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Bill: Firefighters Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Citizen's League
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: February 2594
Description[?]:
| This bill will create a profitable alternative to government-owned Fire Stations, and will be a stimulus to our economy. |
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: The government competitively subcontracts firefighting services.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 13:17:53, June 18, 2008 CET | From | Solidarity (IA) | To | Debating the Firefighters Act |
| Message | Profit-driven firefighting? Now I've seen everything. |
| Date | 14:34:23, June 18, 2008 CET | From | Covenanters (IA) | To | Debating the Firefighters Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, We would prefer to see this devolved to local governments: but this proposal is better than the status quo. |
| Date | 15:44:56, June 18, 2008 CET | From | Her Majesty's Loyal Trade Unionists | To | Debating the Firefighters Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, Fire Brigade Commanders should be concerned with putting out fires and protecting local communities, not turning over a profit for greedy capitalist shareholders. Arthur Smith (General Secretary of Her Majesty's Loyal Trade Unionists) |
| Date | 23:00:18, June 18, 2008 CET | From | Citizen's League | To | Debating the Firefighters Act |
| Message | Well of course, that is their job. A CEO would manage fire stations, not the Fire Brigade Commander. |
| Date | 00:16:14, June 19, 2008 CET | From | Her Majesty's Loyal Trade Unionists | To | Debating the Firefighters Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, Fire Brigade Commanders should be accountable to local people and their elected representatives, not CEOs who are only accountable to their shareholders! Arthur Smith (General Secretary of Her Majesty's Loyal Trade Unionists) |
| Date | 00:54:12, June 19, 2008 CET | From | Covenanters (IA) | To | Debating the Firefighters Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, Elected Fire Brigade Chiefs? I think our honoured guest is mixing us up with another country. Our Firemen are employed by the Imperial Government and the senior officers promoted according to merit. Now, if we passed legislation to decentralise the Fire Brigade then maybe the terms of that bill could include a proposal to make local Fire Brigades accounted to elected councils, maybe even fire authorities: but the officers should not be politicians. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 39 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 104 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 31 |
| Random fact: In cases where players have failed to clearly and accurately reference their nation's RP laws in the "Bills under debate" section, Moderation will rule them invalid if a challenge is made to their validity. |
| Random quote: "If God made man they say Sam Colt made them equal." - Unknown |