We are working on a brand new version of the game! If you want to stay informed, read our blog and register for our mailing list.
Bill: Liberal act
Details
Submitted by[?]: The Republican Party
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: September 2796
Description[?]:
| More liberal |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning child labour.
Old value:: Child labour is forbidden.
Current: Child labour is forbidden.
Proposed: Child labour is allowed, but with additional regulations to those of adult labourers.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on energy generation.
Old value:: Private and public power stations exist side-by-side.
Current: All power stations are publicly owned.
Proposed: Private power stations provide energy for the entire power grid.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Licensing of food sales.
Old value:: Anyone may sell food, but shelf lives of foods are enforced.
Current: Anyone may sell food, but shelf lives of foods are enforced.
Proposed: The sale of food is unregulated.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy in respect to highways.
Old value:: A national highway infrastructure is constructed and maintained by the government.
Current: There is a national highway system constructed and maintained by the national government, and local systems by local governments.
Proposed: All highway projects are undertaken by contracted firms.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning immigration.
Old value:: Everyone is allowed to reside permanently in this nation.
Current: Everyone is allowed to reside permanently in this nation.
Proposed: Quotas are based on individual applicant's qualifications.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations.
Old value:: The government acts as an investor of last resort, by nationalizing failing industries that provide vital goods or services.
Current: Certain industries are owned by the state, all others are under private ownership.
Proposed: The government does not intervene in the market nor provide any form of subsidies/relief to industries.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The use of animals in medical research.
Old value:: Animal research projects must apply for a license and submit to regulation.
Current: Animal research projects must apply for a license and submit to regulation.
Proposed: There are no restrictions on the use of animals for research.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The use of cannabis for medicinal purposes.
Old value:: Cannabis is legal as a sedative for patients in pain.
Current: Cannabis is legal as a sedative for patients in pain.
Proposed: The medicinal use of cannabis is illegal.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the post office
Old value:: There is a nationalised post office. Private post office agencies are allowed to exist, and the services provided by them are not regulated.
Current: There is a nationalised post office agency. Private post offices are allowed to exist but the services provided by them are regulated.
Proposed: Only private post agencies exist, and the services they provide are regulated.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change Government-sponsored recycling programs.
Old value:: The government funds recycling facilities for public use.
Current: The government funds recycling facilities and enforces mandatory recycling for residents, commercial enterprise, and industry.
Proposed: There is no national policy regarding recycled garbage.
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change The state's policy concerning religious clothing.
Old value:: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Current: Public officials are not allowed to wear religious symbols while exercising their duties.
Proposed: Wearing religious clothing or religious symbols in public is illegal.
Article 12
Proposal[?] to change Secondary strike action.
Old value:: Any trade union can go on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
Current: Any trade union can go on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
Proposed: Secondary strike action is illegal. Workers and unions can only go on strike for their own pay and conditions.
Article 13
Proposal[?] to change The time at which sexually explicit content may be shown on broadcast television (if allowed).
Old value:: Sexually explicit content may be shown all day long.
Current: Sexually explicit content may only be shown during hours that very few children watch. Nudity may be shown all day long.
Proposed: Sexually explicit content or nudity may only be shown during hours that very few children watch television
Article 14
Proposal[?] to change Train Operating Companies (TOC).
Old value:: The State owns and operates a national TOC, alongside private TOCs.
Current: Private companies operate regional TOC's. The national service is provided by a publicly owned, national TOC.
Proposed: Private companies operate regional TOC's. The national service is provided by a publicly owned, national TOC.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 13:16:00, August 02, 2009 CET | From | Socialist Party of Kalistan (SPoK) | To | Debating the Liberal act |
| Message | You should say it is also anti-people. |
| Date | 19:25:26, August 02, 2009 CET | From | National Justice Party | To | Debating the Liberal act |
| Message | This is pretty intense, try toning it down a notch. |
| Date | 06:16:26, August 03, 2009 CET | From | Socialist Party of Kalistan (SPoK) | To | Debating the Liberal act |
| Message | Does everyone notice how the Moderates are completely copying my votes now? Everything I vote for they vote for everything I vote against, they vote against? Has the Moderates become the new Socialist Party or what? |
| Date | 04:00:05, August 04, 2009 CET | From | Socialist Party of Kalistan (SPoK) | To | Debating the Liberal act |
| Message | I abstained at the last minute... Heh heh heh. |
subscribe to this discussion - unsubscribe
Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 88 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 213 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 449 |
| Random fact: Particracy does not allow real-life fictional references (eg. Gandalf, Harry Potter, Luke Skywalker). |
| Random quote: "We are told that this is an odious and unpopular tax. I never knew a tax that was not odious and unpopular with the people who paid it." - John Sherman |