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Bill: Privitise Likatonia
Details
Submitted by[?]: Democratic National Party
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This bill asks for an amendement to the Constitution. It will require two-thirds of the legislature to vote in favor. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: November 2553
Description[?]:
| The Name of the nation shall be known as: "Likatonia PLC" |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards hunting endangered animals.
Old value:: Hunting endangered animals is illegal.
Current: Hunting endangered animals is illegal.
Proposed: The government enforces no regulations.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the keeping of endangered animals.
Old value:: Keeping endangered animals, or trading therein, is forbidden.
Current: Only zoos or zoological institutions are allowed to keep endangered animals; all other forms of keeping or trading in endangered animals are forbidden.
Proposed: Everyone may keep endangered animals, without any restrictions whatsoever.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Forest management.
Old value:: There is a national agency which owns and manages all forest land.
Current: There is a national agency which owns and manages all forest land.
Proposed: All forestry is performed by private companies.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The title of the head of government, who chairs the cabinet.
Old value:: First Advocate
Current: Prime Minister
Proposed: Chief Executive Officer
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The formal title of the Head of State.
Old value:: Emissary
Current: President
Proposed: Chairman
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning private cars.
Old value:: Only cars using environmentally friendly fuels are allowed.
Current: There are no regulations on the ownership of private cars.
Proposed: There are no regulations on the ownership of private cars.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards smoking.
Old value:: Smoking is legal outdoors and in private homes and clubs, but illegal indoors in all places of employment.
Current: Smoking is legal everywhere, at the discretion of the property owner, but is illegal in government-owned buildings.
Proposed: Smoking is legal everywhere, at the discretion of the property owner, and is legal in government-owned buildings.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:38:31, March 27, 2008 CET | From | Democratic Workers' Party and CTUL List | To | Debating the Privitise Likatonia |
| Message | OOC: This is quite funny. Good job. |
| Date | 00:44:59, March 27, 2008 CET | From | Democratic National Party | To | Debating the Privitise Likatonia |
| Message | OOC: The best is yet to come, just you wait! |
| Date | 10:43:22, March 27, 2008 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the Privitise Likatonia |
| Message | This is silly. Privatisation is not the same as deregulation. |
| Date | 20:18:59, March 27, 2008 CET | From | Marxist-Separatist Front Of Meria | To | Debating the Privitise Likatonia |
| Message | This bill is disgusting. What is the meaning of PLC? |
| Date | 20:25:34, March 27, 2008 CET | From | Democratic National Party | To | Debating the Privitise Likatonia |
| Message | ha ha ha ha. |
| Date | 20:25:47, March 27, 2008 CET | From | Democratic National Party | To | Debating the Privitise Likatonia |
| Message | Public Limited Company |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 397 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 146 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 123 |
| Random fact: "Treaty-locking", or ratifiying treaties that completely or nearly completely forbid any proposals to change laws, is not allowed. Amongst other possible sanctions, Moderation reserves the discretion to delete treaties and/or subject parties to a seat reset if this is necessary in order to reverse a treaty-lock situation. |
| Random quote: " A government which robs Peter to pay Paul, can always count on the support of Paul." - George Bernard Shaw |