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Bill: Fishing Ecology Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Rutanian Syndicalist Worker's 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: September 3000
Description[?]:
| Over fishing and over-hunting are self defeating vices. Nature has its own 'Laffer Curve,' and if we tax the oceans too much we will soon run out of fish to tax. The problem with localism when setting quotas and establishing environmental protections is that the issues of ecology are never truly local. If Ardinia over fishes its waters, then not only will this hurt Ardinia, but it will (does) affect the fish populations of the coast of Khodor and Delvar as well. For this reason, the RSWP proposes that Rutania establish a national fishing quota system, to protect our oceans and to keep them productive for time to come. ARTICLE I - To protect the breeding grounds and to keep breeding age fish from being destroyed before they can breed, Rutania's fish and wildlife, establish national fishing and hunting zones and specify times of the year in which it is legal fish. ARTICLE II - To prevent over-whaling, establish a national quota for whaling that does not exceed the ability of whales to replenish their numbers. ARTICLE III - To prevent over fishing, establish a national quota for fishing that does not exceed the ability of Rutania's fish populations to replenish themselves. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Commercial fishing regulation.
Old value:: Local governments can establish fishing quotas
Current: The government establishes fishing quotas.
Proposed: The government establishes fishing quotas.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government regulation of hunting.
Old value:: The matters of hunting and fishing are handled by local governments.
Current: The matters of hunting and fishing are handled by local governments.
Proposed: Hunting and fishing activities are restricted to designated areas and periods.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's stance on whaling.
Old value:: Local governments decide about whaling.
Current: Whaling is illegal.
Proposed: Commercial whaling is legal, but the government establishes whaling quotas.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:28:17, September 14, 2010 CET | From | Progressive Party | To | Debating the Fishing Ecology Act |
| Message | The Progressive Party supports this bill. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 113 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 392 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: It is forbidden to impersonate a player or Moderator. |
| Random quote: “Human rights means doing whatever the fuck you want” - Benji Benandez, former Dranian politician |