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Bill: The Property Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Art & Labour
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: December 3021
Description[?]:
| Handing property back to the people who rightfully own it. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Eminent Domain.
Old value:: The government may seize private property for vital government works.
Current: The government may seize private property for any reason.
Proposed: The government may not seize private property.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government policy regarding housing.
Old value:: The state owns and maintains all housing.
Current: The state provides public housing to low-income families.
Proposed: All housing is private but rent is subsidised for low-income households.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:03:48, October 26, 2010 CET | From |  Lyika ati Isọdọtun | To | Debating the The Property Act |
| Message | We would prefer that the government retain limited rights to eminent domain, assuming the owner of the seized property will be compensated appropriately. |
| Date | 19:29:25, October 26, 2010 CET | From | Union Socialism Alliance | To | Debating the The Property Act |
| Message | We disagree with both proposals. |
| Date | 00:03:09, October 27, 2010 CET | From | Dark Templar (LL) | To | Debating the The Property Act |
| Message | no. |
| Date | 04:19:31, October 27, 2010 CET | From | SCI Libertarian-Socialist Syndicate (LL) | To | Debating the The Property Act |
| Message | We support. |
| Date | 12:27:21, October 27, 2010 CET | From | Syndicalist Party (LL) | To | Debating the The Property Act |
| Message | no |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 254 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 442 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 54 |
| Random fact: It is forbidden to impersonate a player or Moderator. |
| Random quote: "The more you can increase fear of drugs and crime, welfare mothers, immigrants and aliens, the more you control all the people." - Noam Chomsky |