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Bill: Power From the States I
Details
Submitted by[?]: Tuesday Is Coming
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: December 2124
Description[?]:
| First in a series of anti-devolutionary measures. Local governments shall not be permitted to decide how to protect citizens from fire, fireworks, or war. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Civil defence is the government's policy on providing shelters to be used in the event of attacks on major cities, mainly nuclear attacks and bombing.
Old value:: Local authorities are responsible for building and maintaining shelters.
Current: No new buildings may be constructed unless they feature provisions for civil defence.
Proposed: The government builds and maintains a network of shelters across the nation.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards fireworks.
Old value:: Local governments determine fireworks laws.
Current: Local governments determine fireworks laws.
Proposed: The sale of fireworks is unregulated, anyone may buy them.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Firefighting services.
Old value:: Fire prevention and management is left to the local governments.
Current: There is a national fire department, funded by the government.
Proposed: The government competitively subcontracts firefighting services.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:50:40, October 11, 2005 CET | From | Cooperative Commonwealth Federation | To | Debating the Power From the States I |
| Message | it goes without saying, of course, that the Greens will oppose all these centralizing bills. (you might pass some despite Green objections if you proposed more central government powers, though) |
| Date | 20:08:39, October 11, 2005 CET | From |  Tuesday Is Coming | To | Debating the Power From the States I |
| Message | We are disappointed, we were really counting on Green support for these. (If they fail, then I can propose them again. And again. And again. If other parties vote against, then it sets me as the only "fanatical unitarist" party, etc. Of course, if other parties vote for, it will put me into a position of actually having passed some useful things.) |
| Date | 03:25:31, October 12, 2005 CET | From | Cooperative Commonwealth Federation | To | Debating the Power From the States I |
| Message | well, try to do what i did with the devolution bills and leave a few years in between the flurries. |
| Date | 04:10:40, October 13, 2005 CET | From | Tuesday Is Coming | To | Debating the Power From the States I |
| Message | WTF? All those later and I'm "unitarist leaning"? You have to be kidding me. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 55 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 245 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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