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Bill: The Trigunian Way To Socialism Act of 2554
Details
Submitted by[?]: Kommunisticheskaya Partiya-Stalinist
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: February 2555
Description[?]:
| Death to the revisionists and conservatives who seek only to keep us from accomplishing the true revolution of the working class!!! Article 1 Click here to remove this proposal. Proposal[?] to change The banking system. Old value:: All banks are privately owned. Current: All banks are privately owned. Proposed: The government operates and owns all banks. Article 2 Click here to remove this proposal. Proposal[?] to change Government policy on the nation's power grid. Old value:: Multiple private companies each own and mantain sections of the national power grid. Current: Multiple private companies each own and mantain sections of the national power grid. Proposed: The national grid is fully owned by the State. Article 3 Click here to remove this proposal. Proposal[?] to change Licensing of Food Sales. Old value:: Anyone may sell food, but shelf lives of foods are enforced. Current: Anyone may sell food, but shelf lives of foods are enforced. Proposed: Food may be sold by licensed vendors only, and shelf lives of foods are enforced. Article 4 Click here to remove this proposal. Proposal[?] to change National 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 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. Proposed: Health care is entirely public and free; private clinics are banned. Article 5 Click here to remove this proposal. Proposal[?] to change Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations Old value:: The government acts as an investor of last resort, by nationalizing failing industries that provide vital goods or services. Current: The government acts as an investor of last resort, by nationalizing failing industries that provide vital goods or services. Proposed: All industry is owned and operated by the state Article 6 Click here to remove this proposal. Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards labor unions. Old value:: Trade unions are illegal. Current: Trade unions are illegal. Proposed: Trade unions may exist and all workers must have membership in one. Article 7 Click here to remove this proposal. Proposal[?] to change The governments policy towards the funding of libraries Old value:: Funding and operation of libraries is left entirely to local governments. Current: Funding and operation of libraries is left entirely to local governments. Proposed: The national government controls a vast and comprehensive system of public libraries. Article 8 Click here to remove this proposal. Proposal[?] to change The government policy regarding housing. Old value:: All housing is privately-owned. Current: All housing is privately-owned. Proposed: The State owns and maintains all housing. Article 9 Click here to remove this proposal. Proposal[?] to change Government policy on the DWC ownership of business and industry Old value:: Democratic Workers' Councils are not permitted to run a business Current: Democratic Workers' Councils are not permitted to run a business Proposed: The government requires all businesses to be run by Democratic Workers' Councils. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The banking system.
Old value:: All banks are privately owned.
Current: The government operates a central bank and all other banks are private.
Proposed: The government operates and owns all banks.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on the nation's power grid.
Old value:: Multiple private companies each own and maintain sections of the national power grid.
Current: Multiple private companies each own and maintain sections of the national power grid.
Proposed: The national grid is fully owned by the state.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Licensing of food sales.
Old value:: Anyone may sell food, but shelf lives of foods are enforced.
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 4
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 public and free; private clinics are banned.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations.
Old value:: The government acts as an investor of last resort, by nationalizing failing industries that provide vital goods or services.
Current: The government acts as an investor of last resort, by nationalizing failing industries that provide vital goods or services.
Proposed: All industry is owned and operated by the state.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards labor unions.
Old value:: Trade unions are illegal.
Current: Trade unions may exist and worker membership is voluntary.
Proposed: Trade unions may exist and all workers must have membership in one.
Article 7
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 controls a vast and comprehensive system of public libraries.
Proposed: The national government controls a vast and comprehensive system of public libraries.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The government policy regarding housing.
Old value:: All housing is privately-owned.
Current: Housing policy is to be determined by local governments.
Proposed: The state owns and maintains all housing.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on Democratic Workers' Councils.
Old value:: Democratic Workers' Councils are not permitted to run a business.
Current: The government does not intervene in the marketplace with regards to Democratic Workers' Councils.
Proposed: The government requires all businesses to be run by Democratic Workers' Councils.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:56:36, March 31, 2008 CET | From |  Christian Conservative Party | To | Debating the The Trigunian Way To Socialism Act of 2554 |
| Message | We disagree with articles 3,4,6,7,8,9. Seeing how that is over 2/3 of the proposed changes, we will have to vote no. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 259 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 296 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Particracy has 464 player slots. |
| Random quote: "Economic advance is not the same thing as human progress." - John Clapham |