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Bill: The Solentian Power Grid Security Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Labour Party
Status[?]: passed
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: March 3074
Description[?]:
| We are reintroducing the Power Grid Security Act. As before, we believe that since nationalized companies provide the energy itself, it would be most efficient to nationalize the grid itself, too. We believe in a free market. But some things that are the very staples that hold our society together cannot be left to the volatility of the market. This is a proposal to guarantee the safety of the power supply. Not all corporations that run the grid are equal. They have different amounts of manpower and resources. Since different parts of the grid are currently owned by different companies, different parts of the grid may perform better than others, which could potentially mean some areas have less reliable power than others. This renders certain areas of Solentia vulnerable to power failure, and leaves them less prosperous and less competitive economically. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on the nation's power grid.
Old value:: Multiple private companies each own and maintain sections of the national power grid.
Current: Multiple private companies each own and maintain sections of the national power grid.
Proposed: The national grid is fully owned by the state.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:23:39, February 08, 2011 CET | From |  Labour Party | To | Debating the The Solentian Power Grid Security Act |
| Message | It makes little sense to have several different firms try to attend to several different parts of the grid for repairs, servicing and upgrading. It makes more sense to streamline the operation so that any crew can deploy anywhere to perform work on maintaining the grid. The very power supply that drives Solentia's economies, powers our homes and small businesses, our churches, our marketplaces and places of work should function as efficiently as possible. Ryan Fay Social Democratic Chancellor |
| Date | 21:26:09, February 08, 2011 CET | From | Conservative Party of Solentia | To | Debating the The Solentian Power Grid Security Act |
| Message | "Mr. Premier, The new left coalition of the CPS will wholeheartedly support the nationalization of Solentia's vital energy companies. I yield." Sheila Harrison, Minister of Internal Affairs, CPS Chairman OOC: Don't forget to add the proposal :) |
| Date | 21:29:37, February 08, 2011 CET | From | Labour Party | To | Debating the The Solentian Power Grid Security Act |
| Message | We thank our friends in the CPS New Left for their support. We hope that this bill can simplify the huge responsibility of maintaining the grid by streamlining all operations. Ryan Fay Social Democratic Chancellor |
| Date | 21:41:01, February 08, 2011 CET | From | Meritocratic Alliance | To | Debating the The Solentian Power Grid Security Act |
| Message | The current system has multiple redundancies making it secure. We are concerned about the security of a nationalized grid. |
| Date | 01:30:08, February 09, 2011 CET | From | Democratic Catholic Party | To | Debating the The Solentian Power Grid Security Act |
| Message | Solentia has no need of a reviving communism. This proposal is only a propaganda policy. FHE's Sacretariat |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 245 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 161 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 19 |
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