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Bill: Gambling Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Republican Party of Lodamun
Status[?]: passed
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: April 2594
Description[?]:
| As this should be a basic freedom, if someone want's to gamble. They should be allowed. But this does not mean that everyone has the right to build casinos everywhere. Of course local governments have to approve that first. But the right to gamble should not be regulated. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The right to gamble.
Old value:: The legality of gambling is a matter of local governments.
Current: Gambling is illegal unless taking place in a licensed casino.
Proposed: Gambling is legal across the nation, no regulation whatsoever.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:51:33, June 18, 2008 CET | From | The Liberal Party | To | Debating the Gambling Act |
| Message | This law will allow children to gamble. That is simply unnacceptable. |
| Date | 19:52:22, June 18, 2008 CET | From | Lodamun Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Gambling Act |
| Message | This will allow persons more freedom from the state. Any thing else is unnacceptable |
| Date | 20:15:03, June 18, 2008 CET | From | The Liberal Party | To | Debating the Gambling Act |
| Message | Local governments should be able to decide whether or not it is beneficial for their territory to accept gambling. Freedom has nothing to do with this, especially when you are allowing children to gamble in casinos. That's unnacceptable, dangerous, and irresposible. |
| Date | 22:36:11, June 18, 2008 CET | From | Lodamun Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Gambling Act |
| Message | Freedom do have everything to do with this. When we take away our governments right to regulate we are giving freedom to our citizens, freedom from the state |
| Date | 23:12:28, June 18, 2008 CET | From | The Liberal Party | To | Debating the Gambling Act |
| Message | Irresponsabilty by the government is not giving freedom to the people, it is being irresponsable. |
| Date | 23:27:16, June 18, 2008 CET | From | Lodamun Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Gambling Act |
| Message | The government is irresponsible when it bans a entire form of education, when it more than doubles any budget post, and when it raises taxes for anyone. This is not irresponsible, this is a responsible act from the parliament giving more freedom to the citizens of this nations |
| Date | 00:33:19, June 19, 2008 CET | From | The Liberal Party | To | Debating the Gambling Act |
| Message | We are not talking about education here. Please stick to the point. Do you think it is responsible to let children gamble? Come on, use some common sense. |
| Date | 03:25:18, June 19, 2008 CET | From | Pariah Idealism | To | Debating the Gambling Act |
| Message | Children need something to gamble with, they won't be making money so it doesn't exactly foloow |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 93 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 48 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 9 |
| Random fact: Real-life places should not be referenced in Particracy. |
| Random quote: "He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command." - Niccolo Machiavelli |