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Bill: SPP Agenda 11
Details
Submitted by[?]: Socialist People's 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: May 3285
Description[?]:
| The electorate calls me conservative :/ And please tell me if you want anything in there to pass :) |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning diplomatic immunity.
Old value:: The government grants no diplomatic immunity and foreign diplomats are subject to arrest and prosecution and civil action under all laws of the host nation.
Current: The Government grants full diplomatic immunity and foreign diplomats are protected from arrests and prosecution from all laws and are protected from civil lawsuits, but may be expelled.
Proposed: The Government grants full diplomatic immunity and foreign diplomats are protected from arrests and prosecution from all laws and are protected from civil lawsuits, but may be expelled.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the ownership of domestic animals as pets.
Old value:: There are no laws regarding domestic animal ownership.
Current: People must register domestic animals with the local government.
Proposed: Ownership of domestic animals is banned.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on energy generation.
Old value:: Private and public power stations exist side-by-side.
Current: Small scale private electrical generation is permitted but most energy is generated by a government-owned company.
Proposed: All power stations are publicly owned.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The right to euthanasia.
Old value:: Euthanasia is allowed with consent from the patient and the treating doctor.
Current: Euthanasia is illegal but not considered murder.
Proposed: Euthanasia is only allowed with consent from the patient and a court order.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Commercial fishing regulation.
Old value:: Local governments can establish fishing quotas
Current: Local governments can establish fishing quotas
Proposed: The fishing industry is nationalised, and the government sets production levels.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change
The government's policy regarding foreign investments.
Old value:: Foreign investors may freely invest in national companies.
Current: Foreign investors need to obtain government approval for all investments in national companies.
Proposed: Foreign investors may invest in national companies, but may not get a majority share.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards the cloning of human beings.
Old value:: The cloning of human beings is illegal.
Current: Research in cloning technologies is legal, but regulated.
Proposed: Research in cloning technologies is legal, but regulated.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Nation's policy with regards to an intelligence agency.
Old value:: The nation has an intelligence agency, but it is limited to counter-intelligence and surveillance of other countries.
Current: The nation has an intelligence agency, but it is limited to counter-intelligence and surveillance of other countries.
Proposed: The nation maintains no intelligence agency.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Government provision of legal aid to the accused.
Old value:: Legal representation for defendants in criminal trials is paid for by the state for defendants with low incomes.
Current: Legal representation for defendants in criminal trials is paid for by the state.
Proposed: Legal representation for defendants in criminal trials is paid for by the state.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change Government regulation of the viewing of movies.
Old value:: The government sets a range of standards (to be determined) and these apply to cinemas and private homes.
Current: The viewing of movies is not regulated by the government.
Proposed: The government sets a range of standards (to be determined) but these only apply to movie theaters.
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change Right to privacy.
Old value:: Individuals have a right to privacy, to keep records and information for themselves.
Current: Individuals have a right to privacy, but the courts can force individuals to give information on certain matters if needed. (also known as Habeas Data).
Proposed: Individuals have a right to privacy, but the courts can force individuals to give information on certain matters if needed. (also known as Habeas Data).
Article 12
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: There is a free public education system and a small number of private schools, which are heavily regulated to ensure they teach adequate skills and information.
Proposed: There is a free public education system and a small number of private schools, which are heavily regulated to ensure they teach adequate skills and information.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 16:38:33, April 06, 2012 CET | From |  Revolucia Partio de Koburo | To | Debating the SPP Agenda 11 |
| Message | Poison bill. And you're not going to convince people you're not a conservative by proposing to restrict their freedoms even more... |
| Date | 17:24:32, April 06, 2012 CET | From | Socialist People's Party | To | Debating the SPP Agenda 11 |
| Message | It's not poison bill, it's a socialist bill, which means we restrict your freedoms so that only in our own minds we see free people (xD) And this game only has progressive-conservative, and I think they aim the progressivism at fiscal progressivism. |
| Date | 17:46:48, April 06, 2012 CET | From | Revolucia Partio de Koburo | To | Debating the SPP Agenda 11 |
| Message | Banning the ownership of pets is a socialist policy? What planet do you live on? |
| Date | 18:03:59, April 06, 2012 CET | From | Party for Individualism and Kitties | To | Debating the SPP Agenda 11 |
| Message | Baaah, poison! |
| Date | 18:16:16, April 06, 2012 CET | From | Socialist People's Party | To | Debating the SPP Agenda 11 |
| Message | GOD NOOOOOOOOOOOO...I DIDN'T MEAN DOMESTICATED :'''( I meant wild animals...sorry, oppose that one... |
| Date | 18:24:14, April 06, 2012 CET | From | Socialist People's Party | To | Debating the SPP Agenda 11 |
| Message | I EVEN HAVE MY OWN CAT...GBAWHAWHAW I'M MEEELTING... :'( |
| Date | 19:43:08, April 06, 2012 CET | From | Revolucia Partio de Koburo | To | Debating the SPP Agenda 11 |
| Message | Haha. We've all made mistakes like this at least once. :p |
| Date | 19:46:02, April 06, 2012 CET | From | Revolucia Partio de Koburo | To | Debating the SPP Agenda 11 |
| Message | Also, in future, and to avoid more poison bills, could I suggest that you try not to create bills which contain articles of such widely divergent subjects? I never combine economic articles with civil liberties, for example. Just a suggestion. :-) |
| Date | 20:11:59, April 06, 2012 CET | From | Socialist People's Party | To | Debating the SPP Agenda 11 |
| Message | Oh, that's what you meant by a poison bill... Yeah, I won't but I really don't want all this to pass. Well I do, but it's mainly for the electorate's sake. Usually I just have one proposal per bill, but we can't change anything now anyways :/ |
| Date | 20:19:40, April 06, 2012 CET | From | Revolucia Partio de Koburo | To | Debating the SPP Agenda 11 |
| Message | Abstaining is a bitch.... |
| Date | 20:32:30, April 06, 2012 CET | From | Socialist People's Party | To | Debating the SPP Agenda 11 |
| Message | Oh, you son't want to vote on it because of that? Sorry, then I'll stop making them :/ |
| Date | 19:02:59, April 07, 2012 CET | From | Party for Individualism and Kitties | To | Debating the SPP Agenda 11 |
| Message | Thanks^^ |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 454 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 211 |
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