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Bill: Power to the People XIII
Details
Submitted by[?]: Tuesday Is Coming
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: January 2129
Description[?]:
| People cannot be free without guarantees of their rights to privately own property. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Eminent Domain.
Old value:: The government may seize private property for vital government works.
Current: The government may seize private property for vital government works.
Proposed: The government may not seize private property.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Eminent domain compensation (if eminent domain is legal).
Old value:: The victim of eminent domain sets compensation, government can appeal to the courts if they deem the cost too high.
Current: The victim of eminent domain sets compensation, government can appeal to the courts if they deem the cost too high.
Proposed: The victim of eminent domain determines just compensation.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the pension system.
Old value:: The state operates a compulsory, public pension system.
Current: The state operates a compulsory public system combined with an optional private pension.
Proposed: The state does not operate a pension system. Individuals must save up for retirement on their own.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The patenting of software techniques.
Old value:: Software designs, techniques, formulae and algorithms cannot be patented.
Current: Software designs, techniques, formulae and algorithms cannot be patented.
Proposed: Software patents can be obtained from the patent office.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on Democratic Workers' Councils.
Old value:: The government encourages the formation of Democratic Workers' Councils through subsidies and tax exemptions.
Current: The government encourages the formation of Democratic Workers' Councils through subsidies and tax exemptions.
Proposed: The government does not intervene in the marketplace with regards to Democratic Workers' Councils.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 05:45:29, October 20, 2005 CET | From |  Tuesday Is Coming | To | Debating the Power to the People XIII |
| Message | No comments here either? |
| Date | 07:59:05, October 20, 2005 CET | From | Lodamun Centre-Left Coalition | To | Debating the Power to the People XIII |
| Message | Yes to some, no to some. Argh. |
| Date | 01:35:46, October 21, 2005 CET | From | Tuesday Is Coming | To | Debating the Power to the People XIII |
| Message | This was in debate for about a year.... Split requests would be nice, I never put things to a vote, except for occasional mistakes, if a split is requested. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 96 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 177 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 27 |
| Random fact: Real-life organisations should not be referenced in Particracy, unless they are simple and generic (eg. "National Organisation for Women" is allowed). |
| Random quote: "The radical of one century is the conservative of the next. The radical invents the views. When he has worn them out the conservative adopts them." - Mark Twain |