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Bill: Liberty Omnibus
Details
Submitted by[?]: Telamon Minarchist 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: February 2619
Description[?]:
A host of proposals to help our nation out of this mess that other parties keep trying to sink us in. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The use of animals in cosmetics research.
Old value:: The use of animals to test cosmetic products is regulated.
Current: Animals may not be used for testing cosmetics products.
Proposed: The use of animals to test cosmetic products is unregulated.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The right to kill animals.
Old value:: Killing animals is legal but regulated.
Current: Killing animals is legal but regulated.
Proposed: Killing animals is legal and unregulated.
Article 3
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 does not undertake any action towards the protection of cultural and historical heritage.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Curfew policy (curfew time to be determined in the bill description).
Old value:: Local governments may impose curfews, but only if a state of emergency has been declared.
Current: The national government may impose curfews, but only if a state of emergency has been declared.
Proposed: No curfew policies may be established.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Eminent Domain.
Old value:: The policy regarding eminent domain is left to local governments.
Current: The government may seize private property for vital government works.
Proposed: The government may not seize private property.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards hunting endangered animals.
Old value:: Hunting endangered animals is illegal.
Current: Hunting endangered animals is illegal.
Proposed: The government enforces no regulations.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Listing of controversial ingredients, such as genetically modified (GM) ingredients (if food labelling is applied).
Old value:: Any chemicals used in agrigulture or processing, and any GM ingredients must be listed.
Current: Any chemicals used in agrigulture or processing must be listed. There is no requirement to disclose GM ingredients.
Proposed: There is no requirement to disclose GM ingredients, or chemicals used in agrigulture or processing.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning forest protection.
Old value:: Forest protection is left to local governments.
Current: Forests are protected. Logging is allowed by licence only.
Proposed: The government has no policy on forest protection.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Government regulation of hunting.
Old value:: Hunting and fishing activities are restricted to designated areas and periods.
Current: Hunting and fishing activities are restricted to designated areas and periods.
Proposed: Hunting and fishing is not regulated.
Article 10
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: A civilian police force is in place and the military is not allowed to play any part in it.
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change National service.
Old value:: All adults upon completion of schooling must serve either a term in the military or a lesser paid term of civilian national service, at their option.
Current: All adults upon completion of schooling must serve a term in the military.
Proposed: There shall be no mandatory military or civilian national service.
Article 12
Proposal[?] to change Government policy regarding a national park system.
Old value:: The government devolves park policy to local governments.
Current: The government funds and maintains a network of national parks and/or marine protected areas.
Proposed: The government does not have a national park system policy.
Article 13
Proposal[?] to change The use of torture for obtaining information.
Old value:: Suspects can only be tortured under grave emergencies where the information is vital.
Current: Torture is never allowed.
Proposed: Torture is never allowed.
Article 14
Proposal[?] to change The recreational drug policy.
Old value:: Recreational drug use is forbidden.
Current: All naturally occurring drugs are legal.
Proposed: There are no laws regulating what citizens can put into their bodies.
Article 15
Proposal[?] to change Trade union strike ballots.
Old value:: Trade unions must by law hold a ballot of all members before going on strike, majority approval of those that vote is needed from its members.
Current: Trade unions must by law hold a ballot of all members before going on strike, a majority of all members, regardless of if they vote or not must approve the strike action.
Proposed: Trade unions are not required by law to hold a ballot before striking.
Article 16
Proposal[?] to change Waste disposal responsibility.
Old value:: It is the responsibility of local governments to decide on waste disposal regulation.
Current: The government is responsible for waste disposal.
Proposed: Waste disposal is left entirely to the private sector and is unregulated.
Article 17
Proposal[?] to change Regulation of the quality of drinking water.
Old value:: The government sets a range of standards dependant on water usage. (grey water regulation, etc.)
Current: The government sets a single standard to ensure all tap water is drinkable.
Proposed: The government does not regulate the quality of drinking water.
Article 18
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the export of weapons to other nations.
Old value:: The government must approve all arms sales on a case by case basis.
Current: The government must approve all arms sales on a case by case basis.
Proposed: The government allows all arms to be exported freely.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 16:52:54, August 06, 2008 CET | From | Telamonese Communist Party | To | Debating the Liberty Omnibus |
Message | We sympathise with the proposal to stop the use of torture, but are opposed to all the rest. Albert Brocklehurst (General Secretary of the Telamonese Communist Party) |
Date | 19:25:44, August 06, 2008 CET | From | Regional Acronym Political Establishment | To | Debating the Liberty Omnibus |
Message | While many of these articles are troubling (especially #1), we find this bill to be agreeable. We can support this as is, though with some reservation. |
Date | 21:56:10, August 06, 2008 CET | From | Radical Party | To | Debating the Liberty Omnibus |
Message | We can support this act, but ask for the issues on forestry and curfews to be removed. Otherwise this meets our approval. Rodfram Stresseman Party Leader |
Date | 12:19:18, August 07, 2008 CET | From | Democratic Capitalist Delegation | To | Debating the Liberty Omnibus |
Message | Obviously as will be the case with many bills so voluminous, we find this legislation to be imperfect. However, we support the direction in which it moves the country and the majority of its articles, so we vote in favor of this law. Daunte Woodson Chairman Democratic Capitalist Delegation |
Date | 22:42:47, August 07, 2008 CET | From | Regional Acronym Political Establishment | To | Debating the Liberty Omnibus |
Message | I changed my mind or you changed the bill. This blows. |
Date | 16:53:38, August 08, 2008 CET | From | Telamon Minarchist Party | To | Debating the Liberty Omnibus |
Message | Hopefully it's even worse now. Leonard Nozick Jr. Party Leader Telamon Minarchist Party |
Date | 01:05:21, August 09, 2008 CET | From | Regional Acronym Political Establishment | To | Debating the Liberty Omnibus |
Message | I think I will vote for this, just for the novelty of possibly seeing so many articles change at once. |
Date | 12:03:47, August 09, 2008 CET | From | Democratic Capitalist Delegation | To | Debating the Liberty Omnibus |
Message | Indeed, we also must change our vote in light of the changes to this bill. Daunte Woodson Chairman Democratic Capitalist Delegation |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | |||
yes | Total Seats: 221 | |||
no | Total Seats: 186 | |||
abstain | Total Seats: 94 |
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