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Bill: Individual Road To Socialist Path
Details
Submitted by[?]: New Disdain Worker's Party
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: November 2717
Description[?]:
| In true Disdainist Society, it is up to every man to find his place along Socialist Road. To allow for true Disdainist society, we must make this happen. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning child labour.
Old value:: Child labour is allowed and unregulated; adult labour laws do not apply.
Current: Child labour is forbidden.
Proposed: Child labour is regulated by local governments.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards daily working hours.
Old value:: The government has no policy concerning daily working hours.
Current: The government obligates trade unions and employers to negotiate the daily number of working hours.
Proposed: Local governments regulates the daily working hours.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Food safety policy.
Old value:: The government introduces, and actively enforces, food standards provisions.
Current: The government introduces, and actively enforces, food standards provisions.
Proposed: Local governments determine food safety standards.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Health care policy.
Old value:: There is a public health care system, but private clinics are allowed.
Current: There is a free public health care system and a small number of private clinics, which are heavily regulated to ensure they treat their patients well and provide good care.
Proposed: Local governments decide about healthcare policies
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The appointment of mayors.
Old value:: The Head of State oversees the appointment of all mayors.
Current: Citizens elect their mayor directly in a local election.
Proposed: Local governments determine the method of appointment.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:24:41, February 25, 2009 CET | From | Populistas de Pedernera | To | Debating the Individual Road To Socialist Path |
| Message | This country needs a strong central government to ensure order. |
| Date | 18:12:09, February 25, 2009 CET | From | Rasemblement De Toussaint L'Ouverture | To | Debating the Individual Road To Socialist Path |
| Message | There is much we would oppose here, however, on balance we shall vote yes. |
| Date | 22:22:38, February 25, 2009 CET | From | Populistas de Pedernera | To | Debating the Individual Road To Socialist Path |
| Message | Once again we vote no. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 39 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 38 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Any RP law granting extraordinary "emergency powers" or dictator-like powers to a government must be passed by at least a 2/3rds majority, but (like all RP laws) may always be overturned by a simple majority vote of the legislature. |
| Random quote: "It is better to abolish serfdom from above than wait for it to abolish itself from below." - Alexander II of Russia |