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Bill: Freedom of Education
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[?]:
| We should stop throwing money at children when the private sector does it more efficiently. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Higher education institutions.
Old value:: The government maintains a system of universities, vocational schools, and colleges nationwide.
Current: The government maintains a system of universities nationwide.
Proposed: The government does not maintain any forms of higher education.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The regulation of higher education.
Old value:: The government allows public and private higher education institutions to coexist with self-regulation for those that are private.
Current: The government allows private higher education but regulates it to meet nationally set standards.
Proposed: The government does not fund any public higher education institutions, permitting only private higher education institutions to exist.
Article 3
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 alongside private schools.
Proposed: Education is entirely private and schools run on a for-profit basis.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding sexually explicit material on broadcast television.
Old value:: Sexually explicit material is allowed, but violent or hard core pornography is banned.
Current: Sexually explicit material is allowed, but violent or hard core pornography is banned.
Proposed: All sexually explicit material is allowed on television.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:38:58, March 01, 2008 CET | From | United Democrats of Jakania | To | Debating the Freedom of Education |
| Message | The private sector may do it more efficiently, but at what cost? Some people may now not be able to afford education. These individuals may be some of the brightest minds out there, but, they cannot afford a decent education |
| Date | 00:56:57, March 01, 2008 CET | From | Party for a Federal Meritocracy | To | Debating the Freedom of Education |
| Message | Sorry, can't back this. Education is too important to confine it to only to those who can afford it. |
| Date | 01:23:59, March 01, 2008 CET | From | Social Theocrats | To | Debating the Freedom of Education |
| Message | Where does sexually explicit material come into education? |
| Date | 02:21:47, March 01, 2008 CET | From | Scientific Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Freedom of Education |
| Message | You don't think sexually explicit material is educational? |
| Date | 02:33:48, March 01, 2008 CET | From | United Democrats of Jakania | To | Debating the Freedom of Education |
| Message | Ha, I laughed |
| Date | 19:41:58, March 01, 2008 CET | From | Social Theocrats | To | Debating the Freedom of Education |
| Message | That damn near tempted me to change my vote. |
| Date | 22:08:32, March 01, 2008 CET | From | Secularist Socialist Party | To | Debating the Freedom of Education |
| Message | im sorry but theres somthing the private sector sould not be allowed to control, i couldent really care less aobut all the economic stuff being private, but education, its just mad. |
| Date | 22:09:23, March 01, 2008 CET | From | Secularist Socialist Party | To | Debating the Freedom of Education |
| Message | why dont we just get rid of the governemnt and let mcdonalds run it all. |
| Date | 23:16:15, March 01, 2008 CET | From | Scientific Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Freedom of Education |
| Message | Getting rid of the government and letting private corporations run it all is our policy in general, yes. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 166 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 114 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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