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Bill: Modernization
Details
Submitted by[?]: Neoconservative Populist 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: August 3083
Description[?]:
| Repealing illegal and unacceptable laws in Jelbania |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Policy on the legality of abortions
Old value:: Abortions are only allowed in medical emergencies.
Current: Abortion policies are established by local governments
Proposed: Abortion is allowed during the entire course of the pregnancy.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding child benefit.
Old value:: The state guarantees child benefit to both low-income families and large families.
Current: The state guarantees child benefit to families classified as low-income or poor.
Proposed: The state guarantees child benefit to all families.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on subsidising contraception.
Old value:: The government does not supply free or discounted contraceptives.
Current: The government does not supply free or discounted contraceptives.
Proposed: The government offers free contraceptives in pharmacies and public toilets.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Tax percentage of the profit made by corporations.
Old value:: 23
Current: 0
Proposed: 75
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's stance on a salary cap.
Old value:: The government has no stance on a salary cap.
Current: The government has no stance on a salary cap.
Proposed: The government enforces a salary cap.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The use of cannabis for medicinal purposes.
Old value:: The legality of medicinal cannabis is established by local governments.
Current: The legality of medicinal cannabis is established by local governments.
Proposed: Cannabis is legal as a sedative for patients in pain.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Guarantee of minimum income.
Old value:: There shall be no direct cash payments to individuals to guarantee a minimum income.
Current: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a reasonable, though not high, standard of living by the government.
Proposed: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a reasonable, though not high, standard of living by the government.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning organ donations.
Old value:: Organ donations are legal with personal consent.
Current: The government enforces no regulation whatsoever.
Proposed: Organ donation is universal and compulsory.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Pharmaceutical drugs policy.
Old value:: The government subsidises the cost of pharmaceutical drugs for people on low incomes.
Current: The government does not subsidise the cost of pharmaceutical drugs at all.
Proposed: The government pays for all citizens' pharmaceutical drugs.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on Democratic Workers' Councils.
Old value:: Democratic Workers' Councils are not permitted to run a business.
Current: Democratic Workers' Councils are not permitted to run a business.
Proposed: The government requires all businesses to be run by Democratic Workers' Councils.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 05:05:55, March 01, 2011 CET | From |  National Liberty Party | To | Debating the Modernization |
| Message | The NLP supports Articles 2. The NLP believes the other Articles, especially the outrageous tax increase, to be an intrusion by the government to attempt to control the Citizens. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 21 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 39 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 19 |
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