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Bill: Culture is the Soul of our Nation
Details
Submitted by[?]: People's Progressive Party
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: June 2599
Description[?]:
| The fact is that there's a great gap in this matter. And our party sadly concludes, that nor the government or the opposition is doing something about this. It's up to the state to invest in this area so we have made some propositions. Kautsky - Secretary General |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change National, cultural and historic sites and monuments.
Old value:: This matter is left up to the local governments.
Current: The state actively protects scenery, localities, cultural, and historical sites; it maintains an agency to preserve them untouched if public interest so requires.
Proposed: The state actively protects scenery, localities, cultural, and historical sites; it maintains an agency to preserve them untouched if public interest so requires.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards the funding of libraries.
Old value:: Funding and operation of libraries is left entirely to local governments.
Current: Funding and operation of libraries is left entirely to local governments.
Proposed: The national government provides local governments with funding to operate libraries.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning museum funding.
Old value:: The government leaves funding and operation of museums to local governments.
Current: The national government maintains a system of museums nationwide.
Proposed: The national government provides local governments with the funding to operate museums.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 05:10:54, June 28, 2008 CET | From | Social Reformist Party | To | Debating the Culture is the Soul of our Nation |
| Message | We agree with all three articles and will vote for the proposal. |
| Date | 09:02:34, June 28, 2008 CET | From | Liberale Partij (L) | To | Debating the Culture is the Soul of our Nation |
| Message | We're fully for promoting culture and the arts. However, our party feels this ought to be a matter for the states. Local governments can promote these causes even better. We fully expect that our partners in government might vote for this, though. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 108 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 67 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: The influence a bill has on elections decreases over time, until it eventually is no longer relevant. This can explain shifts in your party's position to the electorate and your visibility. |
| Random quote: "Conservatism, however, is too often a welcome excuse for lazy minds, loath to adapt themselves to fast changing conditions." - Sigmund Freud |