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Bill: Civil Defense Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Partiya Natsional'noy Gordyy
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: April 2114
Description[?]:
| Civil Defense is a matter of the Government. Protection of our people have to be the same throughout Trigunia and should not depend on the spending behavior of local authorities. The Government is responsible for an equal safety for all our citizens. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Civil defence is the government's policy on providing shelters to be used in the event of attacks on major cities, mainly nuclear attacks and bombing.
Old value:: Local authorities are responsible for building and maintaining shelters.
Current: The government builds and maintains a network of shelters across the nation.
Proposed: The government builds and maintains a network of shelters across the nation.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:08:53, September 19, 2005 CET | From |  Liberty Party | To | Debating the Civil Defense Act |
| Message | We oppose this. By devolving the policy to local authorities you get a range of implementations so that people can live in areas where the level of spending/protection matches their own goals. With a single centralised policy, everyone is stuck with whatever central government thinks is best. |
| Date | 18:03:24, September 19, 2005 CET | From | Partiya Natsional'noy Gordyy | To | Debating the Civil Defense Act |
| Message | But isn't accommodating sufficient shelters for our inhabitants a responsibility of the government ? If not , apparently you find it acceptable that , in times those shelters are needed , the level of protection will depend on the way local authorities spend taxpayers money. We believe that it's too easy for local goverment's to choose other priorities and allocate not enough of the budget to building en keeping shelters. But it's a comforting thought that our shelter in Parliament is well build. |
| Date | 00:30:16, September 20, 2005 CET | From | Capitalist Party | To | Debating the Civil Defense Act |
| Message | People elect local govts so it isnt a problem |
| Date | 03:42:24, September 20, 2005 CET | From | Liberty Party | To | Debating the Civil Defense Act |
| Message | By that same token, apparently you find it acceptable that in times those shelters are needed, the level of protection will depend on the way one single government authority spends taxpayer money. We believe that it's too easy for central government to choose other priorities and allocate not enough (or too much) of the budget to building shelters (in the most politically useful locations - like you say, our shelter in Parliament is well built). If you believe you need greater protection than what the national government is providing you have no choice but to move to another country. If local government is in charge, at least you have the possibility of moving to the next town. |
| Date | 08:03:59, September 20, 2005 CET | From | Partiya Natsional'noy Gordyy | To | Debating the Civil Defense Act |
| Message | We believe that the central Government has to watch over this. it will do a better job and is to our people more equal. Of course we have Parliament to check this. Your suggestion that civilians will leave the country in order to have a better protection is only theoratically. |
| Date | 08:27:15, September 20, 2005 CET | From | Partiya Natsional'noy Gordyy | To | Debating the Civil Defense Act |
| Message | Although it appears we disagree thanks for your contributions. Moving to vote. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 112 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 443 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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