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Bill: Fixing the Empire
Details
Submitted by[?]: Imperial Conservative Union (IA)
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: June 2693
Description[?]:
| I see that the children have misbehaved while the Emperor has been away expanding the Empire. Time to put those children back in their place. The Crusaders are at last coming home!!!! |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The banking system.
Old value:: All banks are privately owned.
Current: The government operates a central bank and all other banks are private.
Proposed: The government operates a central bank and all other banks are private.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards daily working hours.
Old value:: The government has no policy concerning daily working hours.
Current: The government obligates trade unions and employers to negotiate the daily number of working hours.
Proposed: Daily working hours are regulated by the government.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy with respect to the death penalty.
Old value:: The death penalty is illegal and is never to be applied.
Current: The death penalty is illegal and is never to be applied.
Proposed: The death penalty is applied for capital crimes.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on minimum wage regulation.
Old value:: There is no provision for a minimum wage.
Current: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a single full time worker on it can adequately subsist.
Proposed: There shall be a minimum wage at a level considered a "living wage," well above the poverty line for a full time worker.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards evangelism and religious advertising.
Old value:: Religions are not permitted to promote themselves or advertise in any manner whatsoever.
Current: Religions are permitted to freely promote and advertise themselves.
Proposed: Religions are required to obtain government approval before promoting themselves or advertising in any manner.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change
Taxation of religious institutions.
Old value:: All religious income, despite the use, is taxed.
Current: No religions are taxed.
Proposed: Religions are treated as companies, and all profit is taxed, however, charitable donations are not taxed.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to prayer in schools.
Old value:: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden.
Current: Teacher-led prayers in schools are encouraged.
Proposed: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden, except in religious schools.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning religions.
Old value:: Any form of religion is banned.
Current: There is an official state religion, but membership is completely voluntary.
Proposed: There is an official state religion, but membership is completely voluntary.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 08:20:43, January 08, 2009 CET | From | Constitutionalist Imperial League (IA) | To | Debating the Fixing the Empire |
| Message | We support articles 8, 7 and 3, but oppose the rest, we ask the ICL to please repropose them. |
| Date | 09:15:59, January 08, 2009 CET | From | Constitutionalist Imperial League (IA) | To | Debating the Fixing the Empire |
| Message | OOC: the CIL opposes articles 1, 2 nd 4, sorry. |
| Date | 09:55:51, January 08, 2009 CET | From | Constitutionalist Imperial League (IA) | To | Debating the Fixing the Empire |
| Message | OOC: So will support accordingly. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 180 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 20 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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| Random quote: "We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children." - Native American proverb |