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Bill: FP Mega Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Freedom 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: December 2136
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding child benefit.
Old value:: The state guarantees child benefit to all families.
Current: The state guarantees child benefit to families classified as low-income or poor.
Proposed: The state does not provide child benefit.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The research and development of pharmaceutical drugs.
Old value:: The government subsidizes research and development of prescription drugs but does not regulate their prices.
Current: The government subsidizes research and development of prescription drugs and regulates their prices.
Proposed: The government neither subsidizes research and development of drugs nor regulates their prices.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government agricultural and farming subsidies policy.
Old value:: Agricultural crops which are considered beneficial to the enviroment or to the continued ecological safety of the state are subsidized.
Current: Agricultural crops which are considered beneficial to the enviroment or to the continued ecological safety of the state are subsidized.
Proposed: The government denies subsidy assistance to farmers.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Firefighting services.
Old value:: There is a national fire department, funded by the government.
Current: Fire prevention and management is left to the local governments.
Proposed: The government competitively subcontracts firefighting services.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Commercial fishing regulation.
Old value:: The government establishes fishing quotas.
Current: The government establishes fishing quotas.
Proposed: There are no limits on the amount of fish that may be caught.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Higher education institutions.
Old value:: The government maintains a system of universities, vocational schools, and colleges nationwide.
Current: The government maintains a system of universities, vocational schools, and colleges nationwide.
Proposed: The government does not maintain any forms of higher education.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The regulation of higher education.
Old value:: The government allows public and private higher education institutions to coexist with self-regulation for those that are private.
Current: The government allows private higher education but regulates it to meet nationally set standards.
Proposed: The government does not fund any public higher education institutions, permitting only private higher education institutions to exist.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Nation's policy with regards to an intelligence agency.
Old value:: The nation has an intelligence agency, but it is limited to counter-intelligence and surveillance of other countries.
Current: The nation has an intelligence agency that is permitted by law to undertake all types of covert operations in other countries.
Proposed: The nation has an intelligence agency that is permitted by law to undertake all types of covert operations in other countries.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on minimum wage regulation.
Old value:: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a single full time worker on it can adequately subsist.
Current: There shall be a minimum wage at a level considered a "living wage," well above the poverty line for a full time worker.
Proposed: There is no provision for a minimum wage.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change Government regulation of pollution in industry.
Old value:: The government enforces moderate pollution restrictions.
Current: The government enforces moderate pollution restrictions.
Proposed: The government provides pollution prevention guidelines, but does not enforce them.
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards evangelism and religious advertising.
Old value:: Religions are not permitted to promote themselves or advertise in any manner whatsoever.
Current: Religions are permitted to freely promote and advertise themselves.
Proposed: Religions are permitted to freely promote and advertise themselves.
Article 12
Proposal[?] to change The professional retirement age.
Old value:: 67
Current: 64
Proposed: 70
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:59:38, November 03, 2005 CET | From | Liberal Imperialist Party | To | Debating the FP Mega Bill |
| Message | Split articles 2 and 10 into different bills and you have my vote. |
| Date | 11:00:39, November 04, 2005 CET | From |  RSDP - Democratic Front | To | Debating the FP Mega Bill |
| Message | NEVER! |
| Date | 11:01:24, November 04, 2005 CET | From | RSDP - Democratic Front | To | Debating the FP Mega Bill |
| Message | This will effectively destroy our Rutanian system! |
| Date | 15:49:17, November 04, 2005 CET | From | Radical Freedom Party | To | Debating the FP Mega Bill |
| Message | OOC: Come on, at least I just use fucking related issues. This has NO argument whatsoever. And 14 bills is just insane. Just propose these seperately, if you have to. :/ |
| Date | 20:02:06, November 04, 2005 CET | From | Liberal Imperialist Party | To | Debating the FP Mega Bill |
| Message | OOC: Quiet, you. |
| Date | 20:24:22, November 04, 2005 CET | From | Radical Freedom Party | To | Debating the FP Mega Bill |
| Message | OOC: shut up yourself if being an ass is all you can do :) |
| Date | 22:14:16, November 04, 2005 CET | From | Liberal Imperialist Party | To | Debating the FP Mega Bill |
| Message | OOC: lolololololololol!!!!!! ;-) ;-) ;-) |
| Date | 11:15:58, November 05, 2005 CET | From | Libertarian Alcoholic Party II | To | Debating the FP Mega Bill |
| Message | This won't pass. The socialists still hold a seat majority, despite our outnumbering them 4 to 3. |
| Date | 11:17:59, November 05, 2005 CET | From | RSDP - Democratic Front | To | Debating the FP Mega Bill |
| Message | What's the bloody point of articles 1 and 11? |
| Date | 11:38:12, November 05, 2005 CET | From | RSDP - Democratic Front | To | Debating the FP Mega Bill |
| Message | How nice, trying to silence a liberal party such as the RFP by calling them "socialists". Perhaps it didn't occur to you, but they are very liberal. ;-) |
| Date | 13:01:03, November 05, 2005 CET | From | Radical Freedom Party | To | Debating the FP Mega Bill |
| Message | This thing even has articles that aren't even relevant anymore for fucks sake! |
| Date | 13:32:16, November 05, 2005 CET | From | Liberal Imperialist Party | To | Debating the FP Mega Bill |
| Message | I didnt actually call them Socialists in this bill ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) And if you look at their voting record, they want to ban smoking in public places, they want the state to have control over religious appointments, etc. so they are not very liberal at all ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) |
| Date | 13:54:25, November 05, 2005 CET | From | Radical Freedom Party | To | Debating the FP Mega Bill |
| Message | The 20 smilies are just trolling, I presume? Also, look at the voting records of Liberal parties anywhere - preventing people from damaging others against their will is liberal. As for the charge that we want control over religious appointments, that is just ludicrous. All the RFP as argued for is being able to kick out dangerous foreign preachers that breed terrorism in the hearts of Rutanians. This is perfectly liberal. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 217 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 327 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 55 |
| Random fact: Periodically, it is a good idea to go through your nation's Treaties and arrange to withdraw from any that are unwanted. |
| Random quote: "Perhaps the fact that we have seen millions voting themselves into complete dependence on a tyrant has made our generation understand that to choose one's government is not necessarily to secure freedom." - Friedrich Hayek |