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Bill: Ban GM crops
Details
Submitted by[?]: Telamon National Party
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: January 2112
Description[?]:
| We should Ban GM crops but allow research into it untill we are 100% sure it poses no threat to the health of the public and the countryside. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning genetically modified (GM) crops.
Old value:: All activities related to production, selling or researching of GM crops are allowed.
Current: All activities related to production, selling or researching of GM crops are allowed.
Proposed: Production and selling of GM crops is banned. Research is allowed.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:12:30, September 13, 2005 CET | From | Rationalist Party | To | Debating the Ban GM crops |
| Message | You can never be 100% sure of anything in science. That said, over a half billion people have been consuming various GM foods for almost 20 years with no corelation to any adverse effects. |
| Date | 17:27:08, September 13, 2005 CET | From | Telamon National Party | To | Debating the Ban GM crops |
| Message | Better to be safe than sorry, I think you can be at least 95% sure in science if you talk in sensible terms. |
| Date | 04:58:30, September 15, 2005 CET | From | Rationalist Party | To | Debating the Ban GM crops |
| Message | Just saying there's no evidence it's unsafe |
| Date | 19:40:58, September 15, 2005 CET | From | Telamon National Party | To | Debating the Ban GM crops |
| Message | It would be the tax payers who pay if it comes out that people have got problems from eating GM crops. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 61 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 180 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 14 |
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