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Bill: WCP Bill 145
Details
Submitted by[?]: Social Democratic League
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: May 3018
Description[?]:
| WCP Bill 145 |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: All radio stations are private.
Current: All radio stations are private.
Proposed: All radio stations are owned by independent non-profit-making cooperatives which are subsidised by the government.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning granting citizenship.
Old value:: Citizenship is granted to all nationals.
Current: Citizenship is granted to all nationals.
Proposed: Citizenship is gained by passing a qualifying exam.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Civil defence is the government's policy on providing shelters to be used in the event of attacks on major cities, mainly nuclear attacks and bombing.
Old value:: Local authorities are responsible for building and maintaining shelters.
Current: The government builds and maintains a network of shelters across the nation.
Proposed: The government builds and maintains a network of shelters across the nation.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards the use of land mines by the army.
Old value:: The use of land mines is allowed.
Current: The use of land mines is prohibited.
Proposed: The use of land mines is allowed but restricted.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Policy on the legality of abortions
Old value:: All abortions are illegal.
Current: Abortion policies are established by local governments
Proposed: Abortion is allowed during the first and second trimesters.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The professional retirement age.
Old value:: 70
Current: 67
Proposed: 65
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The banking system.
Old value:: The government operates a central bank and all other banks are private.
Current: All banks are privately owned.
Proposed: The government operates and owns all banks.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Employer's rights in regards to firing striking workers.
Old value:: Employers are free to fire workers who go on strike.
Current: Employers can fire workers who are deemed to have gone on strike without reasonable reasons.
Proposed: Government approval is needed before strikers can be fired.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Health care policy.
Old value:: Health care is entirely private.
Current: There is a free public health care system and a small number of private clinics, which are heavily regulated to ensure they treat their patients well and provide good care.
Proposed: Health care is entirely public and free; private clinics are banned.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change The weapons used by police forces.
Old value:: Police officers carry military-grade equipment.
Current: Police officers carry standard firearms.
Proposed: Police officers may only carry standard firearms apart from specially trained firearms units.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:30:02, October 20, 2010 CET | From | Constitutionalist Imperial League (IA) | To | Debating the WCP Bill 145 |
| Message | Mr Speaker, This is a direct violation of parliamentary law that on debate. The WCP is officially warned, any further violations of the law will result in sanctions. I yield. |
| Date | 02:21:21, October 22, 2010 CET | From | United for Progress | To | Debating the WCP Bill 145 |
| Message | We support most aspects of this bill, however, we can not support article 2 as we support universal citizenship. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 50 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 127 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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