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Bill: Substance Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: National Movement for Civic Democracy
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: October 2606
Description[?]:
| THese are serious matters that need serious action. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The recreational drug policy.
Old value:: Recreational drug use is regulated by local governments.
Current: The use of cannabis is legal.
Proposed: Recreational drug use is forbidden.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Sale of tobacco products.
Old value:: There are no regulations on the sale of tobacco.
Current: Only adults may purchase tobacco.
Proposed: There are certain restrictions on the sale of tobacco and only adults may purchase tobacco.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 03:21:45, July 15, 2008 CET | From | Dranland First Party (CC) | To | Debating the Substance Act |
| Message | In regards to article 1, we prefer the status quo, as we believe this is a matter for local governments to determine. As for article 2, we would again like to see this dealt with on a local basis. Whilst we certainly agree that drug use should be banned and that tobacco should be restricted, we do not believe that law should be made on a federal level for these problems, and so we must unfortunately vote against this legislation. |
| Date | 03:43:51, July 15, 2008 CET | From | Party | To | Debating the Substance Act |
| Message | We oppose this bill on the same grounds as the Reform party does. We are strongly against drug use and tobacco. But we do not believe the federal government should be allowed to enforce laws concerning them. It should be left to local governments to decide. |
| Date | 02:40:16, July 16, 2008 CET | From | Progress and Liberty Party | To | Debating the Substance Act |
| Message | We oppose this bill, both on the grounds of it unnecessarily encroaching civil liberties, and transferring power from local governments to the central government. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 31 | |||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 234 | |||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Particracy has been running since 2005. Dorvik was Particracy's first nation, the Dorvik Social Democrats the first party and the International Greens the first Party Organisation. |
| Random quote: "Law is mind without reason." - Aristotle |