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Bill: Hutorian Reform Act of 3223
Details
Submitted by[?]: Hutorian Conservative 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: April 3224
Description[?]:
| Hutorian Conservative Party policy for the Parliamentary term. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change National, cultural and historic sites and monuments.
Old value:: The state actively protects scenery, localities, cultural, and historical sites; it maintains an agency to preserve them untouched if public interest so requires.
Current: The state actively protects scenery, localities, cultural, and historical sites; it maintains an agency to preserve them untouched if public interest so requires.
Proposed: This matter is left up to the local governments.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Forest management.
Old value:: There is a national agency which owns and manages all forest land.
Current: There is a national agency which exists side-by-side with commercial forestry companies.
Proposed: Local governments are required to operate forestry agencies, which own and manage all forest land.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards the use of land mines by the army.
Old value:: The use of land mines is allowed.
Current: The use of land mines is allowed but restricted.
Proposed: The use of land mines is allowed but restricted.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The legality of dueling.
Old value:: The government has no policy concerning dueling.
Current: Dueling is illegal.
Proposed: Dueling is illegal.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning museum funding.
Old value:: The national government maintains a system of museums nationwide.
Current: The national government maintains a system of museums nationwide.
Proposed: The government leaves funding and operation of museums to local governments.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Government policy regarding a national park system.
Old value:: The government funds and maintains a network of national parks and/or marine protected areas.
Current: The government funds and maintains a network of national parks and/or marine protected areas.
Proposed: The government devolves park policy to local governments.
Article 7
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 8
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on Democratic Workers' Councils.
Old value:: Democratic Workers' Councils are not permitted to run a business.
Current: The government does not intervene in the marketplace with regards to Democratic Workers' Councils.
Proposed: The government does not intervene in the marketplace with regards to Democratic Workers' Councils.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:48:56, December 05, 2011 CET | From | Hutorian Conservative Party | To | Debating the Hutorian Reform Act of 3223 |
| Message | Rt Hon Duke Owens MP, Leader of the Opposition, Mr Speaker, the Hutorian Conservative Party has taken the decision to now advocate devolution in regards to certain policies. On issues of the environment - parks, forests etc. We see local governments as better placed to make correct decisions and the Bekenial government is not really in a position to make informed decisions on local issues. Mr Speaker, i believe this is our first Bill since our relegation to opposition. It has been carefully thought out and is in line with a more moderate stance towards right-wing policies. We do apologise to our voters for taking two years to formulate Bills etc. but as we stated we were discussing a new moderate stance and now we are in a position to propose and try and pass reforms. This Bill will be the first of many HCP proposed reforms before the next general election. |
| Date | 16:32:25, December 06, 2011 CET | From | Forward Hutori Party | To | Debating the Hutorian Reform Act of 3223 |
| Message | Tony Upson MP, Forward Hutori leader Devolving decisions to local government will simply end in tears. Devolution only encourages nationalism and their demands for even greater powers, until we operate under a completely federal system of government, or worse still, Hutori becomes a divided divided kingdom. Where does decentralisation and devolution end? |
| Date | 11:52:10, December 07, 2011 CET | From | Hutorian Conservative Party | To | Debating the Hutorian Reform Act of 3223 |
| Message | Rt Hon Duke Owens MP, Leader of the Opposition, Mr Speaker, to answer the question put forward by the FHP Leader... I would say Mr Speaker, that nothing proposed in this Bill should be considered a "national" issue. These are local issues where local councils are best placed to make an informed and proper decision. The HCP will not be proposing decentralisation of ANY issues we believe to be a matter of central government - for example we believe the death penalty SHOULD NOT be devolved and is a central issue. Mr Speaker, that is the way national and local government should co-exist. We also reject the view of encouraging nationalism and greater demands. The Hutorian Constitution clearly states in Article 12 that; "The national government also reserves the right to take powers away from local governments." This keeps the balance of power in favour of national and not local government. Mr Speaker, we would like to ask the Prime Minister why he is opposed to this Bill. Given his promotion of devolution in the past why would he oppose it now? |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 210 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 181 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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