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Bill: The Social Engineering Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Pragmatic Nihilist 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: July 2683
Description[?]:
| This Bill proposes a wide ranging scheme for the revolutionising of our society - a grass roots rethink to improve the welfare of the citizen body and enshrine the needs of sweaty ladies at the heart of the social contract. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Policy on the legality of abortions
Old value:: Abortions are only allowed in medical emergencies.
Current: Abortion is allowed during the first and second trimesters.
Proposed: Abortion policies are established by local governments
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The way adulthood is determined.
Old value:: Adulthood is determined by age.
Current: Adulthood is determined by age.
Proposed: Adulthood is determined by a test.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding child benefit.
Old value:: The state guarantees child benefit to families classified as low-income or poor.
Current: The state guarantees child benefit to all families.
Proposed: The state guarantees child benefit to all families.
Article 4
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: Agricultural crops which are considered beneficial to the enviroment or to the continued ecological safety of the state are subsidized.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Employer's rights in regards to firing striking workers.
Old value:: Employers can fire workers who are deemed to have gone on strike without reasonable reasons.
Current: Employers are free to fire workers who go on strike.
Proposed: Employers cannot fire workers who have gone on strike.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Appointments and requirements for government employees.
Old value:: Government employees are selected and appointed in a political way.
Current: All government employees have to promise political independence.
Proposed: All government employees have to promise political independence.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards labor unions.
Old value:: Trade unions may exist and worker membership is voluntary.
Current: Trade unions may exist and worker membership is voluntary.
Proposed: Trade unions may exist and all workers must have membership in one.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The appointment of mayors.
Old value:: The Head of State oversees the appointment of all mayors.
Current: Citizens elect their mayor directly in a local election.
Proposed: Local governments determine the method of appointment.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change The recreational drug policy.
Old value:: Recreational drug use is forbidden.
Current: There are no laws regulating what citizens can put into their bodies.
Proposed: Recreational drug use is regulated by local governments.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards evangelism and religious advertising.
Old value:: Religions are permitted to freely promote and advertise themselves.
Current: Religions are required to obtain government approval before promoting themselves or advertising in any manner.
Proposed: Religions are not permitted to promote themselves or advertise in any manner whatsoever.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 12:30:31, December 19, 2008 CET | From | Free thinking Party | To | Debating the The Social Engineering Bill |
| Message | I agree with most things except: -age determination via a test, experience is more important than knowledge in determining maturity, smart children do not always make good adults - we believe abortion policies should stand, or be made a little softer, not determined in a way that you can move a couple of miles and be legal - you cannot force people into trade unions, some people just dont want to 'pick a side' until a strike or discussion is imminent - you should be able to fire workers who go on strike because their lettuce in the canteen is not green enough - you should not discriminate against those who hold beliefs, just because you have none, religious peoples should have freedom of speech. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 187 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 175 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 59 |
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