to foreign countries.
Old value:: The government gives moderate aid to countries in need.
Current: The government gives high levels of aid to countries in need.
Proposed: The government gives high levels of aid to countries in need.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Guarantee of minimum income.
Old value:: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a very basic subsistence income by the government. However, the provision of this is not to exceed a certian period of time.
Current: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a reasonable, though not high, standard of living by the government.
Proposed: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a reasonable, though not high, standard of living by the government.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on tree plantation.
Old value:: Local governments may set plantation policy.
Current: The government requires tree plantation at higher than replacement levels for all logging or clearance operations.
Proposed: The government requires tree plantation at higher than replacement levels for all logging or clearance operations.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Waste disposal responsibility.
Old value:: It is the responsibility of local governments to decide on waste disposal regulation.
Current: It is the responsibility of local governments to decide on waste disposal regulation.
Proposed: The government is responsible for waste disposal.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 02:57:44, December 17, 2007 CET | From | Pan-Sekowo Freedom Alliance | To | Debating the DSP.013.2502 |
| Message | The only 1 we would really disagree on is 5. I don't think we will back down on this. The idea that someone can just receive money from the government for long periods of time, if they are fully able to work but choosing not to do so, is not one we can stomach. |
| Date | 03:14:04, December 17, 2007 CET | From | Revolutionary State Socialist Party | To | Debating the DSP.013.2502 |
| Message | We can agree to all of this |
| Date | 03:17:42, December 17, 2007 CET | From | 帝国公明党 (Teikoku Kōmeitō) | To | Debating the DSP.013.2502 |
| Message | Well it's not like the government does'nt actually check into things. And it's also to help those that do work but simply can't get by even with what they make. |
| Date | 03:20:27, December 17, 2007 CET | From | Pan-Sekowo Freedom Alliance | To | Debating the DSP.013.2502 |
| Message | Alright, we are convinced, as long as we have assurance stringent measures will be put in place to catch dole bludgers. |
| Date | 03:48:17, December 17, 2007 CET | From | 帝国公明党 (Teikoku Kōmeitō) | To | Debating the DSP.013.2502 |
| Message | OOC: Where's the term dole bludger come from? Does it have something to do with former presidential candidate Bob Dole? I've never heard it before. |
| Date | 04:08:13, December 17, 2007 CET | From | Pan-Sekowo Freedom Alliance | To | Debating the DSP.013.2502 |
| Message | OOC: It might be a New Zealand term actually, maade famous by Don Brash, national party leader. "dole" is slang in NZ for the unemployment benefit. A campaign agaist "dole bludgers" was a big part of National's 2005 election campaign. |
| Date | 04:17:02, December 17, 2007 CET | From | 帝国公明党 (Teikoku Kōmeitō) | To | Debating the DSP.013.2502 |
| Message | Oh, well I suppose I would'nt have heard of it than. That mean you're from New Zealand than? |
| Date | 06:41:54, December 17, 2007 CET | From | Pan-Sekowo Freedom Alliance | To | Debating the DSP.013.2502 |
| Message | Sure am. |
| Date | 06:45:00, December 17, 2007 CET | From | Sekowan Communist Party | To | Debating the DSP.013.2502 |
| Message | We find all of these acceptable save Article 2 (we support small, family-owned farms). We shall however set aside our misgivings and vote in favor. |
| Date | 07:05:16, December 17, 2007 CET | From | Normand Pluralist Party | To | Debating the DSP.013.2502 |
| Message | We are indifferent about 1, strongly support 2, strongly oppose 3, oppose 4, are indifferent about 5, and oppose six and 7. If you remove article 3, and at least two out of articles 4, 6, and 7, we would gladly vote for this bill. |
| Date | 07:14:06, December 17, 2007 CET | From | 帝国公明党 (Teikoku Kōmeitō) | To | Debating the DSP.013.2502 |
| Message | We have no intention of altering this bill. OOC: It was originally meant as a positioning bill. |
| Date | 07:25:25, December 17, 2007 CET | From | Normand Pluralist Party | To | Debating the DSP.013.2502 |
| Message | OOC: Well, it makes an awful lot more sense than your other positioning bills, IMO. We would, however, vote for it if you removed those 3 articles. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 356 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 207 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 187 |
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| Random quote: "Whenever the people are well informed, they can be trusted with their own government; that whenever things get so far wrong as to attract their notice, they may be relied on to set them to rights." - Thomas Jefferson |