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Bill: Local Government Empowerment
Details
Submitted by[?]: Alorian Populist Party (DemCoa)
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 2637
Description[?]:
| This is not devolution, this is empowerment. This is not lessening the power of central government, but it strenghtens the power of local government. The only power taken away from the federal government is with energy. Federal goernment will no longer subsidize power, however, in echange for that, not only do local governments have this power, but they now have the power to proivde public power, not to shabby of a trade off. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy is provided by private, unregulated companies but subsidies are given to those on a low income.
Current: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Proposed: Energy provision is left to local governments.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government agricultural and farming subsidies policy.
Old value:: The government denies subsidy assistance to farmers.
Current: The government allows local governments to craft agricultural subsidy policy.
Proposed: The government allows local governments to craft agricultural subsidy policy.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The right to gamble.
Old value:: Gambling is legal across the nation, no regulation whatsoever.
Current: Gambling is illegal.
Proposed: The legality of gambling is a matter of local governments.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The recreational drug policy.
Old value:: There are no laws regulating what citizens can put into their bodies.
Current: The use of cannabis is legal.
Proposed: Recreational drug use is regulated by local governments.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:10:59, September 14, 2008 CET | From | Communist Party of Aloria | To | Debating the Local Government Empowerment |
| Message | Maybe 2, but thats it. |
| Date | 02:52:34, September 15, 2008 CET | From |  Moderate Libertarian Party (NoCoalition) | To | Debating the Local Government Empowerment |
| Message | My body my choice. My wallet my choice. |
| Date | 18:18:32, September 15, 2008 CET | From | Anarchist Union of Aloria | To | Debating the Local Government Empowerment |
| Message | Except for 1 this is good. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 208 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 507 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 35 |
| Random fact: Whilst the use of non-English languages can be appropriate for nation names, party names, constitutional titles and other variables, English is the official language of communication in the game. All descriptive texts and public communications should be in English or at least appear alongside a full English translation. |
| Random quote: "Wherever you have an efficient government, you have a dictatorship." - Harry S. Truman |