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Bill: Nationalisation of the Railways Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Dorvische Partei
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: October 3286
Description[?]:
| We wish to bring the railways under state control and end the madness of pretending that the "invisible hand" can work its magic with railway lines and rolling stock. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Train Operating Companies (TOC).
Old value:: Private companies operate TOCs throughout the country.
Current: Private companies operate regional TOC's. The national service is provided by a publicly owned, national TOC.
Proposed: There is a single publicly owned TOC.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:00:00, April 09, 2012 CET | From | Hosian-Konservative Allianz | To | Debating the Nationalisation of the Railways Bill |
| Message | Herr Speaker, This is a slap in the face of the Dorvish people, we would settle for a publicly owned TOC alongside private, but never strictly public. Ilari Bogomolov, DKP People's Chamber Leader |
| Date | 11:36:10, April 10, 2012 CET | From | Dorvische Partei | To | Debating the Nationalisation of the Railways Bill |
| Message | Eh? Since when? How can you operate the free market with regards to railway lines and rolling stock? It can only happen by the creation of monopolies, not through choice. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 247 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 253 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: The players in a nation have a collective responsibility to prevent confusion by ensuring unofficial or outdated bills labelled as "Cultural Protocols" are removed from their nation page. |
| Random quote: "For every action there is an equal and opposite government program." - Bob Wells |