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Bill: Nationalisation of the Fishing Industry
Details
Submitted by[?]: Her Majesty's Loyal Trade Unionists
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: December 2597
Description[?]:
| Over-fishing risks decimating our national fish stock and permanently damaging our fishing industry. Our national waters are a national resource and should be used for the benefit of the nation, not for the benefit of greedy shareholders. Arthur Smith (General Secretary of Her Majesty's Loyal Trade Unionists) |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Commercial fishing regulation.
Old value:: There are no limits on the amount of fish that may be caught.
Current: There are no limits on the amount of fish that may be caught.
Proposed: The fishing industry is nationalised, and the government sets production levels.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:06:08, June 25, 2008 CET | From | Covenanters (IA) | To | Debating the Nationalisation of the Fishing Industry |
| Message | Mr Speaker, Prevent over-fishing, by all means, but why must everything involve state ownership and extra taxation? |
| Date | 03:28:00, June 27, 2008 CET | From | Citizen's League | To | Debating the Nationalisation of the Fishing Industry |
| Message | I cannot believe I'm seeing this. Why in the world would we wish to nationalise an industry that is doing perfectly well private, and does to harm to the public? This is communism if I've ever seen it. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 91 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 84 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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