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Bill: Liberal Act of 2567
Details
Submitted by[?]: Progressive Liberal Party of Hulstria
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 2569
Description[?]:
| Dear member of the Imperial Diet, Cooperations have enough of governments interacting with their management. They want, and any economist will reckon this, that cooperations are free to operate and the economy is left alone. When there will be none government regulations left, cooperations will have to fight for the consumer, making prices low. Let us not bore them with regulations paid for by our citizens, but let them be free, free to operate. But some things cannot be left alone to the market, like police, because not everyone sees the need of police. Therefore we are asking the Imperial Diet to let the central government do this. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on advertising
Old value:: Only advertising that meets certain set standards is permitted.
Current: All advertising is permitted.
Proposed: All advertising is permitted.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Charter school policy (free, privately run, publicly funded schools).
Old value:: Charter school funding, regulation, and development is left up to local governments.
Current: Charter schools must have a specific focus.
Proposed: Only non-profit organizations may establish charter schools.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Curfew policy (curfew time to be determined in the bill description).
Old value:: Local governments may impose curfews, but only if a state of emergency has been declared.
Current: Local governments may set curfews, but national government does not.
Proposed: The national government may impose curfews, but only if a state of emergency has been declared.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The nation's defence industry.
Old value:: Defence industries are privately owned but subsidised by the state.
Current: The state owns all defence industries.
Proposed: Defence industries are privately owned and not subsidised.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The research and development of pharmaceutical drugs.
Old value:: The government subsidizes research and development of prescription drugs and regulates their prices.
Current: The government subsidizes research and development of prescription drugs and regulates their prices.
Proposed: The government subsidizes research and development of prescription drugs but does not regulate their prices.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on energy generation.
Old value:: Private and public power stations exist side-by-side.
Current: Small scale private electrical generation is permitted but most energy is generated by a government-owned company.
Proposed: Private power stations provide energy for the entire power grid.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on the nation's power grid.
Old value:: The national grid is fully owned by the state.
Current: The national grid is fully owned by the state.
Proposed: Multiple private companies each own and maintain sections of the national power grid.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy is provided by private companies but the prices they can charge are regulated.
Current: Energy is provided by private companies which are not subject to any special regulations.
Proposed: Energy is provided by private companies which are not subject to any special regulations.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change The right to gamble.
Old value:: Gambling is legal, but only in private homes and casinos with special licences.
Current: Only small-scale gambling is allowed, involving limited amounts of money; casinos are illegal.
Proposed: Gambling is legal across the nation, no regulation whatsoever.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change Military stance on homosexuality.
Old value:: Homosexuality is not tolerated in the military. The military actively seeks to remove homosexuals from it.
Current: Homosexuality is allowed in the military.
Proposed: Homosexuality is allowed in the military.
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards the cloning of human beings.
Old value:: The cloning of human beings is illegal.
Current: Research in cloning technologies is legal, but regulated.
Proposed: Research in cloning technologies is legal, but regulated.
Article 12
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: Certain industries are owned by the state, all others are under private ownership.
Proposed: The government does not intervene in the market nor provide any form of subsidies/relief to industries.
Article 13
Proposal[?] to change Government policy toward marriage.
Old value:: The government only recognises civil marriages between a man and a woman.
Current: The government allows all consenting adults to obtain civil marriage contracts.
Proposed: The government allows all consenting adults to obtain civil marriage contracts.
Article 14
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the pension system.
Old value:: The state operates a compulsory public system combined with an optional private pension.
Current: The state operates a compulsory public system combined with an optional private pension.
Proposed: There is a compulsory private pension system.
Article 15
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning phone services.
Old value:: The state regulates the rates providers can charge for phone service.
Current: Telephone lines are provided free of charge to all citizens.
Proposed: There are no regulations on phone service.
Article 16
Proposal[?] to change Policy on the organization of police/law enforcement
Old value:: There is a national police department funded by the national government and there are local police departments, funded by local governments.
Current: There is a national police department funded by the national government and there are local police departments, funded by local governments.
Proposed: There is a national police department, funded by the government.
Article 17
Proposal[?] to change Sexual education in schools.
Old value:: This decision is up to the schools themselves without government regulation.
Current: Schools have an obligation to give sexual education at some point in puberty, but individual students have an opt-out option.
Proposed: Schools have an obligation to give sexual education at some point in puberty.
Article 18
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards space exploration.
Old value:: The government shall operate a space agency that contracts with and oversees private space-exploration companies.
Current: The government shall operate a space agency that contracts with and oversees private space-exploration companies.
Proposed: The government shall fully fund a state-owned space agency which controls all national space-related activity.
Article 19
Proposal[?] to change The funding of sports clubs.
Old value:: The government funds some sports clubs side-by-side with private ones.
Current: The government does not fund sports clubs; only private ones are allowed.
Proposed: The government does not fund sports clubs; only private ones are allowed.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 02:02:42, April 29, 2008 CET | From | Wiedervereinigten Nationalisten | To | Debating the Liberal Act of 2567 |
| Message | We condemn the PLPH for the arbitrary grouping of unrelated social and economic questions into a single Act. We support most of the proposals to liberalise the economy and remove unnecessary governmental interference in it (with some reservations on the question of casinos and gambling). However, most of the social reforms proposed under this Act are irresponsible and, frankly, repugnant to basic human conscience. |
| Date | 13:24:25, April 29, 2008 CET | From | Donner Party | To | Debating the Liberal Act of 2567 |
| Message | The Donners agree that this bill is overstuffed with proposals, but we agree with enough of them to vote yes. |
| Date | 15:38:26, April 29, 2008 CET | From | Progressive Liberal Party of Hulstria | To | Debating the Liberal Act of 2567 |
| Message | OOC: its to get more awareness and didn`t feel like putting al those articles in different proposals. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 193 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 307 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: By default the head of government is the ultimate authority within a national government. In general terms, heads of government are expected to consult with cabinet colleagues (including those from other parties) before making significant decisions but they remain responsible for government action. |
| Random quote: "Religion, like capitalism, will perish in the end. We estimate the complete Terra-wide extinction of Hosianism as a religious belief by the year 4409, and in Dorvik by 4398." - Friedrich Pfeiffer, former Dorvish politician |