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Bill: Reduction of Government 2129
Details
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: August 2130
Description[?]:
| Reductions in Government |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The use of animals in cosmetics research.
Old value:: Animals may not be used for testing cosmetics products.
Current: Animals may not be used for testing cosmetics products.
Proposed: The use of animals to test cosmetic products is unregulated.
Article 2
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:: Local authorities are responsible for building and maintaining shelters.
Current: The government builds and maintains a network of shelters across the nation.
Proposed: Every public building is required to feature provisions for civil defence and at least 50% of spaces must be allocated to private citizens.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change National, cultural and historic sites and monuments.
Old value:: This matter is left up to the local governments.
Current: The state encourages and funds private efforts towards the protection of cultural and historical heritage.
Proposed: The state encourages and funds private efforts towards the protection of cultural and historical heritage.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Eminent Domain.
Old value:: The government may seize private property for vital government works.
Current: The government may not seize private property.
Proposed: The government may not seize private property.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on energy generation.
Old value:: Private and public power stations exist side-by-side.
Current: Private power stations provide energy for the entire power grid.
Proposed: Private power stations provide energy for the entire power grid.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Government agricultural and farming subsidies policy.
Old value:: The government subsidises the operations of low-income farming families.
Current: The government allows local governments to craft agricultural subsidy policy.
Proposed: The government denies subsidy assistance to farmers.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Firefighting services.
Old value:: There is a national fire department, funded by the government.
Current: The government competitively subcontracts firefighting services.
Proposed: The government competitively subcontracts firefighting services.
Article 8
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: The government does not intervene in the market nor provide any form of subsidies/relief to industries.
Proposed: The government does not intervene in the market nor provide any form of subsidies/relief to industries.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards giving aid to foreign countries.
Old value:: The government gives high levels of aid to countries in need.
Current: The government only gives aid for disaster relief in foreign countries.
Proposed: The government supplies "tied" aid to poorer nations in return for trading rights.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning phone services.
Old value:: Telephone lines are provided free of charge to all citizens.
Current: There are no regulations on phone service.
Proposed: There are no regulations on phone service.
Article 11
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: Only private post agencies exist, and the services they provide are unregulated.
Proposed: Only private post agencies exist, and the services they provide are unregulated.
Article 12
Proposal[?] to change The right for a person to prostitute himself or herself.
Old value:: Prostitution is legal and a recognized profession.
Current: Prostitution is illegal.
Proposed: Prostitution is legal but not recognized under government employment regulation policy.
Article 13
Proposal[?] to change The government policy regarding housing.
Old value:: The state provides public housing to low-income families.
Current: All housing is privately-owned.
Proposed: All housing is privately-owned.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 15:55:44, October 22, 2005 CET | From | Anarchist-Communist League | To | Debating the Reduction of Government 2129 |
| Message | FFS, can you not put your bills up for debate first? I would support some of these provisions, if they were in a seperate bill. OOC: Is the game even fun, playing this way? I liked when I started playing, getting bills through took debate and compromise. We need more debates in Quanzar. |
| Date | 01:47:25, October 23, 2005 CET | From | National Farmers' Party | To | Debating the Reduction of Government 2129 |
| Message | I can never support Articles 6 & 8. |
| Date | 11:49:28, October 23, 2005 CET | From | Tories | To | Debating the Reduction of Government 2129 |
| Message | I am merely doing what the voters wish. |
| Date | 20:32:39, October 24, 2005 CET | From | Anarchist-Communist League | To | Debating the Reduction of Government 2129 |
| Message | I would vote yes on 4 and 5. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 98 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 187 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 116 |
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