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Bill: ERF Manifesto I
Details
Submitted by[?]: Iqembu Sokusebenzisana Yeningi
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: July 2529
Description[?]:
| We, the Equalitarian Revolutionary Front, issue the following demands: |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Ownership of guns by private individuals.
Old value:: Individuals are allowed to own firearms as long as they do not have a history of dangerous mental illness or a violent criminality.
Current: Individuals are allowed to own firearms as long as they do not have a history of dangerous mental illness or a violent criminality.
Proposed: Adult individuals are allowed to own and purchase guns freely.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The confidentiality of letters and correspondence.
Old value:: The confidentiality of letters is inviolable, but the justice dept. can violate it in extreme situations.
Current: The confidentiality of letters is not inviolable.
Proposed: The confidentiality of letters is inviolable.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on the separation of the police and the military.
Old value:: A civilian police force is in place and the military may be called in to help in serious emergencies.
Current: A civilian police force is in place and the military may be called in to help in serious emergencies.
Proposed: A civilian police force is in place and the military is not allowed to play any part in it.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Weapons allowed to private citizens.
Old value:: Only certain types of weapons may be owned by the general public, and there are further restrictions on places where they may be carried.
Current: Citizens may own any type of weapon. They may be carried anywhere except as determined by the property owner.
Proposed: Citizens may own any type of weapon. They may be carried anywhere except as determined by the property owner.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the export of weapons to other nations.
Old value:: The government must approve all arms sales on a case by case basis.
Current: The government must approve all arms sales on a case by case basis.
Proposed: The government allows conventional arms to be exported freely.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 15:54:17, February 08, 2008 CET | From |  Iqembu Sokusebenzisana Yeningi | To | Debating the ERF Manifesto I |
| Message | We urge the government to comply. Time is of the essence. <*Manifesto sent by anonymous email, source encrypted, to most media outlets and every Member of Congress*> |
| Date | 17:20:12, February 08, 2008 CET | From | Boston Tea Party | To | Debating the ERF Manifesto I |
| Message | we agree on all counts. |
| Date | 19:23:47, February 08, 2008 CET | From | Peoples' Liberation Front | To | Debating the ERF Manifesto I |
| Message | You are mad on all acounts |
| Date | 20:14:59, February 08, 2008 CET | From | National Bolshevik Party | To | Debating the ERF Manifesto I |
| Message | This is a great proposal, for anyone who wants increased crime or has a rich relative that isn;t dying fast enough. We are strongly against these ultra-liberal gun laws. |
| Date | 16:34:28, February 09, 2008 CET | From | Iqembu Sokusebenzisana Yeningi | To | Debating the ERF Manifesto I |
| Message | How disappointing. Perhaps the next Congress will see reason, hmm? |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 129 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 422 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 48 |
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