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Bill: Protect Our Children Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Free Reform Coalition (FRP)
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: April 2043
Description[?]:
| This act is intended to prevent children from smoking. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards smoking.
Old value:: Smoking is legal everywhere, at the discretion of the property owner, and is legal in government-owned buildings.
Current: Smoking is only allowed in private homes and clubs.
Proposed: Smoking is legal everywhere, at the discretion of the property owner, but is illegal in government-owned buildings.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | not recorded | From |  Free Reform Coalition (FRP) | To | Debating the Protect Our Children Act |
| Message | It is evident that smoking causes a myriad of health problems and is addictive. Children are particularly susceptible to these problems. |
| Date | not recorded | From | Social Republican Party | To | Debating the Protect Our Children Act |
| Message | This does not go far enough. Ban all public smoking. We will agree to this as a interm step. |
| Date | not recorded | From | Leviathan Party | To | Debating the Protect Our Children Act |
| Message | There has never been any scientific evidence linking second hand smoke to a significantly increased chance of health risks. The one study that has incidcated such (ooc: done by the EPA) has been thoroughly discredited because it cherry picked data and intentionally skewed statistics. The increased risk of lung cancer from second hand smoke is not statistically significant, which means the increase is just as likely to be caused by random chance than by second hand smoke. By the very data of the cherry picked report, the chance of getting lung cancer if you don't live with a smoker is 1 in 100,000; the chance of getting lung cancer if you're living with a smoker is 1.25 in 100,000. Not statistically significant, not worth regulating. |
| Date | not recorded | From | Free Reform Coalition (FRP) | To | Debating the Protect Our Children Act |
| Message | We see your point about second hand smoke, but this party is pushing legislation to prevent children from smoking, not being near second hand smoke. |
| Date | not recorded | From | Labour Party | To | Debating the Protect Our Children Act |
| Message | Suggesting there has only ever been one study that suggested a link between passive smoking and increased health risk is surprising as I'm aware of British and european research on the issue, and no doubt plenty of other research from around the world has taken place. But the FRP is correct in that this bill attempts to prevent children from smoking and is not about passive smoking. |
| Date | not recorded | From | Radical Centrists | To | Debating the Protect Our Children Act |
| Message | Good bill, FRP. |
| Date | not recorded | From | Leviathan Party | To | Debating the Protect Our Children Act |
| Message | Our point was regarding the SRP statement to ban all public smoking, not this bil, which we support. |
| Date | not recorded | From | Free Reform Coalition (FRP) | To | Debating the Protect Our Children Act |
| Message | We thought that was the case, but to clarify, we put up an explanation. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 100 | ||||||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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