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Bill: DSP.073.2534
Details
Submitted by[?]: 帝国公明党 (Teikoku Kōmeitō)
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: August 2535
Description[?]:
| A partial manifesto of the DSP's new goals. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding child benefit.
Old value:: The state guarantees child benefit to families classified as low-income or poor.
Current: The state guarantees child benefit to all families.
Proposed: The state guarantees child benefit to all families.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on energy generation.
Old value:: Private and public power stations exist side-by-side.
Current: Small scale private electrical generation is permitted but most energy is generated by a government-owned company.
Proposed: Small scale private electrical generation is permitted but most energy is generated by a government-owned company.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Employer's rights in regards to firing striking workers.
Old value:: Employers can fire workers who are deemed to have gone on strike without reasonable reasons.
Current: Employers can fire workers who are deemed to have gone on strike without reasonable reasons.
Proposed: Employers cannot fire workers who have gone on strike.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change
The government's policy regarding foreign marriages.
Old value:: Only foreign marriages that comply with domestic policy regarding marriage are recognised.
Current: Only foreign marriages that comply with domestic policy regarding marriage are recognised.
Proposed: All foreign marriages are recognised, regardless of domestic policy regarding marriage.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The use of cannabis for medicinal purposes.
Old value:: The legality of medicinal cannabis is established by local governments.
Current: Cannabis is legal as a sedative for patients in pain.
Proposed: Cannabis is legal as a sedative for patients in pain.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The education system.
Old value:: There is a free public education system alongside private schools.
Current: There is a free public education system and a small number of private schools, which are heavily regulated to ensure they teach adequate skills and information.
Proposed: There is a free public education system and a small number of private schools, which are heavily regulated to ensure they teach adequate skills and information.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Funding of public transport (where applicable).
Old value:: Public transport is partially subsidised with the remainder "user-pays".
Current: Public transport is fully subsidised by the government.
Proposed: Public transport is fully subsidised by the government.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The recreational drug policy.
Old value:: Recreational drug use is regulated by local governments.
Current: All naturally occurring drugs are legal.
Proposed: There are no laws regulating what citizens can put into their bodies.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Renewable energy sources (eg. solar power, wind power).
Old value:: The decision on renewable energy sources is left up to local governments.
Current: Government subsidies are provided for research and generation of energy through renewable sources.
Proposed: Government subsidies are provided for research and generation of energy through renewable sources.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on Democratic Workers' Councils.
Old value:: The government does not intervene in the marketplace with regards to Democratic Workers' Councils.
Current: The government encourages the formation of Democratic Workers' Councils through subsidies and tax exemptions.
Proposed: The government encourages the formation of Democratic Workers' Councils through subsidies and tax exemptions.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:29:15, February 20, 2008 CET | From | Free Democratic Party | To | Debating the DSP.073.2534 |
| Message | Wow, I thought the DSP advised against big bills. |
| Date | 21:29:39, February 20, 2008 CET | From | Free Democratic Party | To | Debating the DSP.073.2534 |
| Message | Fortunately, I oppose all but article 3 |
| Date | 23:00:53, February 20, 2008 CET | From | 帝国公明党 (Teikoku Kōmeitō) | To | Debating the DSP.073.2534 |
| Message | Normally yes we do advise against omnibus bills. However we're not opposed to it on very rare occasions (like once every three REL months) in order to move ones party in another direction or as a showing of what the party seeks to achieve. |
| Date | 00:50:25, February 21, 2008 CET | From | Revolutionary State Socialist Party | To | Debating the DSP.073.2534 |
| Message | We are on the fence, but do to us opposing these stupid back and forth battles, we shall vote no. |
| Date | 16:04:14, February 21, 2008 CET | From | Peasant Party Of Sekowo | To | Debating the DSP.073.2534 |
| Message | I vote no on the basis of drug legalization. |
| Date | 16:04:34, February 21, 2008 CET | From | Peasant Party Of Sekowo | To | Debating the DSP.073.2534 |
| Message | If you remove drug legalization you will have my vote. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 224 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 481 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 45 |
| Random fact: It is not allowed to call more than 5 elections in 5 game years in a nation. The default sanction for a player persisting in the early election tactic will be a seat reset. |
| Random quote: "It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong." - Voltaire |