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Bill: Good Government Initiative
Details
Submitted by[?]: National Conservative 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: July 3138
Description[?]:
| It is time for central, elected, government to step in and become active in key policy areas. For too long has the Kingdom decided to surrender responsibilities to 'local government'. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards alcoholic beverages.
Old value:: Alcoholic beverages are regulated by local governments.
Current: Alcoholic beverages are regulated by local governments.
Proposed: Alcoholic beverages may be purchased only from licensed sales outlets, and can only be available to adults.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Health care policy.
Old value:: Local governments decide about healthcare policies
Current: Health care is private, but the government subsidises the cost of it for all citizens.
Proposed: Health care is private, but is paid for by the state for people with low incomes.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Positive discrimination.
Old value:: Hiring policies are regulated by local governments.
Current: No form of positive discrimination is permitted.
Proposed: No form of positive discrimination is permitted.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:29:50, June 17, 2011 CET | From |  People's Independence Party | To | Debating the Good Government Initiative |
| Message | The PIP would support the Alcohol and Discrimination policies in a separate bill. |
| Date | 21:06:03, June 17, 2011 CET | From | National Conservative Party | To | Debating the Good Government Initiative |
| Message | We have brought forward those two articles in a new bill, http://classic.particracy.net/viewbill.php?billid=322332 |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 98 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 172 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Particracy does not allow official national flags of real-life nations or flags which are very prominent and recognisable (eg. the flags of the European Union, the United Nations, Nazi Germany, the Soviet Union or the Confederate States of America). |
| Random quote: "If we cannot, by reason, by influence, by example, by strenuous effort, and by personal sacrifice, mend the bad places of civilization, we certainly cannot do it by force." - Auberon Herbert |