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Bill: Forestry privatization act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Individualism 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: December 2752
Description[?]:
| While the need for the government to protect part of the nation's forests exists and should be maintained, it is not desirable for the government to own all forested land. Private companies should be able to log trees in certain areas in order to provide low cost housing materials for our population. This will especially help low income families get more affordable housing, and stimulate the local economies. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Forest management.
Old value:: There is a national agency which owns and manages all forest land.
Current: There is a national agency which exists side-by-side with commercial forestry companies.
Proposed: There is a national agency which exists side-by-side with commercial forestry companies.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning forest protection.
Old value:: The government promotes and subsidises forest clearance.
Current: Forests are protected. Logging is allowed by licence only.
Proposed: The government has no policy on forest protection.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:43:25, May 07, 2009 CET | From | Individualism Party | To | Debating the Forestry privatization act |
| Message | Logging should not be encouraged nor discouraged by the government. If wood becomes too numerous or scarce, people will clear it as necessary. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 188 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 132 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 181 |
| Random fact: Particracy has been running since 2005. Dorvik was Particracy's first nation, the Dorvik Social Democrats the first party and the International Greens the first Party Organisation. |
| 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 |