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Bill: The Seldonist Platform
Details
Submitted by[?]: Seldonist Cognitive 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: February 2600
Description[?]:
| These ten proposals represent the distilment of what the ideology of Seldonism is in a nutshell. The overarching idea of Seldonist Philosophy is that Happiness is the ideal state of the human race and it is the purpose of an All-Powerful and All-Loving Goverment to secure Happiness for all of it's citizens. All other concepts and ideas must be sacrificed for the sake of Happiness. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on advertising
Old value:: All advertising is permitted.
Current: All advertising is permitted.
Proposed: Only governmental organisation advertising is permitted.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The citizens' right to assemble in public.
Old value:: The police may only disperse a crowd if a state of emergency has been declared.
Current: The police may only disperse a crowd if a state of emergency has been declared.
Proposed: The police may disperse a group without giving any reason.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Education for children under adult age.
Old value:: Education is compulsory, but home schooling is permitted.
Current: Education is compulsory and has to happen at school.
Proposed: Education is compulsory and has to happen at school.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Eminent Domain.
Old value:: The government may not seize private property.
Current: The government may seize private property for vital government works.
Proposed: The government may seize private property for any reason.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government agricultural and farming subsidies policy.
Old value:: The government allows local governments to craft agricultural subsidy policy.
Current: Agricultural crops which are considered beneficial to the enviroment or to the continued ecological safety of the state are subsidized.
Proposed: All agricultural operations are state-owned and operated.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding regulation of media content.
Old value:: There are laws against the publication of false information; everything else may be published freely.
Current: There are laws against the publication of false information and hate speech.
Proposed: It is forbidden to criticize the government, or publish any material that the government does not approve of.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on the separation of the police and the military.
Old value:: A civilian police force is in place and the military may be called in to help in serious emergencies.
Current: A civilian police force is in place and the military may be called in to help in serious emergencies.
Proposed: The military acts as a de-facto police force, with powers of arrest.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Pharmaceutical drugs policy.
Old value:: The government subsidises the cost of pharmaceutical drugs for people on low incomes.
Current: The government pays partially for all citizens' pharmaceutical drugs, and pays entirely for those of low income citizens.
Proposed: The government pays for all citizens' pharmaceutical drugs.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Policy on the organization of police/law enforcement
Old value:: The operation and funding of the police is left to local governments.
Current: There is a national police department funded by the national government and there are local police departments, funded by local governments.
Proposed: There is a national police department, funded by the government.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning religions.
Old value:: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Current: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Proposed: Any form of religion is banned.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 04:42:26, June 30, 2008 CET | From | The Liberal Party | To | Debating the The Seldonist Platform |
| Message | Article #3 is not needed. We are under a state of emergency and martial law and the Head of Government has given the military the power of arrest. |
| Date | 04:53:51, June 30, 2008 CET | From | The Liberal Party | To | Debating the The Seldonist Platform |
| Message | I only have a request. Could you please make your next bills to only include one proposal? That will make it easier for us to vote on them, individually. I may agree with two or three but I have to vote no because I don't agree with the rest of them. |
| Date | 05:16:59, June 30, 2008 CET | From | Seldonist Cognitive Party | To | Debating the The Seldonist Platform |
| Message | Of course, this was just to build up the party stats faster. |
| Date | 20:21:19, June 30, 2008 CET | From | The Liberal Party | To | Debating the The Seldonist Platform |
| Message | I know. |
| Date | 23:28:14, June 30, 2008 CET | From | Republican Party of Lodamun | To | Debating the The Seldonist Platform |
| Message | One thing is certain, Seldonism is not something we in the Progress Party is willing to support. |
| Date | 05:44:17, July 01, 2008 CET | From | Lodamun Libertarian Party | To | Debating the The Seldonist Platform |
| Message | This is just communism, and the LLP dont support any totalitarian ideology |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 105 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 45 |
| Random fact: Cultural Protocols should generally be reflective of RP conducted within the nation and should not significantly alter or modify the ethnic, religious or linguistic composition without considerable and reasonable role-play or other justification. |
| Random quote: "Apparently, a democracy is a place where numerous elections are held at great cost without issues and with interchangeable candidates." - Gore Vidal |