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Bill: General Devolution Act of 2743 (GDA)
Details
Submitted by[?]: Federalist Minarcho-Capitalist 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: August 2743
Description[?]:
| The FMCP believes that too much power resides in the hands of the national government. Therefore we propose this legislation with a mind towards raising awareness towards the lack of local-government power and to indicate in general where the FMCP stands on this issue. Proposals soon to follow. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change National, cultural and historic sites and monuments.
Old value:: The state actively protects scenery, localities, cultural, and historical sites; it maintains an agency to preserve them untouched if public interest so requires.
Current: The state actively protects scenery, localities, cultural, and historical sites; it maintains an agency to preserve them untouched if public interest so requires.
Proposed: This matter is left up to the local governments.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Firefighting services.
Old value:: There is a national fire department, funded by the government.
Current: Fire prevention and management is left to the local governments.
Proposed: Fire prevention and management is left to the local governments.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Commercial fishing regulation.
Old value:: The government establishes fishing quotas.
Current: Local governments can establish fishing quotas
Proposed: Local governments can establish fishing quotas
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Higher education institutions.
Old value:: The government maintains a system of universities, vocational schools, and colleges nationwide.
Current: The government leaves the development and funding of all higher education institutions up to local governments.
Proposed: The government leaves the development and funding of vocational schools and colleges up to local governments.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning museum funding.
Old value:: The national government maintains a system of museums nationwide.
Current: The national government maintains a system of museums nationwide.
Proposed: The government leaves funding and operation of museums to local governments.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Government policy regarding a national park system.
Old value:: The government funds and maintains a network of national parks and/or marine protected areas.
Current: The government funds and maintains a network of national parks and/or marine protected areas.
Proposed: The government devolves park policy to local governments.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on nuclear power.
Old value:: The government encourages nuclear power (subsidies, tax relief etc).
Current: The government encourages nuclear power (subsidies, tax relief etc).
Proposed: The decision is left up to local governments.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the use of pesticides.
Old value:: The government approves and regulates agricultural chemical use.
Current: Farmers are required to list chemicals used on their crops.
Proposed: Local governments may choose to regulate pesticides certification programs.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Funding of public transport (where applicable).
Old value:: Public transport is fully subsidised by the government.
Current: Local governments decide upon the funding policy.
Proposed: Local governments decide upon the funding policy.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 06:22:17, April 15, 2009 CET | From | House Lusk-Nat'l Syndicalist Party (UM) | To | Debating the General Devolution Act of 2743 (GDA) |
| Message | Having council-level electrical grids would be beyond insane. |
| Date | 06:59:22, April 15, 2009 CET | From | Federalist Minarcho-Capitalist Party | To | Debating the General Devolution Act of 2743 (GDA) |
| Message | Not necessarily. Local power grids would be more accountable to those needing the power, and in the event of a natural disaster the system would be far more resistant to total power loss than the current system. |
| Date | 11:20:51, April 15, 2009 CET | From | Roccato Anarcho-Syndicalist Union | To | Debating the General Devolution Act of 2743 (GDA) |
| Message | The RASU supports full privatization in a number of these areas, but we see decentralization as a positive step as well. We would support. |
| Date | 21:10:52, April 16, 2009 CET | From | League of Dyspeptic Veterans | To | Debating the General Devolution Act of 2743 (GDA) |
| Message | The League considers itself committed to environmental protection. However, we are willing to make certain concessions for the sake of our other goals -- among them, federalization and devolution of power. We agree with House Lusk that Article 2 is excessive. We also have strong misgivings about Articles 5, 11, and 12. Here is a proposition: If the FCMP is willing to scrap Articles 2, 11 and 12, and if it is willing to compromise on Article 5 -- say, by leaving the development and funding of vocational schools and colleges to local governments but keeping a system of national universities -- then the League will support the bill. If the FCMP and the RASU still support the modified bill, then it is guaranteed a majority vote. |
| Date | 23:52:20, April 16, 2009 CET | From | Roccato Anarcho-Syndicalist Union | To | Debating the General Devolution Act of 2743 (GDA) |
| Message | The RASU would support such a bill. |
| Date | 06:16:57, April 17, 2009 CET | From | Federalist Minarcho-Capitalist Party | To | Debating the General Devolution Act of 2743 (GDA) |
| Message | The desired changes have been made. This will be brought to a vote in December 2742. |
| Date | 10:45:32, April 18, 2009 CET | From | Modern Revolutionary Socialist Party | To | Debating the General Devolution Act of 2743 (GDA) |
| Message | We oppose this entirely, we feel that currently the state provides a great deal of services, protection and maintenance that could otherwise be lost by some local governments. While we appreciate there are concerns about having all power centrally as opposed to locally we cannot support this. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 377 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 252 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 121 |
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