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Bill: Throw transport down the well
Details
Submitted by[?]: Crimson Crusade
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: August 3244
Description[?]:
| Nature is a gift from God and we ought to protect it. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Commercial fishing regulation.
Old value:: Local governments can establish fishing quotas
Current: The fishing industry is nationalised, and the government sets production levels.
Proposed: The fishing industry is nationalised, and the government sets production levels.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning forest protection.
Old value:: Forest protection is left to local governments.
Current: The government promotes and subsidises forest clearance.
Proposed: Forests have strictly enforced protection. Felling is limited to fire breaks.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the use of pesticides.
Old value:: Farmers are required to list chemicals used on their crops.
Current: Farmers are required to list chemicals used on their crops.
Proposed: The government approves and regulates agricultural chemical use.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government regulation of pollution in industry.
Old value:: The government provides pollution prevention guidelines, but does not enforce them.
Current: Industrial pollution is not regulated by the government.
Proposed: The government enforces highly restrictive industrial pollution standards.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government-sponsored recycling programs.
Old value:: Local governments decide about this.
Current: The government funds recycling facilities and enforces mandatory recycling for residents, commercial enterprise, and industry.
Proposed: The government funds recycling facilities and enforces mandatory recycling for residents, commercial enterprise, and industry.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on tree plantation.
Old value:: Local governments may set plantation policy.
Current: The government encourages, but does not require new and replacement plantation.
Proposed: The government requires tree plantation at replacement level for all logging or clearance operations.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:48:34, January 15, 2012 CET | From |  Medrisite-Associated Revisionist Council | To | Debating the Throw transport down the well |
| Message | "Absolutely not. You are forcing our people to follow draconian and byzantine sets of unenforceable laws and regulations. You shall not stifle progressive growth, nor shall you centralize our people under your foreign ways." |
| Date | 22:13:53, January 15, 2012 CET | From | Crimson Crusade | To | Debating the Throw transport down the well |
| Message | "So protecting nature is an alien thing? I am sure the people of the Pontesi Realm doesn't agree with your savage view of their culture. A true patriot protects the natural heritage of her ancestors and doesn't let the modernist time spirit destroy the gifts of God to the people." |
| Date | 22:28:03, January 15, 2012 CET | From | Medrisite-Associated Revisionist Council | To | Debating the Throw transport down the well |
| Message | "My people understand that civilization is not free, and for us to grow we must rely on our resources. The problem is not that we do not wish to protect nature, instead we would rather each individual locality decide for only they know what is best for them. We are not a uniform people, nor a uniform state. Each precinct is different, and thus having one law for the entire nature is unacceptable." Chairman Benedict Klein, M.A.R.C. |
| Date | 22:36:56, January 15, 2012 CET | From | New Lerna Affiliation | To | Debating the Throw transport down the well |
| Message | The People of Pontesi, even from the time of the Belknaps, have favored de-centralized regulations, particularly in regards to the environment. As representatives of the People, the NLA cannot support a centralized regulation in this regard. |
| Date | 23:33:04, January 15, 2012 CET | From | Aurora Libertatis | To | Debating the Throw transport down the well |
| Message | We vote for this if you vote for our bill. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 49 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 27 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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