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Bill: Contract with Athlorcaea, 2713
Details
Submitted by[?]: Loyalist Party of House Gwyneth-Matisse
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: February 2714
Description[?]:
| The Ecogeorgian party is 100,000 strong and growing. In order to demonstrate the strength of our contract with Athlorcaea, I, Medoi Gwyneth-Matisse, propose this bill as a citizen. I look to the joint support of the Schnell Party and the most ancient and illustrious House Fisk to make my agenda a reality. This is also a blueprint for future legislation once we receive our due representation. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The way adulthood is determined.
Old value:: Adulthood is determined by age.
Current: Adulthood is determined by age.
Proposed: Everyone is considered an adult.
Article 2
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:: The government builds and maintains a network of shelters across the nation.
Current: The government builds and maintains a network of shelters across the nation.
Proposed: Local authorities are responsible for building and maintaining shelters.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Education for children under adult age.
Old value:: Education is compulsory and has to happen at school.
Current: Education is compulsory, but home schooling is permitted.
Proposed: Education is compulsory, but home schooling is permitted.
Article 4
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 applied for capital crimes.
Proposed: Religious doctrine determines the death penalty.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's position towards the use of forensic DNA databases.
Old value:: Only DNA from persons convicted of crime is recorded.
Current: Only DNA from persons convicted of crime is recorded.
Proposed: The decision on forensic DNA databases is left to local governments.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Eminent Domain.
Old value:: The government may seize private property for vital government works.
Current: The government may seize private property for vital government works.
Proposed: The government may seize private property for any reason.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Eminent domain compensation (if eminent domain is legal).
Old value:: The victim of eminent domain sets compensation, government can appeal to the courts if they deem the cost too high.
Current: The victim of eminent domain sets compensation, government can appeal to the courts if they deem the cost too high.
Proposed: The government determines compensation for victims of eminent domain.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Old value:: The government requires foreign missionaries to register with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Current: The government requires foreign missionaries to register with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Proposed: The government has no policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning gated communities.
Old value:: Both the government and the private sector can set up gated communities.
Current: Both the government and the private sector can set up gated communities.
Proposed: Only gated communities are allowed.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change Government-issued identity card policy.
Old value:: All citizens are issued with identity cards but are not required to carry them.
Current: Citizens are not issued with identity cards.
Proposed: Citizens are not issued with identity cards.
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards giving aid to foreign countries.
Old value:: The government supplies "tied" aid to poorer nations in return for trading rights.
Current: The government supplies "tied" aid to poorer nations in return for trading rights.
Proposed: The government never offers international aid.
Article 12
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards the use of land mines by the army.
Old value:: The use of land mines is allowed.
Current: The use of land mines is allowed but restricted.
Proposed: The Government leaves this to the army to decide upon.
Article 13
Proposal[?] to change The official national sport.
Old value:: Badminton
Current: Bekenball
Proposed: Politics
Article 14
Proposal[?] to change
Taxation of religious institutions.
Old value:: Religions are treated as companies, and all profit is taxed, however, charitable donations are not taxed.
Current: Recognized religions are not taxed.
Proposed: No religions are taxed.
Article 15
Proposal[?] to change The state's policy concerning religious clothing.
Old value:: Public officials are not allowed to wear religious symbols while exercising their duties.
Current: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Proposed: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Article 16
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Religious schools are not allowed.
Current: Religious schools are allowed, but are strictly regulated. Only recognised religions may set up religious schools.
Proposed: Any religion may set up a school, with no regulations.
Article 17
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to prayer in schools.
Old value:: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden.
Current: The government leaves this decision up to the schools themselves.
Proposed: The government leaves this decision up to the schools themselves.
Article 18
Proposal[?] to change The government policy regarding housing.
Old value:: All housing is private but rent is subsidised for low-income households.
Current: Housing policy is to be determined by local governments.
Proposed: Housing policy is to be determined by local governments.
Article 19
Proposal[?] to change The government's position towards the stock exchange(s).
Old value:: Stock exchanges are allowed but are regulated.
Current: Stock exchanges are allowed and are unregulated.
Proposed: Stock exchanges are banned.
Article 20
Proposal[?] to change Sale of tobacco products.
Old value:: Only adults may purchase tobacco.
Current: There are certain restrictions on the sale of tobacco and only adults may purchase tobacco.
Proposed: There are no regulations on the sale of tobacco.
Article 21
Proposal[?] to change Travel by foreigners to the nation.
Old value:: The nation imposes minimal border controls on visitors, with cursory security checks, to confirm visitor identities.
Current: The nation imposes strict border control on visitors, with intensive security checks, to maintain law and order.
Proposed: The nation imposes no border controls on visitors.
Article 22
Proposal[?] to change Women in the military.
Old value:: Women serve alongside men.
Current: Women serve alongside men.
Proposed: Only women can serve in the military.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:18:38, February 18, 2009 CET | From | Democratic Socialist Union | To | Debating the Contract with Athlorcaea, 2713 |
| Message | Insane much? |
| Date | 19:00:12, February 18, 2009 CET | From | Modern Revolutionary Socialist Party | To | Debating the Contract with Athlorcaea, 2713 |
| Message | Most of this we are opposed to. |
| Date | 20:29:06, February 18, 2009 CET | From | Populist Party | To | Debating the Contract with Athlorcaea, 2713 |
| Message | The National Populist Party also agrees that this is being taken too far. |
| Date | 21:52:54, February 18, 2009 CET | From | House Lusk-Nat'l Syndicalist Party (UM) | To | Debating the Contract with Athlorcaea, 2713 |
| Message | We support some of these changes, but not others. We are undecided on how to vote. |
| Date | 22:57:29, February 18, 2009 CET | From | Liberal-Democratic Party | To | Debating the Contract with Athlorcaea, 2713 |
| Message | THE craziest manifesto ever. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 137 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 113 |
| Random fact: "Treaty-locking", or ratifiying treaties that completely or nearly completely forbid any proposals to change laws, is not allowed. Amongst other possible sanctions, Moderation reserves the discretion to delete treaties and/or subject parties to a seat reset if this is necessary in order to reverse a treaty-lock situation. |
| Random quote: "Mine is the first generation able to contemplate the possibility that we may live our entire lives without going to war or sending our children to war." - Tony Blair |