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Bill: Liberalisation Bill VII
Details
Submitted by[?]: Mitten Partiet
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: April 2812
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Protection of original works of technology and arts.
Old value:: Technology and art are part of the commons and are not protected by copyright.
Current: Works of technology and art are protected by copyright.
Proposed: Works of techology and art have limited copy protection.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the ownership of domestic animals as pets.
Old value:: People must register domestic animals with the local government.
Current: There are no laws regarding domestic animal ownership.
Proposed: People must register domestic animals with the national government.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The research and development of pharmaceutical drugs.
Old value:: The government subsidizes research and development of prescription drugs and regulates their prices.
Current: The government subsidizes research and development of prescription drugs and regulates their prices.
Proposed: The government does not subsidize research and development of prescription drugs but regulates their prices.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning genetically modified (GM) crops.
Old value:: All activities related to production, selling or researching of GM crops are allowed.
Current: All activities related to production, selling or researching of GM crops are allowed.
Proposed: Production and selling of GM crops is banned. Research is allowed.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards giving aid to foreign countries.
Old value:: The government supplies "tied" aid to poorer nations in return for trading rights.
Current: The government only gives aid for disaster relief in foreign countries.
Proposed: The government gives moderate aid to countries in need.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Internet regulations.
Old value:: There is major censorship of the internet by the government.
Current: The government allows anyone to use the internet but the police can run investigations concerning illegal activities conducted by using internet (child abuse, illegal filesharing, ...)
Proposed: The government allows anyone to use the internet but the police can run investigations concerning illegal activities conducted by using internet (child abuse, illegal filesharing, ...)
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Government regulation of the viewing of movies.
Old value:: Only government approved movies are allowed to be viewed.
Current: The government sets a range of standards (to be determined) and these apply to cinemas and private homes.
Proposed: The government sets a range of standards (to be determined) but these only apply to movie theaters.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the pension system.
Old value:: The state operates a compulsory, public pension system.
Current: The state operates a compulsory, public pension system.
Proposed: The state operates a compulsory public system combined with an optional private pension.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change The government's stance on population control.
Old value:: The government actively promotes population growth.
Current: The government actively promotes population growth.
Proposed: The government does not engage in population control.
Article 10
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 legal and a recognized profession.
Proposed: Prostitution is legal but not recognized under government employment regulation policy.
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change Singing the national anthem in schools.
Old value:: Children are made to sing the national anthem at the commencement of school each day.
Current: Children are never made to sing the national anthem.
Proposed: Children are not made to sing the national anthem, but are required to show respect when it is played at the commencement of school each day.
Article 12
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding regulation of video games.
Old value:: Video games are prohibited, except those that pass strict government content ratings.
Current: The government does not maintain laws as to age limitation for purchasing video games, although it does require a content rating to be clearly displayed on the box.
Proposed: The government does not maintain laws as to age limitation for purchasing video games, although it does require a content rating to be clearly displayed on the box.
Article 13
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on Democratic Workers' Councils.
Old value:: Democratic Workers' Councils are not permitted to run a business.
Current: The government requires most industries to be fully run by Democratic Workers' Councils.
Proposed: The government does not intervene in the marketplace with regards to Democratic Workers' Councils.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:56:35, August 23, 2009 CET | From | Sosialistisk Venstreparti | To | Debating the Liberalisation Bill VII |
| Message | Vi er enige med de fleste så vil stemme ja. |
| Date | 21:48:34, August 23, 2009 CET | From | Det Kazulianske Arbeiderparti | To | Debating the Liberalisation Bill VII |
| Message | Vi er enig i en del men ikke alt og vil stemme ja |
| Date | 18:54:41, August 24, 2009 CET | From | Det Kazulianske Arbeiderparti | To | Debating the Liberalisation Bill VII |
| Message | Vi mener artikkel 1 vil skade de prostituertes sak mere og er ikke enig i det hele tatt. Vi føler dette vil få prostituerte til å bli sett ned på og føler dette er helt feil! |
| Date | 16:41:38, September 02, 2009 CET | From | Sosialistisk Venstreparti | To | Debating the Liberalisation Bill VII |
| Message | We don't see the point of this because for many of the articles nothing will change anymore. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 174 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 159 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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