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Bill: Devolution of Smoking Regulations
Details
Submitted by[?]: Rutanian Elitist Party
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: March 2879
Description[?]:
| In the spirit of loosening the central control over the Regions, the REP proposes to decentralize the smoking regulations. This are is not of vital concern for the existence of the state, thus we believe that central government should not interfere in the jurisdiction of local authorities. Let us encourage diversity! |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards smoking.
Old value:: Smoking is legal everywhere, at the discretion of the property owner. However, service/employer property owners that allow smoking must provide a separate non-smoking section.
Current: Smoking is legal outdoors and in private homes and clubs, but illegal indoors in all places of employment.
Proposed: Smoking regulations are to be determined by local governments.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Sale of tobacco products.
Old value:: There are certain restrictions on the sale of tobacco and only adults may purchase tobacco.
Current: There are certain restrictions on the sale of tobacco and only adults may purchase tobacco.
Proposed: The sale of tobacco products is regulated by local governments
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:00:10, January 13, 2010 CET | From |  United Democrats | To | Debating the Devolution of Smoking Regulations |
| Message | We do not believe that, in most cases, local governments are well-equipped enough to deal with national issues such as smoking regulations. |
| Date | 23:40:42, January 13, 2010 CET | From | Rutanian Elitist Party | To | Debating the Devolution of Smoking Regulations |
| Message | We do not believe that smoking is a national issue thus legislative variety in the Regions should be encouraged on the basis of special needs-special solutions. |
| Date | 21:29:13, January 14, 2010 CET | From | People's Party of Rutania | To | Debating the Devolution of Smoking Regulations |
| Message | The PPR cannot agree with Article 1 as we feel the current law is sufficient. However we would support Article 2. Currently, we feel that article 1 prevents us from supporting this proposal but would support article 2 on it's own. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 500 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Any RP law granting extraordinary "emergency powers" or dictator-like powers to a government must be passed by at least a 2/3rds majority, but (like all RP laws) may always be overturned by a simple majority vote of the legislature. |
| Random quote: "Anarchy is the true nature of all things. Monarchy, democracy, communism, all useless forms to control the human mind. But a mind cannot be controlled. It cannot be restrained. It has no boundaries. It has its will. Anarchy is the true nature of all things." - Alex Battig |