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Bill: Government
Details
Submitted by[?]: Aggressive Communist Party
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This bill proposes the withdrawal from a treaty. It will require half of the legislature to vote in favor[?]. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: October 2849
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Withdraw from the World Wide Human Rights Agreement.
Article 2
Withdraw from the Against Torture Treaty.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The banking system.
Old value:: The government operates a central bank and all other banks are private.
Current: The government operates large, national banks, but small community based private banks are allowed.
Proposed: The government operates and owns all banks.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change
The government's policy regarding foreign marriages.
Old value:: All foreign marriages are recognised, regardless of domestic policy regarding marriage.
Current: Only foreign marriages that comply with domestic policy regarding marriage are recognised.
Proposed: No foreign marriages are recognised.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Health care policy.
Old value:: There is a public health care system, but private clinics are allowed.
Current: Health care is entirely public and free; private clinics are banned.
Proposed: Health care is entirely public and free; private clinics are banned.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards the use of land mines by the army.
Old value:: The use of land mines is allowed but restricted.
Current: The use of land mines is allowed but restricted.
Proposed: The use of land mines is allowed.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Guarantee of minimum income.
Old value:: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a very basic subsistence income by the government.
Current: All adults shall be guaranteed a very basic subsistence income by the government.
Proposed: All adults shall be guaranteed a very basic subsistence income by the government.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:09:04, November 16, 2009 CET | From |  Democratic Capitalist Delegation | To | Debating the Government |
| Message | We are strongly opposed to withdrawing from international rights agreements such as the against torture treaty and the world wide human rights agreement. Jennifer Brackett Chairwoman Democratic Capitalist Delegation |
| Date | 00:23:46, November 17, 2009 CET | From | Telamon Nationellpartiet-Republikansk | To | Debating the Government |
| Message | i shall abstain as we believe torture is wrong and a ban should be upheld, hopwever, we agree with some of the other proposals |
| Date | 00:30:05, November 17, 2009 CET | From | Aggressive Communist Party | To | Debating the Government |
| Message | If i had taken out articles 5 and 7 would both your parties vote for this bill |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 51 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 433 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 16 |
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| Random quote: "Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself." - Mark Twain |