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Bill: Proletariat proposals for devolution
Details
Submitted by[?]: Proletariat
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: December 2800
Description[?]:
| A federal reform of the state |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Civil defence is the government's policy on providing shelters to be used in the event of attacks on major cities, mainly nuclear attacks and bombing.
Old value:: Every public building is required to feature provisions for civil defence and at least 50% of spaces must be allocated to private citizens.
Current: The government builds and maintains a network of shelters across the nation.
Proposed: Local authorities are responsible for building and maintaining shelters.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change National, cultural and historic sites and monuments.
Old value:: The state actively protects scenery, localities, cultural, and historical sites; it maintains an agency to preserve them untouched if public interest so requires.
Current: The state actively protects scenery, localities, cultural, and historical sites; it maintains an agency to preserve them untouched if public interest so requires.
Proposed: This matter is left up to the local governments.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the ownership of domestic animals as pets.
Old value:: People must register domestic animals with the national government.
Current: People must register domestic animals with the national government.
Proposed: People must register domestic animals with the local government.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on the nation's power grid.
Old value:: The national grid is fully owned by the state.
Current: The national grid is fully owned by the state.
Proposed: Each region owns and maintains its own power grid.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Firefighting services.
Old value:: There is a national fire department, funded by the government.
Current: Fire prevention and management is left to the local governments.
Proposed: Fire prevention and management is left to the local governments.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Food safety policy.
Old value:: The government introduces, and actively enforces, food standards provisions.
Current: The government introduces, and actively enforces, food standards provisions.
Proposed: Local governments determine food safety standards.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Licensing of food sales.
Old value:: Food may be sold by licensed vendors only, and shelf lives of foods are enforced.
Current: Food may be sold by licensed vendors only.
Proposed: The licensing of food sale is left for local governments to decide.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The right to gamble.
Old value:: Gambling is illegal unless taking place in a licensed casino.
Current: Gambling is legal, but only in private homes and casinos with special licences.
Proposed: The legality of gambling is a matter of local governments.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Higher education institutions.
Old value:: The government maintains a system of universities, vocational schools, and colleges nationwide.
Current: The government maintains a system of universities, vocational schools, and colleges nationwide.
Proposed: The government leaves the development and funding of all higher education institutions up to local governments.
Article 10
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: This is left to local governments.
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards the funding of libraries.
Old value:: The national government controls a vast and comprehensive system of public libraries.
Current: The national government controls a vast and comprehensive system of public libraries.
Proposed: The national government provides local governments with funding to operate libraries.
Article 12
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning museum funding.
Old value:: The national government maintains a system of museums nationwide.
Current: The national government maintains a system of museums nationwide.
Proposed: The national government provides local governments with the funding to operate museums.
Article 13
Proposal[?] to change Pre-school education.
Old value:: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nursery and pre-school educational centres.
Current: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nursery and pre-school educational centres.
Proposed: The government leaves the pre-school education policy to local governments.
Article 14
Proposal[?] to change Public works initiatives
Old value:: The government funds a program to build public works.
Current: The government funds a program to build public works.
Proposed: Public works projects are left to local governments.
Article 15
Proposal[?] to change Regulation of the quality of drinking water.
Old value:: The government sets a range of standards dependant on water usage. (grey water regulation, etc.)
Current: The government sets a range of standards dependant on water usage. (grey water regulation, etc.)
Proposed: Local government is responsible for drinking water quality regulation.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:34:08, August 06, 2009 CET | From | Proletariat | To | Debating the Proletariat proposals for devolution |
| Message | Other parties got some proposal for a federalist reform of the state, or devolution? |
| Date | 04:42:42, August 09, 2009 CET | From |  Dorvik Worker's Party | To | Debating the Proletariat proposals for devolution |
| Message | We agree that the local government is best placed to make decisions in regard to these matters. Politics should be grassroots and as direct as possible. We will support. |
| Date | 01:12:39, August 11, 2009 CET | From | Republic of Dorvik Free Party | To | Debating the Proletariat proposals for devolution |
| Message | Why is when I have purposed moving some if not all procedures to local government it would get defeated. Yet all of a sudden you supply this huge list of Proposals without any debate. We cannot support this bill, especially of this magnitude, without a proper debate before going to Vote. |
| Date | 01:25:15, August 11, 2009 CET | From | Proletariat | To | Debating the Proletariat proposals for devolution |
| Message | it stay in the debate phase for too long |
| Date | 01:30:47, August 11, 2009 CET | From | Proletariat | To | Debating the Proletariat proposals for devolution |
| Message | And this bill don't change anything of our communist and atheist costitution. One of your bill were passed, the other get defeated not for fedralism but because can open the door to the opium of the masses: the religion |
| Date | 01:32:14, August 11, 2009 CET | From | Dorvik Worker's Party | To | Debating the Proletariat proposals for devolution |
| Message | The oppurtunity to debate this legislation has been given for several days, it is not the responsibnility of any party but your own to initiate debate if you feel it is neccesary. We will ofcourse support this bill. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 187 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 308 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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