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Bill: Space Exploration Reform Bill of 2797
Details
Submitted by[?]: People's Party - Republican Democrats
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: April 2798
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards space exploration.
Old value:: The government shall fully fund a state-owned space agency which controls all national space-related activity.
Current: The government shall operate a space agency that contracts with and oversees private space-exploration companies.
Proposed: The government shall issue permits to private space-exploration companies.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 09:12:16, August 06, 2009 CET | From | Social Justice Party | To | Debating the Space Exploration Reform Bill of 2797 |
| Message | While we agree with the PUSD that privatization of the space industry can be a good thing, we believe that government can and should act as a strong patron of science and technological development. We therefore cannot accept this bill on the grounds that it would fully eliminate the state-owned space agency. |
| Date | 13:17:22, August 06, 2009 CET | From | People's Party - Republican Democrats | To | Debating the Space Exploration Reform Bill of 2797 |
| Message | The state would still retain control of space exploration policy, inasmuch as permits are issued if and when a private space exploration company proves that their proposal is worthwhile researching. And there is nothing in this bill that forbids the state to continue as a patron of space exploration, should it be considered a worthwhile endeavour. What this bill does, however, is reducing the drain on the coffers of the state that a fully-fledged space exploration agency and its bureaucratic underpinnings represent. |
| Date | 15:32:39, August 06, 2009 CET | From | Social Justice Party | To | Debating the Space Exploration Reform Bill of 2797 |
| Message | It is not just control of a space program that the SJP is interested in, for control for its own sake is not justified, it is the active patronage of a space program and science in general. So, we are more interested in the following position: The government shall operate a space agency that contracts with and oversees private space-exploration companies. Nonetheless, we do see a point in the PUSD's mention of costs to government, and we would be willing to see an associated budget proposal outlining the amount of money saved by eliminating the public space program. |
| Date | 16:18:59, August 06, 2009 CET | From | People's Party - Republican Democrats | To | Debating the Space Exploration Reform Bill of 2797 |
| Message | There is no reason why private space exploration companies should not profit from the funds of the Ministry of Science and Technology, provided that such subsidisation of a space program is considered worthwhile and of enough practical value to justify spending the money. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 192 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 307 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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