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Bill: Freedom from Health Restrictions
Details
Submitted by[?]: Scientific Libertarian Party
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: March 2540
Description[?]:
| Citizens should be allowed to do what they want with their own bodies |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards alcoholic beverages.
Old value:: Alcoholic beverages may be purchased and consumed anywhere, but only by adults.
Current: The sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages is outlawed.
Proposed: Alcoholic beverage regulations are not imposed by the government.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Health care policy.
Old value:: There is a free public health care system and a small number of private clinics, which are heavily regulated to ensure they treat their patients well and provide good care.
Current: There is a public health care system, but private clinics are allowed.
Proposed: Health care is entirely private.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Sale of tobacco products.
Old value:: Only adults may purchase tobacco.
Current: The sale of tobacco products is prohibited.
Proposed: There are no regulations on the sale of tobacco.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:53:09, March 01, 2008 CET | From | Party for a Federal Meritocracy | To | Debating the Freedom from Health Restrictions |
| Message | We were actually thinking of doing these ourselves--although after the election. |
| Date | 01:09:11, March 01, 2008 CET | From | United Democrats of Jakania | To | Debating the Freedom from Health Restrictions |
| Message | I could support this, but article two just kills it |
| Date | 01:25:16, March 01, 2008 CET | From | Social Theocrats | To | Debating the Freedom from Health Restrictions |
| Message | Same here. Im indifferent to 1 & 3 but 2 is a death sentence to the poor. |
| Date | 22:02:31, March 01, 2008 CET | From | Secularist Socialist Party | To | Debating the Freedom from Health Restrictions |
| Message | no because of article 2, it would kill the poor. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 166 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 114 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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