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Bill: USA 3023 Platform
Details
Submitted by[?]: Union Socialism Alliance
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: November 3024
Description[?]:
| Doin' our thing. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning child labour.
Old value:: Child labour is forbidden.
Current: Child labour is forbidden.
Proposed: Child labour is allowed, but with additional regulations to those of adult labourers.
Article 2
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 cannot fire workers who have gone on strike.
Proposed: Employers can fire workers who are deemed to have gone on strike without reasonable reasons.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Higher education tuition policy.
Old value:: The government introduces means tested loans for higher education tuition, to be paid back by students after earnings reach a certain amount.
Current: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Proposed: The government subsidizes higher education tuition to a certain amount, the rest is covered by the individual students. This includes scholarship programs.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Policy concerning industrial hemp.
Old value:: There are no regulations on industrial hemp.
Current: Only regulated agribusinesses may produce industrial hemp.
Proposed: Only regulated agribusinesses may produce industrial hemp.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government provision of legal aid to the accused.
Old value:: Legal representation for defendants in criminal trials is paid for by the state.
Current: Legal representation for defendants in criminal trials is paid for by the state for defendants with low incomes.
Proposed: Legal representation for defendants in criminal trials is paid for by the state for defendants with low incomes.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The education system.
Old value:: Education is entirely public and free; private schools are banned.
Current: Education is entirely public and free; private schools are banned.
Proposed: There is a free public education system and a small number of private schools, which are heavily regulated to ensure they teach adequate skills and information.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Secondary strike action.
Old value:: Any trade union can go on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
Current: Any trade union can go on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
Proposed: Only closely related trade unions can walk out on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The workers' right to strike.
Old value:: All workers have the right to strike.
Current: All workers have the right to strike.
Proposed: All workers have the right to strike but certain categories of workers regarded as critical to society have to ensure a minimal service.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:17:50, October 31, 2010 CET | From | Art & Labour | To | Debating the USA 3023 Platform |
| Message | No. Articles 1, 3 and 7 are too much of a step back to socialism for us. |
| Date | 03:39:35, November 01, 2010 CET | From | Marxist-Leninist Party of Ikradon (LL) | To | Debating the USA 3023 Platform |
| Message | Then fuck you SLD. |
| Date | 04:08:05, November 01, 2010 CET | From | SCI Libertarian-Socialist Syndicate (LL) | To | Debating the USA 3023 Platform |
| Message | @CFP: Very classy debating. ;) We will not support. Too much centralist thinking here.... |
| Date | 15:23:58, November 01, 2010 CET | From | Dark Templar (LL) | To | Debating the USA 3023 Platform |
| Message | ooc: I just lol'd in my pants :P |
| Date | 19:49:18, November 01, 2010 CET | From | Union Socialism Alliance | To | Debating the USA 3023 Platform |
| Message | We would split the bill up, so tell us what parts you do or do not agree on. |
| Date | 20:21:35, November 01, 2010 CET | From | SCI Libertarian-Socialist Syndicate (LL) | To | Debating the USA 3023 Platform |
| Message | I would vote for: Child Labor Fire Striking Workers Legal Aid Education System Secondary Strike Action Right to Strike And your Democratic Workers' Committees proposal is already where you want it. |
| Date | 16:12:25, November 02, 2010 CET | From | Art & Labour | To | Debating the USA 3023 Platform |
| Message | @CFP, Check your messages. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 352 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 398 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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| Random quote: "America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." - Abraham Lincoln |