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Bill: Panterim Strike
Details
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 2517
Description[?]:
| At 12.04 today a dozen masked men dressed entirely in black stormed a RASP building in Padrilka, the building is being used for administrative purposes in the attempted formation of the Robocracy of Upper Egypt. Armed with machine guns and grenades they fired on party members.. When the police arrived at 12.10 it is believed that sixteen robots killed as well as four of the insurgents. The police immediately entered the building and moved to the eleventh floor where the remaining eight insurgents were situated, however upon entering the floor all eight activated bombs that were strapped to their bodies leaving leaving eighteen more robots and seven policemen dead. The Yehudit Panterim, a paramilitary organisation formely linked to the Ma'avak movement but now largely seen as independent has claimed responsibility for the attack, it is believed to be the first suicide bombing to occur in Beiteynu in over one hundred years. -- Beiteynu National News |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Policy on the legality of abortions
Old value:: Abortion is allowed during the first and second trimesters.
Current: Abortion is allowed during the entire course of the pregnancy.
Proposed: Abortions are only allowed in medical emergencies.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding child benefit.
Old value:: The state guarantees child benefit to all families.
Current: Child benefit policies are left to local governments.
Proposed: Child benefit policies are left to local governments.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning granting citizenship.
Old value:: Citizenship is gained by passing a qualifying exam.
Current: Citizenship is granted to all nationals.
Proposed: Citizenship is granted based on race/religion/gender.
Article 4
Arrange early elections as soon as this bill passes.
Article 5
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 6
Proposal[?] to change Policy concerning industrial hemp.
Old value:: There are no regulations on industrial hemp.
Current: Industrial hemp regulations are left up to local governments.
Proposed: Industrial hemp regulations are left up to local governments.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations.
Old value:: The government does not intervene in the market nor provide any form of subsidies/relief to industries.
Current: The government acts as an investor of last resort, by nationalizing failing industries that provide vital goods or services.
Proposed: The state owns the commanding heights of the economy and all major industries, but private ownership is allowed in the minor industries.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The appointment of mayors.
Old value:: The Head of State oversees the appointment of all mayors.
Current: Citizens elect their mayor directly in a local election.
Proposed: Local governments determine the method of appointment.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change The state's intervention in the appointment of ministers of religion.
Old value:: The state does not intervene in the appointment of ministers of any religion whatsoever.
Current: The state does not intervene in the appointment of ministers of any religion whatsoever.
Proposed: The state has the right to veto the appointment of any ministers of religion.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change The legality of slavery.
Old value:: Slavery and the slave trade is allowed.
Current: Slavery and the slave trade are illegal.
Proposed: Slavery and the slave trade are illegal.
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning religions.
Old value:: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Current: There is an official state religion, but membership is completely voluntary.
Proposed: There is an official state religion, but membership is completely voluntary.
Article 12
Proposal[?] to change The length of a legislative and executive term, in months. Should be between 24 and 72.
Old value:: 60
Current: 48
Proposed: 36
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 02:53:26, January 15, 2008 CET | From | Robot Avenging Stalinist Party | To | Debating the Panterim Strike |
| Message | We find the news message of this bill to be crazy, as we are not robots, nor do we claim to be. We are merely men taking robot names in remembrance of the old movement that was violently crushed. Your attacks on the robots were merely attacks on men. May your God judge them well. |
| Date | 03:33:53, January 15, 2008 CET | From |  Ma'avak | To | Debating the Panterim Strike |
| Message | "The official description of your party reads as follows; "To victory they cried as the robots were again freed." "From this it is quite clear that you believe in the existence of robots within Beiteynu. Whilst we have always maintained robots are incapable of the thought process necessary to conduct political activity and you are nothing but men in suits you have historically claimed to be robots. We suspect the BNN was merely decribing your party members as robots in an act of tolerance and respect for the beliefs of others." -- Josef Nehushtan |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 117 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 222 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 61 |
| Random fact: "Kubrk" is a Jelbic word that has the colloquial meaning "old man" or "geezer". |
| Random quote: "In politics, you have your word and your friends; go back on either and you're dead." - Morton C. Blackwell |