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Bill: Environment Act 2533
Details
Submitted by[?]: Green 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: May 2534
Description[?]:
| An act to strengthen protection of the environment. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the keeping of endangered animals.
Old value:: Everyone may keep endangered animals, without any restrictions whatsoever.
Current: Only zoos or zoological institutions are allowed to keep endangered animals; all other forms of keeping or trading in endangered animals are forbidden.
Proposed: Everyone may keep endangered animals, but the trade in, and the ownership of, endangered animals is strictly regulated by the government to prevent their extinction in the wild.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning forest protection.
Old value:: Forest protection is left to local governments.
Current: Forests are protected. Logging is allowed by licence only.
Proposed: Forests are protected. Logging is allowed by licence only.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government regulation of pollution in industry.
Old value:: Industrial pollution is not regulated by the government.
Current: The government enforces moderate pollution restrictions.
Proposed: The government enforces moderate pollution restrictions.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government-sponsored recycling programs.
Old value:: There is no national policy regarding recycled garbage.
Current: The government funds recycling facilities and enforces mandatory recycling for residents, commercial enterprise, and industry.
Proposed: The government funds recycling facilities for public use.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 06:05:35, February 17, 2008 CET | From | Green Party | To | Debating the Environment Act 2533 |
| Message | We owe this bill to our children, so that they may grow up and thrive in a Rutania in tune with nature and the environment. For we are all creatures of nature, and we cannot allow political ideology to overcome what we owe the environment. |
| Date | 13:11:08, February 17, 2008 CET | From | Fair and Equal World Party | To | Debating the Environment Act 2533 |
| Message | We wholeheartedly agree with the Green Party. |
| Date | 13:31:38, February 17, 2008 CET | From | Federal Rutanian Libertarian Union | To | Debating the Environment Act 2533 |
| Message | Rather, we believe this an act to erode the liberties of the Rutanian. We wholeheartedly do not support this bill. |
| Date | 05:22:55, February 19, 2008 CET | From | Giant Nation Party | To | Debating the Environment Act 2533 |
| Message | I would suggest we discuss this piece by piece. I wont agree on article 2. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 111 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 151 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 337 |
| Random fact: Terra, the fictional world in which Particracy is set, consists of 8 continents: Artania, Dovani, Keris, Makon, Majatra, Seleya, Temania and Vascania. |
| Random quote: Henceforth, the current system of first and second class stamps, where the rich can pay to have their mail delivered faster than the poor, shall be BANNED. There shall be only one class of mail delivery, and ALL mail shall travel at the SAME speed for EVERYBODY. There can be no class discrimination in the People's Post Office! There must be the SAME class of mail service FOR ALL! ~ Friedrich Pfeiffer General Secretary of the Dorvish Communist Party |