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Bill: Devolving Control of Libraries
Details
Submitted by[?]: Kundrati Revolutionary Movement
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: June 2119
Description[?]:
| While we recognize the value of using nationwide funding to ensure that poorer areas are not deprived of quality libraries and materials, and thus ensuring continued inequity between rich areas and poor ones, we see no reason that the actual running of them must reside in the hands of the national government. We propose to officially hand over control to local entities, specifically to the library staff already in place and oversight boards created by local governments. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards the funding of libraries.
Old value:: The national government controls a vast and comprehensive system of public libraries.
Current: The national government provides local governments with funding to operate libraries.
Proposed: The national government provides local governments with funding to operate libraries.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:44:45, September 29, 2005 CET | From | Free Market Party | To | Debating the Devolving Control of Libraries |
| Message | We support this. |
| Date | 19:55:48, September 29, 2005 CET | From | Alderdath Lebrali Demkratti | To | Debating the Devolving Control of Libraries |
| Message | we do not |
| Date | 20:56:55, September 29, 2005 CET | From | Radical Greens | To | Debating the Devolving Control of Libraries |
| Message | Do not think that this is a good idea |
| Date | 22:06:24, September 29, 2005 CET | From | Unio enim si quis Motus Populi | To | Debating the Devolving Control of Libraries |
| Message | not supported. |
| Date | 23:00:19, September 29, 2005 CET | From | Union of Work-Shy Elements | To | Debating the Devolving Control of Libraries |
| Message | This will ultimately result in cutbacks and closures. If that happened just think of all the nerdy kids that you are denying a sanctuary to. For those pimple ridden children the Rihannsu Party will vote NO! |
| Date | 23:33:24, September 29, 2005 CET | From | Kundrati Revolutionary Movement | To | Debating the Devolving Control of Libraries |
| Message | We would like to remind our fellow senators that this in no way cuts funding for buildings, staff, or materials. It merely devolves control from an overarching national bureaucracy to the local level. If anything, this will actually increase funding as a huge part of the administrative budget formerly sunk into national administration can instead be sent off to the local libraries. |
| Date | 18:14:36, September 30, 2005 CET | From | Unio enim si quis Motus Populi | To | Debating the Devolving Control of Libraries |
| Message | Except when local governments decide that funding be cut, or if libraries will be closed completely. Other wise, yeah, it'll increase funding. Still not convinced, and still not supported. |
| Date | 18:15:29, September 30, 2005 CET | From | Unio enim si quis Motus Populi | To | Debating the Devolving Control of Libraries |
| Message | or, just scratch that. I'm and idiot and read the legislation incorrectly. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 126 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 179 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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