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Bill: Bill 340578340
Details
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 2513
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards hunting endangered animals.
Old value:: Hunting endangered animals is illegal.
Current: Hunting endangered animals is illegal.
Proposed: The government enforces no regulations.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the keeping of exotic animals.
Old value:: Everyone may keep exotic animals, but the trade in exotic animals is regulated by the government.
Current: Only zoos or zoological institutions are allowed to keep exotic animals.
Proposed: Everyone may keep exotic animals, the trade in exotic animals is unregulated.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change
The government's policy regarding foreign embassies.
Old value:: Foreign countries may establish an embassy after obtaining approval from the Foreign Office.
Current: Any other country may establish an embassy on national soil.
Proposed: Any other country may establish an embassy on national soil.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards giving aid to foreign countries.
Old value:: The government supplies "tied" aid to poorer nations in return for trading rights.
Current: The government gives high levels of aid to countries in need.
Proposed: The government never offers international aid.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change International trade (this is a default in the absense of a specific free trade agreement or specific trade embargo)
Old value:: The nation imposes reciprocal tariffs on imports, with no tariffs imposed on states which impose no tariffs on our exports.
Current: The nation allows for imports, but imposes "ethical" tariffs on nations with lower environmental and labour rights standards.
Proposed: The nation does not impose any tariffs or quotas on imports.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Government policy regarding a national park system.
Old value:: The government devolves park policy to local governments.
Current: The government devolves park policy to local governments.
Proposed: The government outlaws designation of property for public parks.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The national refugee policy.
Old value:: Only refugees that are victims of extreme circumstances are welcome; they are given integration-aid.
Current: All refugees are welcome, regardless of their reason, and given aid in integrating them into the country.
Proposed: All refugees are welcome, regardless of their reason, and given aid in integrating them into the country.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Travel by foreigners to the nation.
Old value:: The nation imposes strict border control on visitors, with intensive security checks, to maintain law and order.
Current: The nation imposes minimal border controls on visitors, with cursory security checks, to confirm visitor identities.
Proposed: The nation imposes no border controls on visitors.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Waste disposal responsibility.
Old value:: Waste disposal is left entirely to the private sector but is regulated.
Current: It is the responsibility of local governments to decide on waste disposal regulation.
Proposed: Waste disposal is left entirely to the private sector and is unregulated.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:06:05, January 08, 2008 CET | From | New Daio Party | To | Debating the Bill 340578340 |
| Message | Too complicated. No vote and motion for dismissal. |
| Date | 09:08:16, January 08, 2008 CET | From | Order Of The Illuminati | To | Debating the Bill 340578340 |
| Message | We urge the HCPZ to split this into several bills. |
| Date | 23:05:42, January 08, 2008 CET | From | H.C.P.Z | To | Debating the Bill 340578340 |
| Message | Just vote for it and let it be. No reason to make it even more complicated than it is NDP! |
| Date | 23:11:23, January 08, 2008 CET | From | H.C.P.Z | To | Debating the Bill 340578340 |
| Message | Just vote for it and let it be. No reason to make it even more complicated than it is NDP! |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 103 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 196 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 102 |
| Random fact: The players in a nation have a collective responsibility to ensure their "Bills under debate" section is kept in good order. Bills which are irrelevant or have become irrelevant should be deleted. Deletion can be requested for bills proposed by inactive parties on the Bill Clearout Requests thread: http://forum.particracy.net/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=4363 |
| Random quote: "I never dared to be radical when young. For fear it would make me conservative when old." - Robert Frost |