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Bill: Localization (2597)
Details
Submitted by[?]: Normand Pluralist 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: March 2599
Description[?]:
| We propose that government be further devolved to the citizens of Sekowo, giving local governments the power to determine what methods and policies of government work best for their own particular circumstances. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Policy on the legality of abortions
Old value:: Abortion is allowed during the first and second trimesters.
Current: Abortion is allowed during the first and second trimesters.
Proposed: Abortion policies are established by local governments
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Civil defence is the government's policy on providing shelters to be used in the event of attacks on major cities, mainly nuclear attacks and bombing.
Old value:: The government builds and maintains a network of shelters across the nation.
Current: Local authorities are responsible for building and maintaining shelters.
Proposed: Local authorities are responsible for building and maintaining shelters.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards daily working hours.
Old value:: Daily working hours are regulated by the government.
Current: The government obligates trade unions and employers to negotiate the daily number of working hours.
Proposed: Local governments regulates the daily working hours.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Current: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Proposed: Energy provision is left to local governments.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Food safety policy.
Old value:: The government introduces, and actively enforces, food standards provisions.
Current: The government introduces, and actively enforces, food standards provisions.
Proposed: Local governments determine food safety standards.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Health and safety legislation for industry.
Old value:: The government introduces and actively regulates health and safety legislation in all areas of industry.
Current: The government introduces and actively regulates health and safety legislation in all areas of industry.
Proposed: Health and safety laws are to be determined by local governments.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The appointment of mayors.
Old value:: Citizens elect their mayor directly in a local election.
Current: Citizens elect their mayor directly in a local election.
Proposed: Local governments determine the method of appointment.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The recreational drug policy.
Old value:: There are no laws regulating what citizens can put into their bodies.
Current: All naturally occurring drugs are legal.
Proposed: Recreational drug use is regulated by local governments.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards smoking.
Old value:: Smoking is legal everywhere, at the discretion of the property owner. However, service/employer property owners that allow smoking must provide a separate non-smoking section.
Current: Smoking regulations are to be determined by local governments.
Proposed: Smoking regulations are to be determined by local governments.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the keeping of wild animals as pets.
Old value:: Wild animals may be kept as pets; the owners of dangerous wild animals must take the necessary measures to ensure they can't escape.
Current: The ownership of wild animals as pets is banned.
Proposed: This matter is left up to the local governments.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:48:49, June 25, 2008 CET | From | 帝国公明党 (Teikoku Kōmeitō) | To | Debating the Localization (2597) |
| Message | Never. |
| Date | 04:30:12, June 26, 2008 CET | From | Anti-Federalists of Free Sekowo | To | Debating the Localization (2597) |
| Message | We hesitate with the article concerning Mayors, but everything else we can support. |
| Date | 08:54:49, June 28, 2008 CET | From | Sekowan Independent Party | To | Debating the Localization (2597) |
| Message | The only issue we have with this bill are Articles 4 and 5. Those would be the Food Safety Policy, and the Energy Regulation... We would prefer that federal baselines be established in these two categories, ensuring a minimum level of cooperation between local governments. Other than this, we believe that the rest of the bill puts the power of government closer in line with the people's wishes, as they have more direct control in local government... We support. |
| Date | 17:15:28, June 28, 2008 CET | From | Revolutionary State Socialist Party | To | Debating the Localization (2597) |
| Message | You've had enough localization for awhile. |
| Date | 17:57:17, June 28, 2008 CET | From | Anti-Federalists of Free Sekowo | To | Debating the Localization (2597) |
| Message | OOC: You can never have enough localization! :p |
| Date | 19:10:46, June 28, 2008 CET | From | Revolutionary State Socialist Party | To | Debating the Localization (2597) |
| Message | OOC: You can never have too much regulation :) |
| Date | 20:13:40, June 28, 2008 CET | From | Conservative Party | To | Debating the Localization (2597) |
| Message | CP supports the drug and smoking articles. CP is borderline on shelter and wild pets. CP disagrees with mayors, health and safety, food safety, abortion and working hours. More against than for, we can't support. |
| Date | 09:32:12, June 29, 2008 CET | From | Normand Pluralist Party | To | Debating the Localization (2597) |
| Message | As we knew for certain that the IMF and DSP would oppose this bill, and therefore that it would automatically fail, we decided not to trim it down, as it covers generally the same topic with every article. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 163 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 437 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: In cases where a party has no seat, the default presumption should be that the party is able to contribute to debates in the legislature due to one of its members winning a seat at a by-election. However, players may collectively improvise arrangements of their own to provide a satisfying explanation for how parties with no seats in the legislature can speak and vote there. |
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