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Bill: Save Terra
Details
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: January 2143
Description[?]:
| No one shall be allowed to destroy our planet, spewing out pollutants, killing her creatures, and using its gifts for personal gain. Where possible, local governments shall decide on what is best for the residents of their area, and the ownership of land shall not guarantee a life of extravagance at the expense of others. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards hunting endangered animals.
Old value:: The government enforces no regulations.
Current: Hunting endangered animals is illegal.
Proposed: Hunting endangered animals is illegal.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the keeping of endangered animals.
Old value:: Everyone may keep endangered animals, without any restrictions whatsoever.
Current: Keeping endangered animals, or trading therein, is forbidden.
Proposed: Only zoos or zoological institutions are allowed to keep endangered animals; all other forms of keeping or trading in endangered animals are forbidden.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning farm size.
Old value:: Farm size is not regulated.
Current: Farms that grow too large are broken up and the land redistributed.
Proposed: Farms that grow too large are broken up and the land redistributed.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government regulation of hunting.
Old value:: Hunting and fishing is not regulated.
Current: Hunting and fishing activities are restricted to designated areas and periods.
Proposed: The matters of hunting and fishing are handled by local governments.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the use of pesticides.
Old value:: The government approves and regulates agricultural chemical use.
Current: Chemical pesticides, herbicides and fungicides are banned.
Proposed: Local governments may choose to regulate pesticides certification programs.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Government regulation of pollution in industry.
Old value:: Industrial pollution is not regulated by the government.
Current: The government enforces highly restrictive industrial pollution standards.
Proposed: The government enforces highly restrictive industrial pollution standards.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Government-sponsored recycling programs.
Old value:: There is no national policy regarding recycled garbage.
Current: The government funds recycling facilities and enforces mandatory recycling for residents, commercial enterprise, and industry.
Proposed: The government funds recycling facilities and enforces mandatory recycling for residents, commercial enterprise, and industry.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Waste disposal responsibility.
Old value:: Waste disposal is left entirely to the private sector and is unregulated.
Current: The government is responsible for waste disposal.
Proposed: Private companies are responsible for disposing of their own waste. The government disposes of residential waste.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:41:08, November 17, 2005 CET | From |  Tuesday Is Coming | To | Debating the Save Terra |
| Message | Can article 2 be split? |
| Date | 03:00:14, November 17, 2005 CET | From | International Society of Bankers | To | Debating the Save Terra |
| Message | Strange twist of opinion... |
| Date | 22:25:54, November 17, 2005 CET | From | CNT/AFL | To | Debating the Save Terra |
| Message | Mother Terra does not know splits. |
| Date | 22:59:05, November 17, 2005 CET | From | Tuesday Is Coming | To | Debating the Save Terra |
| Message | it's your funeral |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 146 | ||||||
| no | Total Seats: 154 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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