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Bill: Local Powers Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Bloc Militaire pour Restauration
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: December 2524
Description[?]:
| To devolve some powers to local governments |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Civil defence is the government's policy on providing shelters to be used in the event of attacks on major cities, mainly nuclear attacks and bombing.
Old value:: Every public building is required to feature provisions for civil defence and at least 50% of spaces must be allocated to private citizens.
Current: The government makes no provision for civil defence.
Proposed: Local authorities are responsible for building and maintaining shelters.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Higher education institutions.
Old value:: The government maintains a system of universities, vocational schools, and colleges nationwide.
Current: The government leaves the development and funding of vocational schools and colleges up to local governments.
Proposed: The government leaves the development and funding of all higher education institutions up to local governments.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Health and safety legislation for industry.
Old value:: The government introduces and actively regulates health and safety legislation in all areas of industry.
Current: Health and safety laws are to be determined by local governments.
Proposed: Health and safety laws are to be determined by local governments.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Policy on the organization of police/law enforcement
Old value:: There is a national police department funded by the national government and there are local police departments, funded by local governments.
Current: The operation and funding of the police is left to local governments.
Proposed: The operation and funding of the police is left to local governments.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:12:57, January 30, 2008 CET | From |  Revolutionary Constit'nal United Front | To | Debating the Local Powers Act |
| Message | We are and forever will be for a small local government. |
| Date | 03:59:33, January 31, 2008 CET | From | Centre Démocratique | To | Debating the Local Powers Act |
| Message | We oppose articles 1 and 3. We support 2 and 4. We have no choice but to abstain. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 289 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 141 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 71 |
| Random fact: Large scale RP planning (such as wars, regional/continental conflicts, economic collapse, etc.) should be planned (as best as it can be) and should have consent of a majority of players involved. |
| Random quote: "I have no faith in political arithmetic." - Adam Smith |