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Bill: Devolution Act
Details
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: September 2119
Description[?]:
| Devolving power to lower levels to help with government. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government agricultural and farming subsidies policy.
Old value:: The government subsidises the operations of low-income farming families.
Current: The government allows local governments to craft agricultural subsidy policy.
Proposed: The government allows local governments to craft agricultural subsidy policy.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Pre-school education.
Old value:: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nurseries alongside unregulated private establishments.
Current: The government leaves development of nurseries to the private sector.
Proposed: The government leaves the pre-school education policy to local governments.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Waste disposal responsibility.
Old value:: Government disposes special waste only.
Current: Private companies are responsible for disposing of their own waste. The government disposes of residential waste.
Proposed: It is the responsibility of local governments to decide on waste disposal regulation.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:16:16, October 01, 2005 CET | From | NeoSocialist Party | To | Debating the Devolution Act |
| Message | I disagree. Yeah sure, we leave the managment to the regions to avoid micro-managment by Parliament, but giving the possibility to states to forge their own laws it's just going to add confusion and eventually hurt economy and international credibility. |
| Date | 18:50:03, October 01, 2005 CET | From | Tudeh Party of Quanzar | To | Debating the Devolution Act |
| Message | Democratic centralism. It's a principle I'd like to see continue. |
| Date | 00:54:30, October 02, 2005 CET | From | Anarchist-Communist League | To | Debating the Devolution Act |
| Message | Local government is easier for the people to control than unwieldy central goverment. Decentralisation is an essential part of true democracy. |
| Date | 02:18:39, October 02, 2005 CET | From | Tudeh Party of Quanzar | To | Debating the Devolution Act |
| Message | We need to ensure that certain fields operate at least to a certain standard. Without this precaution, regional elites could form, encouraging the development of bourgeois social classes. We have no guarantee that a regional government would, for example, ensure the safety of small farms against predatory capitalistic organisations. |
| Date | 03:20:55, October 02, 2005 CET | From | NeoSocialist Party | To | Debating the Devolution Act |
| Message | I don't think that local juriduction should have anything more than managing duties. I can't see the point, well except in few cases, to give our departments the power of making laws. There is already our Assembly for that |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 0 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 163 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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