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Bill: Devolution of Fire Departments
Details
Submitted by[?]: Dorvish Socialist Libertarian 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: June 2588
Description[?]:
| Many of our citizens ask for more federalism in Dorvik about some pratical matters. We should start to satisfy their request by allowing the districts to directly control the fire departments. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Firefighting services.
Old value:: There is a national fire department, funded by the government.
Current: Fire prevention and management is left to the local governments.
Proposed: Fire prevention and management is left to the local governments.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:20:06, June 06, 2008 CET | From | Party For Social Reform | To | Debating the Devolution of Fire Departments |
| Message | We strongly oppose this. There are many local governments who cannot provide satisfactory fire support for many reasons, be it financial, or political. The national government would be far better suited. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 58 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 407 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 34 |
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| Random quote: "Politics is the art of postponing decisions until they are no longer relevant." - Henri Queuille |