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Bill: FGGP Bill: What Hutorian Wildlife Really Deserves
Details
Submitted by[?]: Groene ArbeidersPartij
Status[?]: passed
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 2558
Description[?]:
| The Green Party is back, together with a whole new shitload of proposals, desperatly trying to make our fellow politicians aware of a growing problem on our planet. "This bill is most necessary, if we care for our planet! Hutori is a nothern state, and our careless behaviour is a danger to the entire world due to our short distance to the north pole. We need to do everything we can if we want to preserve nature, and therefore we should vote yes on this bill. Our country has over 4000 unique species, about half of them living in our rivers and seas, all bound to die if we don't act soon. The Hutorian Pilchard Sardine, being one of them. This little swimmer was very often used as bait in the last two centuries, and now you hardly see them anymore. Their population has shrinked more than half in the last decade! Aside from that, we have another big problem: our ground water is polluted by chemicals and manure. This has nefast consequences to whole Terra, since the melting of the ice caps has become painful reality today! Must I bring up the flood that has washed away hundreds of houses, due to the dissapearance of the Great Kenai Mountain Glacier? Cars also have a devastating effect, which is why we, for now, want to make public transport entirely free, in order to reduce air pollution until it has met acceptable standards." Turjan Matisse, Chairman of the FGGP |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government agricultural and farming subsidies policy.
Old value:: Strategic crops are produced on State owned farms. All other produce is left to the Private sector.
Current: The government allows local governments to craft agricultural subsidy policy.
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:: Small farms are encouraged to merge together into larger ones.
Current: Farm size regulations are determined by local governments.
Proposed: Farm size is not regulated.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Commercial fishing regulation.
Old value:: The fishing industry is nationalised, and the government sets production levels.
Current: Local governments can establish fishing quotas
Proposed: Commercial fishing is completely banned
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning forest protection.
Old value:: The government has no policy on forest protection.
Current: Forests are protected. Logging is allowed by licence only.
Proposed: Forests have strictly enforced protection. Felling is limited to fire breaks.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government regulation of hunting.
Old value:: Hunting and fishing activities are restricted to designated areas and periods.
Current: Hunting and fishing is not regulated.
Proposed: Private hunting and fishing practices are banned.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the use of pesticides.
Old value:: Local governments may choose to regulate pesticides certification programs.
Current: Farmers are required to list chemicals used on their crops.
Proposed: Chemical pesticides, herbicides and fungicides are banned.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning private cars.
Old value:: Only one car allowed per household, people are encouraged to travel collective and tax incentives on cars using environmentally friendly fuels.
Current: Private cars are allowed, but people are encouraged to travel collective and tax incentives are provided for cars using environmentally friendly fuels.
Proposed: Private cars are not allowed.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Funding of public transport (where applicable).
Old value:: Public transport is fully subsidised for people with low-income, with the remainder "user-pays".
Current: Local governments decide upon the funding policy.
Proposed: Public transport is fully subsidised by the government.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on tree plantation.
Old value:: The government encourages, but does not require new and replacement plantation.
Current: The government requires tree plantation at replacement level for all logging or clearance operations.
Proposed: The government requires tree plantation at higher than replacement levels for all logging or clearance operations.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 08:58:02, April 08, 2008 CET | From | "Le Chaim" - Aesthetic Party | To | Debating the FGGP Bill: What Hutorian Wildlife Really Deserves |
| Message | Oh my God! |
| Date | 20:49:30, April 08, 2008 CET | From | Groene ArbeidersPartij | To | Debating the FGGP Bill: What Hutorian Wildlife Really Deserves |
| Message | God? He's the biggest bastard of them all! |
| Date | 02:06:35, April 09, 2008 CET | From | Hutori Conservative Council | To | Debating the FGGP Bill: What Hutorian Wildlife Really Deserves |
| Message | This legislation is utterly absurd. We have never witnessed a piece of legislation as extreme and as bizarre as this. These policies are essentially communist in their nature, in their foundation. We are completely and utterly appalled that, not only would a party such as the Future Generation Green Party propose such nonsensical communist policy, but that it would also earn the support of several other parties (although the support of the People's Revolutionary Communist Party of this legislation comes as no surprise). We are thoroughly opposed to this legislation in its entirity - every single article, save one or two, is ill-conceived big government communist idealogue rubbish. It is absolutely indefensible. We will do absolutely anything in our power to prevent the Future Generation Green Party from ever gaining any positions of power whatsoever. We are utterly, utterly appalled. |
| Date | 02:09:44, April 09, 2008 CET | From | Hutori Conservative Council | To | Debating the FGGP Bill: What Hutorian Wildlife Really Deserves |
| Message | We strongly encourage any party which has not yet voted on this legislation to vote AGAINST it. It is communist idealogue garbage; no one in their right mind would ever possibly humour ANY of the motions in this legislation. We are convinced that the Future Generation Green Party is a group of red, far-left communist environmental extremists. We urge our fellow parties, including those who have already voted in favour - do NOT support this legislation or this extremist party. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 60 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 55 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 186 |
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