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Bill: Small Government Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Independence Party
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: January 3212
Description[?]:
| The localisation of some government policies |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Policy on the legality of abortions
Old value:: Abortion is allowed during the first trimester.
Current: All abortions are illegal.
Proposed: Abortion policies are established by local governments
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The funding of sports clubs.
Old value:: The government does not fund sports clubs; only private ones are allowed.
Current: Local governments decide the funding policy of sports clubs.
Proposed: Local governments decide the funding policy of sports clubs.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government law concerning the sales of recreational drugs.
Old value:: There is no policy concerning the sales of recreational drugs.
Current: Recreational drugs sales are handled by private foundations which are heavily regulated by the government.
Proposed: The matter of sales of recreational drugs is handled by local governments.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards police presence.
Old value:: The police patrol public property at all times.
Current: Presence of the police is left to the local governments.
Proposed: Presence of the police is left to the local governments.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to polygamy.
Old value:: There is no explicit government policy on polygamy.
Current: Polygamous marriages are accorded equal recognition to monogamous marriages.
Proposed: Local governments establish policies on polygamy.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:13:22, November 12, 2011 CET | From | Tea Party | To | Debating the Small Government Bill |
| Message | Not too sure how we should vote on this. We feel some matters (abortion, and polygamy, as well as sports club funding) should be consistent on a national scale. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 435 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 290 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Particracy does not allow real-life fictional references (eg. Gandalf, Harry Potter, Luke Skywalker). |
| Random quote: "Freedom is not worth having if it does not connote freedom to err." - Mahatma Gandhi |