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Bill: SSD Course Corrections for Malivia
Details
Submitted by[?]: Supporters of Science in Design (IP)
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: November 2537
Description[?]:
| We propose the following changes to Malivia in order to bring the country on track. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Protection of original works of technology and arts.
Old value:: Works of technology and art are protected by copyright.
Current: Works of technology and art are protected by copyright.
Proposed: Works of techology and art have limited copy protection.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government agricultural and farming subsidies policy.
Old value:: The government subsidises agriculture based on market demand for the crop being grown.
Current: The government subsidises the operations of low-income farming families.
Proposed: Agricultural crops which are considered beneficial to the enviroment or to the continued ecological safety of the state are subsidized.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Forest management.
Old value:: Local governments are required to operate forestry agencies, which own and manage all forest land.
Current: Local governments are required to operate forestry agencies, which own and manage all forest land.
Proposed: There is a national agency which owns all forests, but subcontracts the work to private companies.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards the cloning of human beings.
Old value:: Research in cloning technologies is legal, but regulated.
Current: Research in cloning technologies is not regulated.
Proposed: Research in cloning technologies is not regulated.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change International media content regulation.
Old value:: International media content is free from regulation
Current: International media content undergoes the same regulation as domestic media content.
Proposed: International media content undergoes the same regulation as domestic media content.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Discrimination in the military on grounds of race/religion.
Old value:: Any adult citizen can serve in the military, discrimination for racial or religious reasons is prohibited.
Current: Any adult citizen can serve in the military, discrimination for racial or religious reasons is prohibited.
Proposed: Candidates must be of a certain race/religion to be armed or take part in combat.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning parental qualifications.
Old value:: The government does not hold qualifications for new parents.
Current: The government does not hold qualifications for new parents.
Proposed: The government requires a test for would-be parents, if parents circumvent the test they are allowed to keep the children, but are watched for incompentence.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the pension system.
Old value:: The state operates a compulsory, public pension system.
Current: The state operates a compulsory public system combined with an optional private pension.
Proposed: There is a compulsory private pension system.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:18:12, February 26, 2008 CET | From | Soviet Party (Trotskyist) | To | Debating the SSD Course Corrections for Malivia |
| Message | Article 1: Why? This proposal is a step backwards, in the direction of turning Malivia into a racist, prejudiced country filled with religious hate. Article 5: Translation: "There is a national agency which owns all forests, but subcontracts the work of clear-cutting(COUGH)maintaing forests to private companies that, coincidentally, happen to also be in the logging business." Article 7: Anybody should be allowed to be parents. If there's a test, then if the parents fail it, the government has to take their child away from them. Article 8: The state-owned pension system is working just fine. Why put it in the shaky hands of the free market? Malivia's motto should not be "If it ain't broke, break it." |
| Date | 00:42:00, February 26, 2008 CET | From | Militarist Party | To | Debating the SSD Course Corrections for Malivia |
| Message | While the MP agrees with some articles, we cannot accept others, especially Article I |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 147 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 603 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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