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Bill: Communism
Details
Submitted by[?]: De Communistische Partij Van Vanuku
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: March 2848
Description[?]:
| And Communism kept rolling in from every side! |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards alcoholic beverages.
Old value:: Alcoholic beverage regulations are not imposed by the government.
Current: Alcoholic beverages may be purchased only from licensed sales outlets, and can only be available to adults.
Proposed: Alcoholic beverages may be purchased only from licensed sales outlets, and can only be available to adults.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Food and beverage labeling regulations.
Old value:: There are no laws concerning food and beverage labeling.
Current: Companies must clearly label food and beverage products, in a manner that can be easily understood.
Proposed: Companies must clearly label food and beverage products, in a manner that can be easily understood.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Listing of controversial ingredients, such as genetically modified (GM) ingredients (if food labelling is applied).
Old value:: There is no requirement to disclose GM ingredients, or chemicals used in agrigulture or processing.
Current: Any chemicals used in agrigulture or processing, and any GM ingredients must be listed.
Proposed: Any chemicals used in agrigulture or processing, and any GM ingredients must be listed.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change
Scope of food ingredient labeling (if present).
Old value:: Only the major ingredients need to be listed.
Current: All ingredients must be listed.
Proposed: All ingredients and corresponding nutritional information must be listed.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Food safety policy.
Old value:: There are no food standards provisions.
Current: The government introduces, and actively enforces, food standards provisions.
Proposed: The government introduces, and actively enforces, food standards provisions.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Licensing of food sales.
Old value:: The sale of food is unregulated.
Current: Anyone may sell food, but shelf lives of foods are enforced.
Proposed: Food may be sold by licensed vendors only, and shelf lives of foods are enforced.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The recreational drug policy.
Old value:: There are no laws regulating what citizens can put into their bodies.
Current: The use of cannabis is legal.
Proposed: Recreational drug use is forbidden.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards smoking.
Old value:: Smoking is legal everywhere, at the discretion of the property owner, and is legal in government-owned buildings.
Current: Smoking is legal outdoors and in private homes and clubs, but illegal indoors in all places of employment.
Proposed: Smoking is prohibited.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change The funding of sports clubs.
Old value:: The government does not fund sports clubs; only private ones are allowed.
Current: The government funds some sports clubs side-by-side with private ones.
Proposed: All sports clubs are government owned and run.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change Sale of tobacco products.
Old value:: There are no regulations on the sale of tobacco.
Current: There are certain restrictions on the sale of tobacco and only adults may purchase tobacco.
Proposed: The sale of tobacco products is prohibited.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 12:22:09, November 14, 2009 CET | From | Towzer Party | To | Debating the Communism |
| Message | I agree with most of this bill. |
| Date | 18:44:06, November 14, 2009 CET | From | De Communistische Partij Van Vanuku | To | Debating the Communism |
| Message | Thankyou comrade. Join the revolution! |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 106 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 94 |
| Random fact: Real-life quotations may be used in Particracy, but the real-life speaker or author should always be referenced in an OOC (out-of-character) note alongside the quotation. |
| Random quote: "Cruel leaders are replaced only to have new leaders turn cruel." - Ernesto "Che" Guevara |