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Bill: Abolition of Education for the Masses Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Ducal Delegation
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: July 2114
Description[?]:
| Educating the masses has squandered billions, devalued learning and transformed the peasant classes into more efficient criminals. And special education programs for prisoners? What madness is this..? Percy Waterman (Personal Secretary to the Grand Duke of Hikirena) |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Education for children under adult age.
Old value:: Education is compulsory, but home schooling is permitted.
Current: Education is compulsory, but home schooling is permitted.
Proposed: Education is entirely voluntary.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Higher education institutions.
Old value:: The government maintains a system of universities, vocational schools, and colleges nationwide.
Current: The government maintains a system of universities, vocational schools, and colleges nationwide.
Proposed: The government does not maintain any forms of higher education.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The regulation of higher education.
Old value:: The government allows private higher education but regulates it to meet nationally set standards.
Current: The government allows private higher education but regulates it to meet nationally set standards.
Proposed: The government does not fund any public higher education institutions, permitting only private higher education institutions to exist.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Higher education tuition policy.
Old value:: The government subsidizes higher education tuition to a certain amount, the rest is covered by the individual students. This includes scholarship programs.
Current: The government subsidizes higher education tuition to a certain amount, the rest is covered by the individual students. This includes scholarship programs.
Proposed: The government does not subsidize tuition, students must pay for higher education themselves. This does not include scholarship programs.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Pre-school education.
Old value:: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nurseries alongside heavily regulated private establishments.
Current: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nursery and pre-school educational centres.
Proposed: The government leaves development of nurseries to the private sector.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Education in prisons.
Old value:: An education plan for prisoners is provided to improve rehabilitation.
Current: An education plan for prisoners is provided to improve rehabilitation.
Proposed: Prisoners are not given any form of education.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The education system.
Old value:: There is a free public education system and a small number of private schools, which are heavily regulated to ensure they teach adequate skills and information.
Current: There is a free public education system alongside private schools.
Proposed: Education is entirely private and schools run on a for-profit basis.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 13:17:07, September 20, 2005 CET | From | Progressive Liberal Party | To | Debating the Abolition of Education for the Masses Act |
| Message | The PLP looks forward to voting against this legislation. |
| Date | 14:01:37, September 20, 2005 CET | From | Novy Smer Party | To | Debating the Abolition of Education for the Masses Act |
| Message | We hardly need to say that we will never back this attack on the working classes of Aldegar! |
| Date | 02:50:16, September 21, 2005 CET | From | Civil Liberties Party | To | Debating the Abolition of Education for the Masses Act |
| Message | Ok... Do you want Aldegar to be known as the nation with the stupidest people in the world? I hope not and CLP is 100% against this. |
| Date | 05:40:35, September 21, 2005 CET | From | Sanctaphrax Party | To | Debating the Abolition of Education for the Masses Act |
| Message | We laugh at the Ducal Delegations frankly amusing views. Go tell your Duke that he's a crazy loonie with his head so far up his own behind that he's forgotten what sunlight looks like. Oh, and don't forget to mention that its from me. Quintinius Verginix |
| Date | 12:15:31, September 21, 2005 CET | From |  Ducal Delegation | To | Debating the Abolition of Education for the Masses Act |
| Message | His Grace thinks Quintinius Verginix is an impudent, uppity little peasant, and a salutory reminder of what happens when you educate the wrong sort of people... Percy Waterman (Personal Secretary to the Grand Duke of Hikirena) |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 64 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 221 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 36 |
| Random fact: Cabinet ministers who disagree seriously with the head of government would usually be expected to resign. Parties within the cabinet may attempt to manoeuvre to replace the head of government though, for example by proposing a new cabinet bill or voting for an early election. |
| Random quote: "Men's natures are alike, it is their habits that carry them far apart." - Confucius |