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Bill: Power to the State
Details
Submitted by[?]: Slaytanic Wehrmacht
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: November 2133
Description[?]:
| Power generation is far to important to be left in private hands. In times of crisis, they are far to unreliable. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on energy generation.
Old value:: Private power stations provide energy for the entire power grid.
Current: Private power stations provide energy for the entire power grid.
Proposed: All power stations are publicly owned.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on the nation's power grid.
Old value:: Each region owns and maintains its own power grid.
Current: The national grid is fully owned by the state.
Proposed: The national grid is fully owned by the state.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy provision is left to local governments.
Current: Energy is provided by private companies but the prices they can charge are regulated.
Proposed: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on nuclear power.
Old value:: The decision is left up to local governments.
Current: The government encourages nuclear power (subsidies, tax relief etc).
Proposed: The government requires most energy to be generated by nuclear power.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:51:34, October 28, 2005 CET | From | Cooperative Commonwealth Federation | To | Debating the Power to the State |
| Message | It seems we finally have our big-government leftist! Strongly opposed to all articles. |
| Date | 22:26:18, October 28, 2005 CET | From |  Tuesday Is Coming | To | Debating the Power to the State |
| Message | We oppose. Our party organization owns controlling stock in many power plants that use coal, oil, and other fossil fuels. We have always found that the increased damage to the environment is more than made up by the excessive profit margin we are able to generate. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 61 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 187 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 52 |
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