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Bill: Eminent Domain
Details
Submitted by[?]: United People's Socialist Collectives
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: April 2698
Description[?]:
| Green Labor feels that the current law is too liable to misuse, and is unfair to citizens. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Eminent Domain.
Old value:: The government may seize private property for any reason.
Current: The government may seize private property for vital government works.
Proposed: The government may seize private property for vital government works.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:06:44, January 17, 2009 CET | From |  Democratic Party of Dorvik | To | Debating the Eminent Domain |
| Message | We strongly support this bill, there must be some respect for private ownership. |
| Date | 15:21:08, January 17, 2009 CET | From | LGC-Freedom Party (UPDD) | To | Debating the Eminent Domain |
| Message | This was actually something that we were planning on proposing. We fully support private ownership rights except where it is absolutely necessary to seize property. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 177 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 248 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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| Random quote: "Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken at his word." Charles De Gaulle (1890 - 1970) |