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Bill: Agriculture Act for May 2512
Details
Submitted by[?]: People's Reform Party
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: January 2513
Description[?]:
| Farmers our great bread-winners of our nation. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government agricultural and farming subsidies policy.
Old value:: The government allows local governments to craft agricultural subsidy policy.
Current: The government allows local governments to craft agricultural subsidy policy.
Proposed: The government subsidises the operations of low-income farming families.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning genetically modified (GM) crops.
Old value:: All activities related to production, selling or researching of GM crops are allowed.
Current: All activities related to production, selling or researching of GM crops are allowed.
Proposed: All activities related to production, selling or researching of GM crops are banned.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:59:59, January 06, 2008 CET | From | Alorian Free Democrats | To | Debating the Agriculture Act for May 2512 |
| Message | And subsidies make them reliant on the government, while GM crops can improve their yield. This bill seems backwards. |
| Date | 19:46:38, January 06, 2008 CET | From | Yellow Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Agriculture Act for May 2512 |
| Message | Farmers grow the grain to make bread, not win it. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 279 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 421 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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| Random quote: "Capitalism is what people do if you leave them alone" - Kenneth Minogue |