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Bill: Essential Services Protection Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Democratic Party of God
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: May 2778
Description[?]:
| While we strongly support the right of workers to fight for better wages, benefits, and working conditions, we believe that there must be some limits for the common good. Strikes by members of the armed forces, police forces, or border guards would put our nation in danger and must be illegal. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The workers' right to strike.
Old value:: All workers have the right to strike.
Current: All strikes are illegal.
Proposed: All workers, except certain categories of workers regarded as critical to society, have the right to strike.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 06:33:30, June 27, 2009 CET | From | Endralon Progress Party | To | Debating the Essential Services Protection Bill |
| Message | Our party supports the rights of the people, thus we vote for no |
| Date | 17:40:57, June 27, 2009 CET | From | Democratic Party of God | To | Debating the Essential Services Protection Bill |
| Message | Think of the chaos that would be created by a strike by the military or police. They would have our nation by the throat with whatever demands they wished! |
| Date | 22:10:17, June 27, 2009 CET | From | Democratic Party of God | To | Debating the Essential Services Protection Bill |
| Message | This is madness. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 67 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 233 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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