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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: The legality of bestiality is decided upon by local governments.
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 denies subsidy assistance to farmers.
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: Bek Vezr (Chief Advisor)
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: There is a national police department funded by the national government and there are local police departments, funded by 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 is legal but not recognized under government employment regulation policy.
Proposed: Prostitution is illegal.
Article 16
Proposal[?] to change The recreational drug policy.
Old value:: All naturally occurring drugs are legal.
Current: All naturally occurring drugs are legal.
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: No religions are 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: When your party holds the foreign affairs department, you can create new treaties. However, before writing anything new, it is a good idea to search for existing treaties which already accomplish what you desire. |
| Random quote: "A wise ruler ought never to keep faith when by doing so it would be against his interests." - Niccolo Machiavelli |