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Bill: Liberty Forever Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: LibCon Party
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This bill asks for an amendement to the Constitution. It will require two-thirds of the legislature to vote in favor. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: March 2938
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Policy on the legality of abortions
Old value:: Abortion is allowed during the entire course of the pregnancy.
Current: Abortion policies are established by local governments
Proposed: Abortions are only allowed in medical emergencies.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding bestiality (performing sexual acts with animals).
Old value:: The government has no policy concerning bestiality.
Current: Bestiality is illegal.
Proposed: Bestiality is illegal.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The constitutional right and responsibility to propose a cabinet to the legislature.
Old value:: Each party can propose a cabinet coalition.
Current: Each party can propose a cabinet coalition.
Proposed: Only the Head of State can propose a cabinet coalition.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Education for children under adult age.
Old value:: Education is compulsory and has to happen at school.
Current: Education is entirely voluntary.
Proposed: Education is compulsory, but home schooling is permitted.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government policy with respect to the death penalty.
Old value:: The death penalty is not applied, except for terrorism, treason and crimes against mankind.
Current: The death penalty is applied to most minor and all major criminal offences.
Proposed: Local governments may choose whether or not to administer the death penalty for capital crimes
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The research and development of pharmaceutical drugs.
Old value:: The government subsidizes research and development of prescription drugs and regulates their prices.
Current: The government neither subsidizes research and development of drugs nor regulates their prices.
Proposed: The government neither subsidizes research and development of drugs nor regulates their prices.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Government agricultural and farming subsidies policy.
Old value:: The government subsidises the operations of low-income farming families.
Current: The government allows local governments to craft agricultural subsidy policy.
Proposed: The government allows local governments to craft agricultural subsidy policy.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Firefighting services.
Old value:: There is a national fire department, funded by the government.
Current: The government competitively subcontracts firefighting services.
Proposed: Fire prevention and management is left to the local governments.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Employer's rights in regards to firing striking workers.
Old value:: Employers cannot fire workers who have gone on strike.
Current: Employers are free to fire workers who go on strike.
Proposed: Employers are free to fire workers who go on strike.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change The title of the head of government, who chairs the cabinet.
Old value:: Wojdi
Current: Wrntusrljikai (Forward-Souled Person)
Proposed: President
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change The policy with respect to nuclear weaponry.
Old value:: The nation shall never produce or store nuclear weaponry for military purposes. Research and development of the technology is permitted.
Current: The nation reserves the right to develop, produce and store nuclear arms.
Proposed: The nation reserves the right to develop, produce and store nuclear arms.
Article 12
Proposal[?] to change Policy on the organization of police/law enforcement
Old value:: There is a national police department, funded by the government.
Current: The operation and funding of the police is left to local governments.
Proposed: There is a national police department funded by the national government and there are local police departments, funded by local governments.
Article 13
Proposal[?] to change The government's stance on population control.
Old value:: The government allows a certain number of births each year, and sells birthrights on the market.
Current: The government does not engage in population control.
Proposed: The government does not engage in population control.
Article 14
Proposal[?] to change The distribution, purchasing and possession of material depicting pornographic acts.
Old value:: All forms of pornography are illegal.
Current: All forms of pornography are legal for everyone.
Proposed: Pornography depicting consenting adults is legal for everyone.
Article 15
Proposal[?] to change The right for a person to prostitute himself or herself.
Old value:: Prostitution is legal but not recognized under government employment regulation policy.
Current: Prostitution regulation decisions are left up to local governments.
Proposed: Prostitution is illegal.
Article 16
Proposal[?] to change The recreational drug policy.
Old value:: All naturally occurring drugs are legal.
Current: Recreational drug use is regulated by local governments.
Proposed: Recreational drug use is forbidden.
Article 17
Proposal[?] to change
Taxation of religious institutions.
Old value:: Religions are treated as companies, and all profit is taxed, however, charitable donations are not taxed.
Current: All religious income, despite the use, is taxed.
Proposed: Recognized religions are not taxed.
Article 18
Proposal[?] to change The professional retirement age.
Old value:: 70
Current: 61
Proposed: 60
Article 19
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding sexually explicit material on broadcast television.
Old value:: All sexually explicit material is allowed on television.
Current: All sexually explicit material is allowed on television.
Proposed: Sexually explicit material is allowed, but violent or hard core pornography is banned.
Article 20
Proposal[?] to change The length of a legislative and executive term, in months. Should be between 24 and 72.
Old value:: 48
Current: 72
Proposed: 70
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:22:12, May 13, 2010 CET | From |  Revolutionary Communist Party | To | Debating the Liberty Forever Act |
| Message | Some of these proposals are not liberty, even by capitalist standards. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |
| yes |
Total Seats: 485 | |
| no | Total Seats: 0 | |
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: The players in a nation have a collective responsibility to ensure their "Bills under debate" section is kept in good order. Bills which are irrelevant or have become irrelevant should be deleted. Deletion can be requested for bills proposed by inactive parties on the Bill Clearout Requests thread: http://forum.particracy.net/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=4363 |
| Random quote: "What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans, and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty and democracy?" - Mahatma Gandhi. |