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Bill: Environmentalist Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Rutanian Elitist 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: January 2734
Description[?]:
| The situation of the world environment is extremely unfortunate. We believe that it is our responsibility to contribute to the health of the Terra. Forest protection is important for the harmonious circulation of water, production of oxygen and moderation of climate. Fishing quotas are essential for maintaining a proper balance in the biosphere of the seas. Helene Perigaux, Green Advisor, REP |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Commercial fishing regulation.
Old value:: Local governments can establish fishing quotas
Current: The government establishes fishing quotas.
Proposed: The government establishes fishing quotas.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning forest protection.
Old value:: The government has no policy on forest protection.
Current: Forests are protected. Logging is allowed by licence only.
Proposed: Forests are protected. Logging is allowed by licence only.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 06:00:23, March 29, 2009 CET | From | Rutanian Heritage Party | To | Debating the Environmentalist Act |
| Message | We would prefer if authority over the issues described in Article 1 were devolved to local governments, and likewise, with Article 2, we prefer the status quo. There is no reason why the federal government should strip local and state governments of their autonomy in such areas - this would needlessly strenghten the federal government and undermine state independence. |
| Date | 10:03:23, March 29, 2009 CET | From | Rutanian Elitist Party | To | Debating the Environmentalist Act |
| Message | This is not about the increase of the central power... the point is to have some universal and uniform quotas for better efficiency and predictability |
| Date | 18:41:26, March 29, 2009 CET | From | Rutanian Restoration Party | To | Debating the Environmentalist Act |
| Message | We agree, the issue of environment is something we all share and should not be determined on a region-by-region basis. This is one of the few exceptions to our policy of devolution. The environment is something to precious to lose, and future generations deserve to see the forests and wildlife of their Rutania. |
| Date | 03:06:10, March 30, 2009 CET | From | Rutanian Heritage Party | To | Debating the Environmentalist Act |
| Message | We need to dispel this myth that the 'REP' and the 'OP' seem to subscribe to, that local governments are somehow less effective and less efficient in dealing with the environment than the federal government. Many in today's Rutania look to the federal government as an all-powerful, all-knowing tool through which the nation's biggest problems can most effectively be solved - this is simply not the role the federal government was intended to play by our founding fathers. We see no need for a nationally uniform environmental policy, and the idea that there should be one is, to the 'RHP', a violation of state's rights. |
| Date | 06:01:37, March 30, 2009 CET | From | Rutanian Restoration Party | To | Debating the Environmentalist Act |
| Message | We are not saying the local governments are less effective at dealing with the environment, we just believe that such a thing as thing as the environment, something we all share and live in, needs to be dealt with through uniform policy. This is an issue that needs to be dealt with on the federal level, not through the regional commonwealths. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 205 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 90 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: In order for a Cabinet bill to pass, more than half of the legislature must vote for it and all of the parties included in the proposed Cabinet must support it. If your nation has a Head of State who is also the Head of Government, then the party controlling this character must also vote for the bill, since the Head of Government is also a member of the Cabinet. If any of these requirements are not met, the bill will not pass. |
| Random quote: "Civil disobedience. . . is not our problem. Our problem is civil obedience. Our problem is that numbers of people all over the world have obeyed the dictates of the leaders of their government and have gone to war, and millions have been killed because of this obedience. . Our problem is that people are obedient all over the world in the face of poverty and starvation and stupidity, and war, and cruelty. Our problem is that people are obedient while the jails are full of petty thieves, and all the while the grand thieves are running the country. That's our problem." - Howard Zinn |