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Bill: Agriculture Devolution and Reform
Details
Submitted by[?]: Social Democratic 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 2558
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government agricultural and farming subsidies policy.
Old value:: The government subsidises the operations of low-income farming families.
Current: Agricultural crops which are considered beneficial to the enviroment or to the continued ecological safety of the state are subsidized.
Proposed: Agricultural crops which are considered beneficial to the enviroment or to the continued ecological safety of the state are subsidized.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning farm size.
Old value:: Farm size is not regulated.
Current: Farms that grow too large are broken up and the land redistributed.
Proposed: Farm size regulations are determined by local governments.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the use of pesticides.
Old value:: The government approves and regulates agricultural chemical use.
Current: The government approves and regulates agricultural chemical use.
Proposed: Local governments may choose to regulate pesticides certification programs.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:29:48, April 06, 2008 CET | From | Radical Party | To | Debating the Agriculture Devolution and Reform |
| Message | I am opposed to article 2 sincerely, as it is not in keeping with my overall liberal agricultural plan for Telamon. I ask the Radicals to support my No vote for this piece of legislation. Unfortunate, since I support articles one and three. - Derek Swanson - Minister for Food and Agriculture (Radical Party) |
| Date | 16:00:21, April 07, 2008 CET | From | Democratic Capitalist Delegation | To | Debating the Agriculture Devolution and Reform |
| Message | We will support this legislation as a federalist measure. James Lott Chairman Democratic Capitalist Delegation |
| Date | 01:36:55, April 08, 2008 CET | From | Conservative Ordo Malleus (COM) | To | Debating the Agriculture Devolution and Reform |
| Message | We strongly support article 3 and article 2 to a lesser degree. If article 3 was proposed in separate legislation it would receive our support as long as no other strings were attached. -Thorden Raxney |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 145 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 203 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 14 |
| Random fact: Moderation will not approve a Cultural Protocol request within the first 48 hours of it being requested. This is in order to give other players a chance to query the proposed changes, if they wish to do so. Moderation may be approached for advice on a proposed change, but any advice proffered should always be understood under the provisio that no final decision will be made until at least 48 hours after the request has been formally submitted for approval. |
| Random quote: "The test of courage comes when we are in the minority. The test of tolerance comes when we are in the majority." - Ralph W. Sockman |