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Bill: Tobacco Act of 2711
Details
Submitted by[?]: National Equality Party
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: May 2713
Description[?]:
| This bill will help to reduce the smoking of tobacco in the Commonwealth. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards smoking.
Old value:: Smoking regulations are to be determined by local governments.
Current: Smoking is legal outdoors and in private homes and clubs, but illegal indoors in all places of employment.
Proposed: Smoking is legal outdoors and in private homes and clubs, but illegal indoors in all places of employment.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Sale of tobacco products.
Old value:: The sale of tobacco products is regulated by local governments
Current: There are certain restrictions on the sale of tobacco and only adults may purchase tobacco.
Proposed: There are certain restrictions on the sale of tobacco and only adults may purchase tobacco.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 10:23:33, February 15, 2009 CET | From | Rutanian Heritage Party | To | Debating the Tobacco Act of 2711 |
| Message | In both articles, we prefer the status quo - we see no reason for the federal government to strip local governments of political authority over this issue, particularly as it is not of federal concern. We cannot agree to any arbitrary legislation undermining local government rule and strengthening the federal government unnecessarily. |
| Date | 14:01:43, February 15, 2009 CET | From | Imperium Party | To | Debating the Tobacco Act of 2711 |
| Message | We will support, smoking bans indoors, as well as tobacco being able to be brought by adults only. Furthermoore the removal of local government. Prime Minister Abraham James Zoratatt |
| Date | 17:26:54, February 16, 2009 CET | From | National Equality Party | To | Debating the Tobacco Act of 2711 |
| Message | This has not been a campain for strengthening the federal power, but a quest to improve the health of our citizens |
| Date | 05:22:06, February 17, 2009 CET | From | National Unity Party | To | Debating the Tobacco Act of 2711 |
| Message | We believe in the people's rights to do as they please so long as they do not infringe upon other peoples rights. With that being said, I applaud the this government's focus on keeping harmful gateway drugs out of children's hands. On the other hand, we do not support the government telling people where they can and can't smoke. For this party, we would like to do without Article One, and because of that, we will vote 'nay' on this bill. Hopefully in the future, Article Two will be brought up on its own. Lisa Konig- Chairman of the National Unity Party |
| Date | 12:08:24, February 17, 2009 CET | From | Rutanian Heritage Party | To | Debating the Tobacco Act of 2711 |
| Message | Regardless of its intentions, this legislation effectively adds to the arbitrary power of the federal government, thereby stripping local government's of their rightful autonomy and concentrating more power into fewer hands. Furthermore, we cannot see any reason why this issue should be the federal government's responsibility - do the NEP simply distrust local governments to represent the interests of the local families and communities they represent? We can assure the NEP that local governments are far more responsible and accountable to the people than the federal government, and thus, better able to handle issues that are not of national concern, per se. |
| Date | 18:41:39, February 17, 2009 CET | From | National Equality Party | To | Debating the Tobacco Act of 2711 |
| Message | Our main argument agianst devolution is it prevents a national unity. Also it produces inconsistancies in the law. One area might restrict smoking, another not. It's not that we don't trust local government, we just feel that the federal government can do better. And in response to the NUP, the reason we would tell people where or where not to smoke is to prevent harmful second hand smoke, as this is unfair and borderline cruel to the nonsmokers. We would ask you to rethink your voting. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 36 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 294 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 369 |
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| Random quote: "The spirit of democracy is not a mechanical thing to be adjusted by abolition of forms. It requires change of heart." - Mahatma Gandhi |