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Bill: Substance Abuse Act (2890)
Details
Submitted by[?]: Fortunato's Fascist Formation
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: September 2903
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards alcoholic beverages.
Old value:: Alcoholic beverages are regulated by local governments.
Current: Alcoholic beverages may be purchased only from licensed sales outlets, and can only be available to adults.
Proposed: The sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages is outlawed.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The recreational drug policy.
Old value:: Recreational drug use is regulated by local governments.
Current: All naturally occurring drugs are legal.
Proposed: Recreational drug use is forbidden.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards smoking.
Old value:: Smoking regulations are to be determined by local governments.
Current: Smoking is legal outdoors and in private homes and clubs, but illegal indoors in places of employment, with the exception of places that primarily serve liquor.
Proposed: Smoking is prohibited.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Travel by foreigners to the nation.
Old value:: The nation imposes minimal border controls on visitors, with cursory security checks, to confirm visitor identities.
Current: The nation imposes minimal border controls on visitors, with cursory security checks, to confirm visitor identities.
Proposed: The nation imposes strict border control on visitors, with intensive security checks, to maintain law and order.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:55:04, March 04, 2010 CET | From |  Conservative-Libertarian Party (UM) | To | Debating the Substance Abuse Act (2890) |
| Message | Madam Speaker, what an outrageous set of proposals. 89% of this nation drink alcohol at least once a week. 42% smoke regularly. Whilst the population is aware of the risks involved with both of these activities, to suggest they should be outlawed is ludicrous. The citizens of this country exercise free choice in the matter. Madam Speaker, as far as I am aware, the only local governments that have imposed complete tobacco and alcohol bans on their populations are the FFF-controlled Ulfried in Adelia and the HNP-FFF-Prohibitionist Party coalition that rule North Sutton. Madam Speaker, were this bill to pass major industries in the country would grind to a halt, people's leisure styles would be infringed upon by the state, and the people would rebel in a way that perhaps more important civil liberty issues such as adoption and abortion would not compel them to do. Madam Speaker, I am reluctant to say that but it is true. Furthermore, Madam Speaker, my friend and colleague the Rt Hon Edward Hammond tells me that Mr Fortunato himself is regularly seen smoking a pipe in the smoking rooms of the parliamentary restaurants. |
| Date | 21:34:23, March 04, 2010 CET | From | House Lusk-Nat'l Syndicalist Party (UM) | To | Debating the Substance Abuse Act (2890) |
| Message | Madam Speaker, while I cannot vouch for the rumor that Mr Fortunato is a smoker himself-- it seems unlikely to me-- we agree with the honorable member's sentiments concerning these propositions. Tobacco processing is one of the few continuing industries in an otherwise-isolated and backwards corner of the world that is low on natural resources and has half the country encased in ice three months each year. While we cannot grow it ourselves, the vast cigarette factories in the Adel valley just minutes away by bullet train from this very building are a testament to the continuing hope of the Hutori race for prosperity. |
| Date | 19:58:59, March 05, 2010 CET | From | Hutorian Conservative Party | To | Debating the Substance Abuse Act (2890) |
| Message | Madam Speaker, we agree with Mr Fortunato on this hard stance on drug use. We do not want our nation poisoned with the influence of drugs. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 132 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 190 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 69 |
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| Random quote: "Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it." - George Bernard Shaw |