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Bill: The Anti Local Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Social Theocrats
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: July 2542
Description[?]:
| I assure you there is a purpose to this. I'm banking on everyone voting no. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning child labour.
Old value:: Child labour is regulated by local governments.
Current: Child labour is forbidden.
Proposed: Child labour is forbidden.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Civil defence is the government's policy on providing shelters to be used in the event of attacks on major cities, mainly nuclear attacks and bombing.
Old value:: Local authorities are responsible for building and maintaining shelters.
Current: The government builds and maintains a network of shelters across the nation.
Proposed: The government builds and maintains a network of shelters across the nation.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Curfew policy (curfew time to be determined in the bill description).
Old value:: Local governments may impose curfews, but only if a state of emergency has been declared.
Current: The national government may impose curfews, but only if a state of emergency has been declared.
Proposed: No curfew policies may be established.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Firefighting services.
Old value:: Fire prevention and management is left to the local governments.
Current: Fire prevention and management is left to the local governments.
Proposed: There is a national fire department, funded by the government.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Food safety policy.
Old value:: Local governments determine food safety standards.
Current: The government introduces, and actively enforces, food standards provisions.
Proposed: The government introduces, and actively enforces, food standards provisions.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Licensing of food sales.
Old value:: The licensing of food sale is left for local governments to decide.
Current: Food may be sold by licensed vendors only, and shelf lives of foods are enforced.
Proposed: Food may be sold by licensed vendors only, and shelf lives of foods are enforced.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Forest management.
Old value:: Local governments may set up forestry agencies. Where they do not, forestry is on a commercial basis.
Current: There is a national agency which owns all forests, but subcontracts the work to private companies.
Proposed: There is a national agency which owns and manages all forest land.
Article 8
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 have strictly enforced protection. Felling is limited to fire breaks.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Health and safety legislation for industry.
Old value:: Health and safety laws are to be determined by local governments.
Current: The government recommends health and safety legislation, but they are not actively enforced on industry.
Proposed: The government introduces and actively regulates health and safety legislation in all areas of industry.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards the funding of libraries.
Old value:: Funding and operation of libraries is left entirely to local governments.
Current: The national government contracts with private companies to maintain a system of libraries.
Proposed: The national government controls a vast and comprehensive system of public libraries.
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the use of pesticides.
Old value:: Local governments may choose to regulate pesticides certification programs.
Current: The government approves and regulates agricultural chemical use.
Proposed: The government approves and regulates agricultural chemical use.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 13:49:40, March 05, 2008 CET | From |  Party for a Federal Meritocracy | To | Debating the The Anti Local Act |
| Message | Just about anything you take out of the hands of the local governments we will vote against. You group a lot of them together like this, and we don't even bother with reading it. |
| Date | 18:18:13, March 05, 2008 CET | From | Social Theocrats | To | Debating the The Anti Local Act |
| Message | God damn UJDP, stop voting for this! |
| Date | 22:45:22, March 05, 2008 CET | From | Scientific Libertarian Party | To | Debating the The Anti Local Act |
| Message | Even if it were any good, this may violate Sensible Bills, we're not sure. |
| Date | 23:13:25, March 05, 2008 CET | From | Social Theocrats | To | Debating the The Anti Local Act |
| Message | It does. Spectacularly so. |
| Date | 14:18:20, March 06, 2008 CET | From | Birleşik Demokrat Parti | To | Debating the The Anti Local Act |
| Message | I never liked that Bill anyway... |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 76 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 196 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 37 |
| Random fact: Don't vote yes on a cabinet coalition that doesn't give you the power that you deserve. |
| Random quote: "I'm not a leftist; I'm where the righteous ought to be." - M.M. Coady |