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Bill: DPM Manifesto
Details
Submitted by[?]: Narik Nationalestik Parti
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: July 2935
Description[?]:
| DPM Manifesto November 2934. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Policy on the legality of abortions
Old value:: All abortions are illegal.
Current: Abortions are only allowed in medical emergencies.
Proposed: Abortion is allowed during the entire course of the pregnancy.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The use of animals in cosmetics research.
Old value:: The use of animals to test cosmetic products is regulated.
Current: The use of animals to test cosmetic products is regulated.
Proposed: Animals may not be used for testing cosmetics products.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The right to euthanasia.
Old value:: Euthanasia is illegal and considered murder.
Current: Euthanasia is illegal and considered murder.
Proposed: Euthanasia is allowed with consent from the patient and the treating doctor.
Article 4
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 private.
Proposed: Health care is private, but is paid for by the state for people with low incomes.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Military stance on homosexuality.
Old value:: Open homosexuality is not tolerated in the military. The military has a "don't ask, don't tell" policy.
Current: Homosexuality is not tolerated in the military. The military actively seeks to remove homosexuals from it.
Proposed: Homosexuality is allowed in the military.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning immigration.
Old value:: Quotas are based on individual applicant's qualifications.
Current: Everyone is allowed to reside permanently in this nation.
Proposed: No foreigners are permitted to reside permanently in this nation.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards giving aid to foreign countries.
Old value:: The government only gives aid for disaster relief in foreign countries.
Current: The government gives high levels of aid to countries in need.
Proposed: The government supplies "tied" aid to poorer nations in return for trading rights.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on luxury goods.
Old value:: 8
Current: 40
Proposed: 2
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on minimum wage regulation.
Old value:: There is no provision for a minimum wage.
Current: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a single full time worker on it can adequately subsist.
Proposed: There shall be a minimum wage at a level considered a "living wage," well above the poverty line for a full time worker.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the pension system.
Old value:: The state does not operate a pension system. Individuals must save up for retirement on their own.
Current: The state does not operate a pension system. Individuals must save up for retirement on their own.
Proposed: The state operates a compulsory public system combined with an optional private pension.
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the post office
Old value:: Only private post agencies exist, and the services they provide are regulated.
Current: Only private post agencies exist, and the services they provide are unregulated.
Proposed: Only private post agencies exist, and the services they provide are unregulated.
Article 12
Proposal[?] to change The right for a person to prostitute himself or herself.
Old value:: Prostitution is illegal.
Current: Prostitution is illegal.
Proposed: Prostitution is legal and a recognized profession.
Article 13
Proposal[?] to change The national refugee policy.
Old value:: All refugees are welcome but no financial aid is given to them.
Current: All refugees are welcome, regardless of their reason, and given aid in integrating them into the country.
Proposed: Only refugees that are victims of extreme circumstances are welcome; no aid is given to them.
Article 14
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding sexually explicit material on broadcast television.
Old value:: Sexually explicit material is allowed, but violent or hard core pornography is banned.
Current: Sexually explicit material is not allowed, but nudity that is not sexually explicit is.
Proposed: All sexually explicit material is allowed on television.
Article 15
Proposal[?] to change The teacher's right to discipline children.
Old value:: Discipline levels are set by local governments.
Current: Teachers may use corporal punishment at their discretion.
Proposed: Teachers are forbidden from striking children and may only use non-contact discipline (detention, expulsion etc).
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:14:11, May 07, 2010 CET | From | Communist Party of Darnussia | To | Debating the DPM Manifesto |
| Message | A very strange mix of left and right policies. It is due to this mix, especially the anti-foreigner legislation and the privatisation that we must vote NO. |
| Date | 21:15:59, May 07, 2010 CET | From | Narik Nationalestik Parti | To | Debating the DPM Manifesto |
| Message | Darnussia is overcrowded. We as the DPM want an immigration stop for 5 years. We believe in private healthcare, competition will lead to better quality and lower prices (if we are talking about healthcare). |
| Date | 21:27:33, May 07, 2010 CET | From | Communist Party of Darnussia | To | Debating the DPM Manifesto |
| Message | Exactly: Prices. It is not fair to charge someone for what is a right rather than a privilege. |
| Date | 14:12:33, May 08, 2010 CET | From | Narik Nationalestik Parti | To | Debating the DPM Manifesto |
| Message | We have to keep our economy going, so yes, we need to charge people for healthcare. |
| Date | 17:10:47, May 08, 2010 CET | From | Communist Party of Darnussia | To | Debating the DPM Manifesto |
| Message | No, we don't. We don't right now, and we're doing fine. |
| Date | 17:16:54, May 08, 2010 CET | From | Communist Party of Darnussia | To | Debating the DPM Manifesto |
| Message | It's not all about money you know. It's about the good of our citizens. And if you really are concerned about money, then raise the federal income tax. |
| Date | 18:58:46, May 08, 2010 CET | From | Narik Nationalestik Parti | To | Debating the DPM Manifesto |
| Message | If there is no money, we can not control the good of our people. |
| Date | 06:33:44, May 09, 2010 CET | From | Rerum Novarum Party | To | Debating the DPM Manifesto |
| Message | If the rich can afford better healthcare; let them. Once they do as such, they alleviate the strain public system. However, everyone does deserve access to basic healthcare. This two tier system offers the best solution. If we -create- an income tax, we put a strain on all people; we punish people for working by taking from them. If we tax what is sold, they pay for participation within the society based on the amount they participate. |
| Date | 19:00:27, May 09, 2010 CET | From | Communist Party of Darnussia | To | Debating the DPM Manifesto |
| Message | No person deserves something as important as better healthcare due to wealth. |
| Date | 16:37:00, May 10, 2010 CET | From | Rerum Novarum Party | To | Debating the DPM Manifesto |
| Message | So let them all suffer. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 20 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 106 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 89 |
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