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Bill: Freedom Bill of 3026
Details
Submitted by[?]: Progress 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: November 3027
Description[?]:
| The initiatives of the NFP during the 3026 campaign. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Curfew policy (curfew time to be determined in the bill description).
Old value:: The national government may impose curfews, but only if a state of emergency has been declared.
Current: The national government may impose curfews, but only if a state of emergency has been declared.
Proposed: Local governments may impose curfews, but only if a state of emergency has been declared.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning gated communities.
Old value:: No gated communities are allowed.
Current: Both the government and the private sector can set up gated communities.
Proposed: Both the government and the private sector can set up gated communities.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Policy on the organization of police/law enforcement
Old value:: There is a national police department funded by the national government and there are local police departments, funded by local governments.
Current: There is a national police department funded by the national government and there are local police departments, funded by local governments.
Proposed: The operation and funding of the police is left to local governments.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The use of torture for obtaining information.
Old value:: Suspects can only be tortured under grave emergencies where the information is vital.
Current: Torture is never allowed.
Proposed: Torture is never allowed.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Higher education tuition policy.
Old value:: The government does not subsidize tuition, students must pay for higher education themselves. This does not include scholarship programs.
Current: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Proposed: The government subsidizes tuition only for students from families classified as low-income or poor.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Government position in respect to crossdressing policy.
Old value:: Crossdressing is prohibited by the state.
Current: Crossdressing is allowed.
Proposed: Local governments determine the legality of crossdressing.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy in respect to highways.
Old value:: All highway projects are undertaken by contracted firms.
Current: There is a national highway system constructed and maintained by the national government, and local systems by local governments.
Proposed: There is a national highway system constructed and maintained by the national government, and local systems by local governments.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Public works initiatives
Old value:: The government contracts with private corporations to build public works.
Current: The government funds a program to build public works.
Proposed: Public works projects are left to local governments.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Old value:: The government determines which missionaries are permitted to visit on a person by person basis.
Current: The government has no policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Proposed: The government has no policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 06:46:41, November 08, 2010 CET | From | Movement for the Progress of Lodamun | To | Debating the Freedom Bill of 3026 |
| Message | PANU will support next articles: 1,5,6,8. We won't support rest of proposals. So please separate some proposals then you will have gigger chance for passing the bill. |
| Date | 08:14:01, November 08, 2010 CET | From | Progress Party | To | Debating the Freedom Bill of 3026 |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, Is there any way that we could come to compromise on some of the other articles or have an ACTUAL debate? The PANU seems to enjoy forgoing democracy by ramming through their bills, however the NFP was elected to represent REAL democracy. Here are our reasonings behind some of these articles: It is a most unfair entitlement that pharmaceutical companies receive subsidies. We are paying for them to do the work they should be doing in the first place, and then buying them for the public? It is a most ridiculous idea. The only one\'s who benefit from this are the pharma companies, not the people and it would be a shame if the Majority would allow such things.\r\n\r\nAs for the article in regard to a national police force, we currently have a military and local police forces, what is their necessity? The NFP wishes to see more education opportunities and with regard to article 7, we would encourage subsidizing tuition for lower income students being that we have a national system. With Article 4, I would ask for the Liberal party\'s help in ensuring the survival of endangered species. We would be willing to compromise on allowing zoos to handle such matters, but restrict public ownership. We are surprised that the PANU would be against Article 10, seeing as they just created the initiative of banning the death penalty. It is perhaps political, and unfortunate in this instance. We plea with the Liberal party in helping us overturn this great injustice in our nation. Though we would like to reform the current policy of highway construction, we would be willing to part with such a measure. I yield. |
| Date | 09:19:12, November 08, 2010 CET | From | Liberal Party | To | Debating the Freedom Bill of 3026 |
| Message | Mr Speaker, The Liberal Party support articles 2, 7, 8 and 10; but we cannot support article 9 or article 3. We feel that article 3 is cutting back on public health, not moving it forward. As for article 1, we would vote yes if crossdressing was legalised outright. Regarding article 4, we ask that the NFP amend the article so only zoological institutions can keep endangered species. I yield |
| Date | 10:19:19, November 08, 2010 CET | From | Movement for the Progress of Lodamun | To | Debating the Freedom Bill of 3026 |
| Message | My final offer... I will support 1,5,6,7,8,10 and 4 if you change as Liberal said. |
| Date | 13:26:31, November 08, 2010 CET | From | Progress Party | To | Debating the Freedom Bill of 3026 |
| Message | I have removed the articles involving endangered animals as the PANU has oddly submitted the same idea, and removed the article with regard to pharmaceutical changes. |
| Date | 14:13:01, November 08, 2010 CET | From | Movement for the Progress of Lodamun | To | Debating the Freedom Bill of 3026 |
| Message | Because of Articles 2,5,7,9. |
| Date | 14:56:48, November 08, 2010 CET | From | Progress Party | To | Debating the Freedom Bill of 3026 |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, It is a shame that we could not reach a consensus upon these initiatives, and unfortunately my colleagues would rather score political points than attempt to create real reform in the Republics. I sincerely hope that at least this one time the Liberal party will help us in doing the right thing. It seems that all the PANU is interested in is a "coalition of convenience" rather than the true reforms and attempts at democracy the NFP and LP have attempted in creating. I yield. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 44 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 56 | ||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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