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Bill: Devolution Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Democratic Labour 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 3143
Description[?]:
| This Bill is intended to promote a more locally run government. This party feels that local governments are more accountable than central government and as such, local governments should have a greater say in the affairs of citizens. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Health care policy.
Old value:: Health care is entirely private.
Current: There is a free public health care system and a small number of private clinics, which are heavily regulated to ensure they treat their patients well and provide good care.
Proposed: Local governments decide about healthcare policies
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy toward marriage.
Old value:: The government only recognises civil marriages between a man and a woman.
Current: The government allows all consenting adults to obtain civil marriage contracts.
Proposed: Civil marriages are defined by local governments.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards police presence.
Old value:: The police patrol public property at all times.
Current: The police patrol public property at all times.
Proposed: Presence of the police is left to the local governments.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The education system.
Old value:: Education is private, but the government issues vouchers to pay for the schooling of disadvantaged children.
Current: Education is private, but the government issues vouchers to pay for the schooling of disadvantaged children.
Proposed: Education is a matter of local governments.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government policy regarding housing.
Old value:: All housing is privately-owned.
Current: Housing policy is to be determined by local governments.
Proposed: Housing policy is to be determined by local governments.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 10:51:48, June 27, 2011 CET | From | Constitutionalist Imperial League (IA) | To | Debating the Devolution Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, We could support article 3, as we believe policing is indeed best left to the local constabularies. Unfortunately we do not believe we can support the articles, we must express strong opposition to article 2. The Church views homosexual marriage as a sin and we cannot condone a law that would potentially make it legal. I yield. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 38 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 105 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 58 |
| Random fact: In order for a Cabinet bill to pass, more than half of the legislature must vote for it and all of the parties included in the proposed Cabinet must support it. If your nation has a Head of State who is also the Head of Government, then the party controlling this character must also vote for the bill, since the Head of Government is also a member of the Cabinet. If any of these requirements are not met, the bill will not pass. |
| Random quote: "I have opinions of my own - strong opinions. But I don't always agree with them." - George W. Bush |