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Bill: Sales Regulations Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Art & Labour
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: June 3086
Description[?]:
| Celebrate the independence of your country by blowing up a small part of it. But only if you're 18 or over. I hate fireworks. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Food safety policy.
Old value:: There are no food standards provisions.
Current: The government introduces, and actively enforces, food standards provisions.
Proposed: The government introduces, and actively enforces, food standards provisions.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards alcoholic beverages.
Old value:: Alcoholic beverage regulations are not imposed by the government.
Current: Alcoholic beverages may be purchased only from licensed sales outlets, and can only be available to adults.
Proposed: Alcoholic beverages may be purchased and consumed anywhere, but only by adults.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Sale of tobacco products.
Old value:: There are certain restrictions on the sale of tobacco products but everyone is allowed to buy them.
Current: There are certain restrictions on the sale of tobacco and only adults may purchase tobacco.
Proposed: There are certain restrictions on the sale of tobacco and only adults may purchase tobacco.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards fireworks.
Old value:: The sale of fireworks is unregulated, anyone may buy them.
Current: Professionals may run licensed fireworks shows, small fireworks are legal to the general public.
Proposed: Only adults are allowed to purchase fireworks
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:14:35, March 04, 2011 CET | From | Ikradon Megacorporation | To | Debating the Sales Regulations Bill |
| Message | we do not support this bill as it restricts the freedom of children to buy fireworks, get drunk and smoke. this is a dreadful attack on human rights! |
| Date | 19:55:54, March 04, 2011 CET | From | Union Socialism Alliance | To | Debating the Sales Regulations Bill |
| Message | We agree. Restrictions are needed in a safe and free society. |
| Date | 20:38:24, March 04, 2011 CET | From | Marxist-Leninist Party of Ikradon (LL) | To | Debating the Sales Regulations Bill |
| Message | No to article 1 and 4. People have a right to put whatever they want in there body. |
| Date | 01:02:59, March 05, 2011 CET | From | SCI Libertarian-Socialist Syndicate (LL) | To | Debating the Sales Regulations Bill |
| Message | Despite the "there", instead of "in their body".... I agree with CFP. |
| Date | 09:44:43, March 05, 2011 CET | From | Union Socialism Alliance | To | Debating the Sales Regulations Bill |
| Message | People? So both the SCI and the CFP are okay with tobacco and alcohol being sold to 6-year old children?! Heck, why don't we let them decide and give consent or not to sexual relations. This is quite disgusting. |
| Date | 09:56:08, March 05, 2011 CET | From | SCI Libertarian-Socialist Syndicate (LL) | To | Debating the Sales Regulations Bill |
| Message | That is correct, I am indeed. I support that as well. There should be no regulations concerning sexual consent. Coercion or Inability to Consent should be determined on a case-by-case basis in the courts if there are parties who feel wronged or harmed. |
| Date | 15:52:25, March 05, 2011 CET | From | Marxist-Leninist Party of Ikradon (LL) | To | Debating the Sales Regulations Bill |
| Message | Yes I am fine with it, probation does not work. Besides a 6 year old doesnt have the money to buy drugs, maybe when there 12ish they might have the money. but given there age theyll fall asleep after the first beer. I support a consent law that states consent starts at the onset of puberty. |
| Date | 16:35:05, March 05, 2011 CET | From | SCI Libertarian-Socialist Syndicate (LL) | To | Debating the Sales Regulations Bill |
| Message | OOC: @CFP: Please tell me that you are in first or second grade and that your teachers just haven't started teaching you proper spelling yet... because if you are older than that, they ought to fire all of your old teachers for gross negligence. THEIR vs. THERE!!!!! THEIR = MY, YOUR, HIS, HER, OUR*** THERE = THAT PLACE, THAT LOCATION OUR = MY, YOUR, HIS, HER, THEIR ARE = THEY ARE ADJECTIVEY, DAYS ARE LONG |
| Date | 16:58:36, March 05, 2011 CET | From | Art & Labour | To | Debating the Sales Regulations Bill |
| Message | *facepalm* So. Much. BS. Firstly, CFP, the onset of puberty occurs at different ages in different individuals and in no way is anyone sufficiently sexually mature to actually start having sex without a negative impact on their development before at least 16 or 17. Secondly, 6 year olds can always steal the money from their parents, or a teenager or older child with money could buy it for them (did I really need to explain that? Really?). And do you have any idea the sort of impact that alcohol addiction, which is absolutely a possibility, could have on their cognitive development at that age? Do you? Thirdly, SCI, so how would you deal with cases of abuse? In your extremely disturbing world it would be legal for an adult to have sex with a child it would be virtually impossible to secure a conviction. |
| Date | 19:31:56, March 05, 2011 CET | From | Marxist-Leninist Party of Ikradon (LL) | To | Debating the Sales Regulations Bill |
| Message | @SCI Does it look like I care how poor my english is? @A&L Yes, which is why we have to manage it on a case by case basis. Yes I do, and I dont support this in RL, this is a game. In RL I dont support it being legal to sell drugs to people below the age of 14/16, but I dont support criminal prosuction. |
| Date | 01:35:27, March 06, 2011 CET | From | SCI Libertarian-Socialist Syndicate (LL) | To | Debating the Sales Regulations Bill |
| Message | "Thirdly, SCI, so how would you deal with cases of abuse?" As I stated above, it would be dealt with like any other civil lawsuit case, like sexual harassment. One party brings suit against another party. Claims are investigated, and so forth. But it is completely absurd to hold all people to the same one sexual consent age, when the age of maturity varies widely between people. Some people can begin to explore sexuality at a very young age, some at a later age. If there is abuse, we'll handle it on a case-by-case basis. But when 20 year olds are being thrown in jail for 19 years for having sex with their partner who happens to be 16, is insane and draconian. |
| Date | 01:37:13, March 06, 2011 CET | From | SCI Libertarian-Socialist Syndicate (LL) | To | Debating the Sales Regulations Bill |
| Message | "@SCI Does it look like I care how poor my english is?" Obviously not, but it will be extremely difficult for you to find a worthwhile job making such fundamental mistakes. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 359 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 258 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 133 |
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