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Bill: Local Gambling Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Partiya Natsional'noy Gordyy
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: September 2126
Description[?]:
| The SLP believes that gambling is a local issue. So let the local authorities decide whether they allow gambling or not.. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The right to gamble.
Old value:: Gambling is legal across the nation, no regulation whatsoever.
Current: Gambling is legal across the nation, no regulation whatsoever.
Proposed: The legality of gambling is a matter of local governments.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:26:42, October 14, 2005 CET | From |  Liberty Party | To | Debating the Local Gambling Act |
| Message | We oppose this government interference in personal and commercial liberty. |
| Date | 23:29:37, October 14, 2005 CET | From | Partiya Natsional'noy Gordyy | To | Debating the Local Gambling Act |
| Message | Well, if the local population think so too that's no problem. If they don't like the idea they have the opportunity to forbid gambling. That's democracy. |
| Date | 00:46:39, October 15, 2005 CET | From | Liberty Party | To | Debating the Local Gambling Act |
| Message | I'm not getting sucked into another might=right discussion. We remain opposed to the tyranny of the majority. |
| Date | 11:28:56, October 15, 2005 CET | From | Partiya Natsional'noy Gordyy | To | Debating the Local Gambling Act |
| Message | So be it then. |
| Date | 14:36:26, October 15, 2005 CET | From | Capitalist Party | To | Debating the Local Gambling Act |
| Message | As do we LP. There is nothing wrong with gambling |
| Date | 16:18:55, October 15, 2005 CET | From | Herut Orthodoxy | To | Debating the Local Gambling Act |
| Message | We live in a representative democracy, but some call it the tyranny of the majority. How do those parties square voting procedures then? |
| Date | 17:30:03, October 15, 2005 CET | From | Partiya Natsional'noy Gordyy | To | Debating the Local Gambling Act |
| Message | CP: Let the provinces decide about that themselves. It's all happening on their islands. We in Rammstein do not have to interfere with local isues do we ? May be they agree with you and gambling is allowed. No reason to be afraid about a bit of federal democracy is there. |
| Date | 19:25:18, October 15, 2005 CET | From | Liberty Party | To | Debating the Local Gambling Act |
| Message | We in the government do not have to interfere with personal issues at all do we? |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 159 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 312 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 84 |
| Random fact: The voters enjoy active parties who take upon themselves the initiative to create laws. |
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