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Bill: The Ecology Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: People's Liberation Front of Hobrazia
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: June 2580
Description[?]:
| To strengthen the ecology of Hobrazia |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the ownership of domestic animals as pets.
Old value:: There are no laws regarding domestic animal ownership.
Current: There are no laws regarding domestic animal ownership.
Proposed: People must register domestic animals with the national government.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards hunting endangered animals.
Old value:: The government maintains a list of endangered and threatened species, which it encourages hunters not to shoot.
Current: Hunting endangered animals is illegal.
Proposed: Hunting endangered animals is illegal.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the keeping of endangered animals.
Old value:: Everyone may keep endangered animals, without any restrictions whatsoever.
Current: Everyone may keep endangered animals, but the trade in, and the ownership of, endangered animals is strictly regulated by the government to prevent their extinction in the wild.
Proposed: Only zoos or zoological institutions are allowed to keep endangered animals; all other forms of keeping or trading in endangered animals are forbidden.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:19:22, May 20, 2008 CET | From | We Say So! Party | To | Debating the The Ecology Act |
| Message | We support articles 2 through 4 however banning killing animals would harm farming production and could cause considerable damage to veterinary practices. |
| Date | 17:41:28, May 21, 2008 CET | From | People's Liberation Front of Hobrazia | To | Debating the The Ecology Act |
| Message | Removed. |
| Date | 19:13:38, May 21, 2008 CET | From | Conservative Nationalist Party | To | Debating the The Ecology Act |
| Message | Opposed, primarily because of article one. |
| Date | 21:03:07, May 21, 2008 CET | From | Liberal Party of Hobrazia | To | Debating the The Ecology Act |
| Message | We would oppose Article 1 on its own. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 136 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 264 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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| Random quote: "If man asks for many laws, it is only because he is sure that his neighbor needs them; privately he is an unphilosophical anarchist, and thinks laws in his own case superfluous." - Will Durant |