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Bill: Business and Industry Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Highazhell 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: October 3093
Description[?]:
| A bill for a number of business and industry changes |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The right for a person to prostitute himself or herself.
Old value:: Prostitution is illegal.
Current: Prostitution is legal and a recognized profession.
Proposed: Prostitution regulation decisions are left up to local governments.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy is provided by private companies which are not subject to any special regulations.
Current: Energy is provided by private, unregulated companies but subsidies are given to those on a low income.
Proposed: Energy is provided by private companies but the prices they can charge are regulated.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The distribution, purchasing and possession of material depicting pornographic acts.
Old value:: All forms of pornography are illegal.
Current: Pornography depicting consenting adults is legal for adults.
Proposed: All forms of pornography are legal, but only for adults.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations.
Old value:: The government does not intervene in the market nor provide any form of subsidies/relief to industries.
Current: Certain industries are owned by the state, all others are under private ownership.
Proposed: Certain industries are owned by the state, all others are under private ownership.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:46:40, March 20, 2011 CET | From | Urban Party of Rutania | To | Debating the Business and Industry Act |
| Message | This bill will enforce Communism. |
| Date | 01:14:41, March 21, 2011 CET | From | Highazhell Party | To | Debating the Business and Industry Act |
| Message | Which aspect of this bill does the National Party feel is communist? |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 0 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 423 | ||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 252 |
| Random fact: The voters enjoy active parties who take upon themselves the initiative to create laws. |
| Random quote: The U.N. is a place where governments opposed to free speech demand to be heard. - MAD Magazine |