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Bill: Culling of the Peasants Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Ducal Delegation
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: August 2128
Description[?]:
| Aldegar has too many peasants. His Grace would like to put forward some sensible proposals to make sure we get through them faster. Percy Waterman (First Minister and Grand Duke of Hikirena) |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The right to euthanasia.
Old value:: Euthanasia is allowed with consent from the patient and the treating doctor.
Current: Euthanasia is only allowed with consent from the patient and a court order.
Proposed: Euthanasia is mandated for the old and sick
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Health care policy.
Old value:: 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.
Current: There is a public health care system, but private clinics are allowed.
Proposed: Health care is entirely private.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change National service.
Old value:: There shall be no mandatory military or civilian national service.
Current: All adults upon completion of schooling must serve either a term in the military or a lesser paid term of civilian national service, at their option.
Proposed: All adults upon completion of schooling must serve either a term in the military or a lesser paid term of civilian national service, at their option.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Pharmaceutical drugs policy.
Old value:: The government pays partially for all citizens' pharmaceutical drugs, and pays entirely for those of low income citizens.
Current: The government pays partially for all citizens' pharmaceutical drugs, and pays entirely for those of low income citizens.
Proposed: The government does not subsidise the cost of pharmaceutical drugs at all.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 11:16:42, October 19, 2005 CET | From | Novy Smer Party | To | Debating the Culling of the Peasants Act |
| Message | We like article 1, but not the rest. |
| Date | 15:26:11, October 19, 2005 CET | From | Sanctaphrax Party | To | Debating the Culling of the Peasants Act |
| Message | We wonder every day how the people elect someone like Mr Waterman to rule over them, all I can say is that the Ducal Delegation must be masters of propoganda. |
| Date | 23:28:12, October 19, 2005 CET | From |  Ducal Delegation | To | Debating the Culling of the Peasants Act |
| Message | Perhaps the people are just stupid? :-)... Percy Waterman |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 85 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 209 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 27 |
| Random fact: When forming a cabinet, try to include as few parties as possible, while still obtaining a majority of the seats. |
| Random quote: "The strongest reason for people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government." - Thomas Jefferson |