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Bill: Imperial Counter Reforms I
Details
Submitted by[?]: Imperial Conservative Union (IA)
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: October 2797
Description[?]:
| Time to put the Empire back where it should be. Sometimes the middle ground is the best ground. #1) The State should have control of the Defense manufacturing of its own weapons, but that does not mean private companies can not exist to compete and sell arms. #2) The Government should protect its people, and to do so we should set some safety regulations. #3) The banks make the most money when they are private which allows our economy to grow and develop more due to the fact that companies can gain better loans and investments. However, we need some type of security and centralization, which is why we need the Central Bank. #4) It is just not practical to have more than one company to give electricity to the people. This way we do not have power lines going everywhere due to different companies having to put up their own lines. #5) This is an old law, that has been this way ever since the telephone was invented and only recently was changed. We should put it back. #6) A law that will allow those without a roof over their head a place to live until we can get them on their feet and they can serve the Empire. #7) We need an educated citizenry to run the Empire, so we must make our children attend school. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The banking system.
Old value:: The government operates and owns all banks.
Current: All banks are privately owned.
Proposed: The government operates a central bank and all other banks are private.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Education for children under adult age.
Old value:: Education is entirely voluntary.
Current: Education is compulsory, but home schooling is permitted.
Proposed: Education is compulsory, but home schooling is permitted.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The nation's defence industry.
Old value:: Defence industries are privately owned and not subsidised.
Current: Defence industries are privately owned but subsidised by the state.
Proposed: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy is provided by private companies which are not subject to any special regulations.
Current: Energy provision is left to local governments.
Proposed: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Health and safety legislation for industry.
Old value:: There are no set health and safety regulations for industry.
Current: The government introduces and actively regulates health and safety legislation in all areas of industry.
Proposed: The government introduces and actively regulates health and safety legislation in all areas of industry.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning phone services.
Old value:: There are no regulations on phone service.
Current: The state subsidizes the phone service of low income families, and regulates the rates providers can charge for phone service.
Proposed: Telephone lines are provided free of charge to all citizens.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The government policy regarding housing.
Old value:: All housing is privately-owned.
Current: Housing policy is to be determined by local governments.
Proposed: The state provides public housing to low-income families.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 16:58:30, August 05, 2009 CET | From | Constitutionalist Imperial League (IA) | To | Debating the Imperial Counter Reforms I |
| Message | Mr Speaker, We could support the need to have one energy company, but this one should be private and wan with an Imperial Charter. I yield. |
| Date | 17:04:52, August 05, 2009 CET | From | Constitutionalist Imperial League (IA) | To | Debating the Imperial Counter Reforms I |
| Message | Mr Speaker, Furthermore, since Luthori uses the Gold Standard and that all Luthori pounds can be redemable for gold, to guard against inflation, the Imperial Bank of Luthori would purely manage the Empire's assets, along with the Lord High Treasurer and other members of the Privy Council. I yield. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 107 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 88 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 5 |
| 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: "I am working for the time when unqualified blacks, browns, and women join the unqualified men in running our government." - Cissy Farenthold |