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Bill: Food Labeling Act 2572

Details

Submitted by[?]: Vanuku Freedom 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: March 2573

Description[?]:

Sec. 1 SHORT TITLE
This act may be cited as the 'Food Labeling Act 2572'

Sec. 2 PREEMPTION
It is hereby declared that there shall be no obligation upon the part of any producer, seller, transporter, or processor of food, or any other person, to communicate to any person the fact that a food product contains genetically modified food.

Sec. 3 EFFECTIVENESS
The provisions of this act shall take effect immediately upon passage.

Proposals

Debate

These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:

Date07:58:26, May 05, 2008 CET
From Vanuku Freedom Party
ToDebating the Food Labeling Act 2572
MessageWe have offered this bill in response to the overwhelming public opposition to the current policy.

Date15:31:49, May 05, 2008 CET
From Vanuku Sinatranoan Party
ToDebating the Food Labeling Act 2572
MessageExcellent. A perfectly valid reason.

Unless genetically modified food is actually not that good for you, as some believe...

Why deny people the freedom of choice? Consumers who believe GM foods are harmless - indeed, beneficial - will purchase regardless. Consumers who are not convinced of GM food's benefits have the choice to select a different product through informed choice.

Apart from the producer's right to conceal the origins of their product, precisely how does this advance Vanuku as an informed, democratic, and free society?

Date04:50:58, May 07, 2008 CET
From Vanuku Freedom Party
ToDebating the Food Labeling Act 2572
MessageIt is hard to imagine 72% of Vanukans agreeing on any one political issue, but nevertheless, that is one case where they do - barely 28% of the public believes the government should require that GM food to be labeled as such. If the Sinatranoan Party is interested in "advancing" Vanuku as a "democratic society", we would suggest that the simplest way to do that is to respect the will of the overwhelming majority of Vanukans and pass this bill.

Date11:05:03, May 07, 2008 CET
From Vanuku Sinatranoan Party
ToDebating the Food Labeling Act 2572
MessageAfter a vote of conscience within the Vanuku Sinatranoan Party, an overwhelming majority decided that GM foods pose no threat to humans, and such a change in law will mean little to the health of the citizens we represent.

To this end, we support this legislation.

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Voting

Vote Seats
yes
  

Total Seats: 21

no
   

Total Seats: 49

abstain
   

Total Seats: 25


Random fact: In order for a Cabinet bill to pass, more than half of the legislature must vote for it and all of the parties included in the proposed Cabinet must support it. If your nation has a Head of State who is also the Head of Government, then the party controlling this character must also vote for the bill, since the Head of Government is also a member of the Cabinet. If any of these requirements are not met, the bill will not pass.

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