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Bill: Federalism and Privacy
Details
Submitted by[?]: Freedom Party
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: August 2846
Description[?]:
| The people should not be forced against their will by the distant federal government. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards fireworks.
Old value:: Only adults are allowed to purchase fireworks
Current: Only professionals may run licensed fireworks shows, fireworks are illegal to the general public.
Proposed: Local governments determine fireworks laws.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change National service.
Old value:: All adults upon completion of schooling must serve a term in the military.
Current: All adults upon completion of schooling must serve either a term in the military or a lesser paid term of civilian national service, at their option.
Proposed: There shall be no mandatory military or civilian national service.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Right to privacy.
Old value:: The government has the right to monitor information of individuals without letting them know.
Current: The government has the right to monitor information of individuals without letting them know.
Proposed: Individuals have a right to privacy, but the courts can force individuals to give information on certain matters if needed. (also known as Habeas Data).
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:34:24, November 09, 2009 CET | From |  Nrzi Prta (Democratic Party) | To | Debating the Federalism and Privacy |
| Message | The federal government should retain some control over the country, to give all the power to the local government means that the current government feels that they are not ready or capable at making any decision at all. |
| Date | 21:42:24, November 09, 2009 CET | From | Traditionalist Liberty Party | To | Debating the Federalism and Privacy |
| Message | This bill is a step towards a nation where different peoples my use different laws. The federal government shall and does have control over some areas of jurisdiction. However, this should be kept to a minimum. Different people of different lands need not be given the same laws, taxes or services all across the country. |
| Date | 06:39:48, November 10, 2009 CET | From | Freedom Party | To | Debating the Federalism and Privacy |
| Message | And, again, the Democrat Party sets up a false dichotomy. We agree with the TLP. |
| Date | 14:23:09, November 10, 2009 CET | From | Nrzi Prta (Democratic Party) | To | Debating the Federalism and Privacy |
| Message | Different peoples should abide to the same law, we don't give advantages to any group of peoples just because they are politician like what the FP are proposing. This abomination of federalization must stop or our control should just split into five states. And the Freedom Party continues to provide no fact, just baseless accusation. |
| Date | 14:23:42, November 10, 2009 CET | From | Nrzi Prta (Democratic Party) | To | Debating the Federalism and Privacy |
| Message | OOC: This abomination of federalization must stop or our "Country" should just split into five states. |
| Date | 15:49:35, November 10, 2009 CET | From | Freedom Party | To | Debating the Federalism and Privacy |
| Message | It's only fireworks! You act as if it were some fundamental aspect of life! It's absurd. For some areas of life (namely property rights and murder laws), the federal government should impose itself. However, each different area of the country should be able to express itself in those things which are not fundamental in the natural law. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 370 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 235 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 145 |
| Random fact: Submitting a bill without any proposals in it will not attract or detract voters. It will not raise your visibility or change your political position. |
| Random quote: "The packaging for a microwavable 'microwave' dinner is programmed for a shelf life of maybe six months, a cook time of two minutes and a landfill dead-time of centuries." - David Wann |