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Bill: Abolition of Central Government
Details
Submitted by[?]: Korporatsia Ignatova
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This bill asks for an amendement to the Constitution. It will require two-thirds of the legislature to vote in favor. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: December 2591
Description[?]:
| The cowardly and morally corrupt central government must be dismantled. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning adoption.
Old value:: Adoption is regulated by private, recognised organisations.
Current: Adoption is strictly regulated by the government. Only by passing several tests and by following an intensive program applicants can adopt children.
Proposed: Adoption policy is to be established by local governments.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's position towards the administration of law.
Old value:: There are regional courts that have jurisdiction over questions of regional law and national courts that have jurisdiction over questions of national law.
Current: There are regional courts, but decisions of regional courts may be appealed to national courts (if the right to appeal exists).
Proposed: There are regional courts, but decisions of regional courts may be appealed to national courts (if the right to appeal exists).
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Eminent Domain.
Old value:: The government may not seize private property.
Current: The policy regarding eminent domain is left to local governments.
Proposed: The policy regarding eminent domain is left to local governments.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on the nation's power grid.
Old value:: The national grid is fully owned by the state.
Current: Multiple private companies each own and maintain sections of the national power grid.
Proposed: Each region owns and maintains its own power grid.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The formal title of the Head of State.
Old value:: His Royal Highness, King of Hutori and Tsar of Trigunia, Grand Duke of Vascania, Defender of the Faith, Head of the Armed Forces, by the Grace of God.
Current:
| Yego Severnoye Velichestvo Maxim II, Imperator i Samoderzhets Trigunskiy, Velikiy Knyaz' Trigunskiy, Velikiy Knyaz' Brakovskiy, Lesnovskiy, Radinskiy, Vrosnokskiy i Zarvosopol'skiy, Graf Vladimirskiy, Podol'skiy, Nikolayevskiy i drugikh zemel', Knyaz' Rodsyadamskiy, Velikiy Pokrovitel' Medvezh'ye Logovo, Pobeditel' Khul'striyskoy Imperii v Trigunii i v Kerise, Tsar' tsarey, Gosudar' Gosudarey, Vysochayshiy Gusar Radina, Khranitel' Svyatogo Vatikana, Getman Alazinderskikh Kazakov, Patriarkh Doma Khushi i pr., i tak daleye i tomu podobnoye... (His Northern Majesty, Maxim I, Emperor and Autocrat of Trigunia, Grand Prince of Trigunia, Grand Prince of Brakov, Lesnov, Radin, Vrosnok and Zarvosopol, Count of Vladimirsk, Podolsk, Nikolaevsk and other territories, Prince of Rodshyadam, Grand Protector of the Bear's Den, Conqueror of the Hulstrian Empire in Trigunia and in Keris, Tsar of Tsars, Sovereign of Sovereigns, Highest Hussar of Radin, Guardian of the Holy Vatikan, Hetman of the Alazinder Cossacks, Patriarch of the House of Khusha, and so forth, and so forth, and so forth...) |
Proposed: No-one
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Government policy toward marriage.
Old value:: The government only recognises civil marriages between a man and a woman.
Current: The government allows all consenting adults to obtain civil marriage contracts.
Proposed: Civil marriages are defined by local governments.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Funding of public transport (where applicable).
Old value:: Public transport is fully user-pays.
Current: Public transport is fully subsidised by the government.
Proposed: Local governments decide upon the funding policy.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Renewable energy sources (eg. solar power, wind power).
Old value:: Government subsidies are provided for research and generation of energy through renewable sources.
Current: Government subsidies are provided for research and generation of energy through renewable sources.
Proposed: The decision on renewable energy sources is left up to local governments.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change The government policy regarding housing.
Old value:: All housing is privately-owned.
Current: Housing policy is to be determined by local governments.
Proposed: Housing policy is to be determined by local governments.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:35:52, June 13, 2008 CET | From |  Obshestvo Stroiteley Terri | To | Debating the Abolition of Central Government |
| Message | Yes, this is exactly what our nation needed, thanks for bringing this up. |
| Date | 01:44:55, June 14, 2008 CET | From | Family and Tradition Party (disbanded) | To | Debating the Abolition of Central Government |
| Message | We agree with every article except the first, third, and seventh. Whilst we believe in diminishing the capacity of the federal government, and delegating almost every responsibility to the states, we do feel that one of the priorities of the central government should be to have a strong leader, and for this the people need the King. If these articles were removed, we would certainly support, but for now we will abstain. |
| Date | 06:56:58, June 14, 2008 CET | From | Family and Tradition Party (disbanded) | To | Debating the Abolition of Central Government |
| Message | Just to clarify - the articles we disagree with are the ones regarding changing our head of state, eminant domain, and housing policy. We are also not too sure of the civil union proposal. |
| Date | 14:57:11, June 14, 2008 CET | From | East Trigunia Company | To | Debating the Abolition of Central Government |
| Message | It's too radical for us. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 90 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 465 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Submitting a bill without any proposals in it will not attract or detract voters. It will not raise your visibility or change your political position. |
| Random quote: "A free people ought not only to be armed and disciplined, but they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of independence from any who might attempt to abuse them, which would include their own government." - George Washington |