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Bill: Thunderball
Details
Submitted by[?]: Imperial National 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: February 3098
Description[?]:
(THE LAST BOND ACT/BILL) He always runs while others walk, He acts while other men just talk, He looks at this world and wants it all, So he strikes like Thunderball. He knows the meaning of success, His needs are more so he gives less, They call him the winner who takes all, And he strikes like Thunderball. Any woman he wants he'll get He will break any heart without regret. His days of asking are all gone, His fight goes on and on and on, But he thinks that the fight is worth it all, So he strikes like Thunderball. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning child labour.
Old value:: Child labour is forbidden.
Current: Child labour is forbidden.
Proposed: Child labour is allowed, but with additional regulations to those of adult labourers.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The age until which students, if education were to be compulsary, are required to be educated (limited between 16 and 21).
Old value:: 18
Current: 16
Proposed: 16
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: Small farms are encouraged to merge together into larger ones.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Commercial fishing regulation.
Old value:: The government establishes fishing quotas.
Current: The government establishes fishing quotas.
Proposed: The fishing industry is nationalised, and the government sets production levels.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the use of pesticides.
Old value:: Chemical pesticides, herbicides and fungicides are banned.
Current: Farmers are required to list chemicals used on their crops.
Proposed: The government approves and regulates agricultural chemical use.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 07:02:43, March 29, 2011 CET | From | Labour Party | To | Debating the Thunderball |
Message | We would vote yes except for the following bills: Article 5 Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the use of pesticides. Old value:: Chemical pesticides, herbicides, and fungicides are banned. Current: Chemical pesticides, herbicides, and fungicides are banned. Proposed: The government approves and regulates agricultural chemical use. --------------------------- Article 1 Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning child labor. Old value:: Child labour is forbidden. Current: Child labour is forbidden. Proposed: Child labour is allowed, but with additional regulations to those of adult labourers. |
Date | 10:19:18, March 29, 2011 CET | From | Former Party | To | Debating the Thunderball |
Message | No child labour in our Glorious Empire! |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | ||
yes | Total Seats: 80 | ||
no |
Total Seats: 253 | ||
abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
Random fact: Any RP law granting extraordinary "emergency powers" or dictator-like powers to a government must be passed by at least a 2/3rds majority, but (like all RP laws) may always be overturned by a simple majority vote of the legislature. |
Random quote: "One of the greatest delusions in the world is the hope that the evils in this world are to be cured by legislation." - Thomas B. Reed |