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Bill: Restoration of the Free People of Likatonia - Freedom of Trade
Details
Submitted by[?]: AM Radical Libertarian 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 3292
Description[?]:
| Whereas: The government of Likatonia has systematically and deliberately chopped away the traditional freedoms enjoyed by the people of Likatonia and, These freedoms are what has made our nation the great leader in ecomonic growth and personal happiness it was; Therefore: We introduce the following proposals to continue to restore freedom, liberty, and dignity to the peoples of Likatonia and to allow our nation to regain its place in the world as a freedom loving country: |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards daily working hours.
Old value:: Daily working hours are regulated by the government.
Current: The government has no policy concerning daily working hours.
Proposed: The government has no policy concerning daily working hours.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on energy generation.
Old value:: All power stations are publicly owned.
Current: Small scale private electrical generation is permitted but most energy is generated by a government-owned company.
Proposed: Private and public power stations exist side-by-side.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on the nation's power grid.
Old value:: The national grid is fully owned by the state.
Current: Each region owns and maintains its own power grid.
Proposed: Multiple private companies each own and maintain sections of the national power grid.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: All radio stations are owned by the state.
Current: The government subsidises a national radio station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
Proposed: All radio stations are private.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the pension system.
Old value:: The state operates a compulsory, public pension system.
Current: The state offers a voluntary public pension, combined with other voluntary private pensions.
Proposed: The state does not operate a pension system. Individuals must save up for retirement on their own.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The government policy regarding housing.
Old value:: The state owns and maintains all housing.
Current: The state provides public housing to low-income families.
Proposed: The state provides public housing to low-income families.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Train Operating Companies (TOC).
Old value:: There is a single publicly owned TOC.
Current: The State owns and operates a national TOC, alongside private TOCs.
Proposed: Private companies operate TOCs throughout the country.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 12:00:23, April 20, 2012 CET | From | Nacionālistu Tautas Partija Likatonija | To | Debating the Restoration of the Free People of Likatonia - Freedom of Trade |
| Message | Lunacy. |
| Date | 02:39:30, April 21, 2012 CET | From | AM Radical Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Restoration of the Free People of Likatonia - Freedom of Trade |
| Message | If freedom is lunacy, then we will be happy to be in the aslyum |
| Date | 10:39:51, April 21, 2012 CET | From | Nacionālistu Tautas Partija Likatonija | To | Debating the Restoration of the Free People of Likatonia - Freedom of Trade |
| Message | This bill doesn't advocate freedom; it advocates the evisceration of the Likatonian people! The state is the people and only through the state and its inexorable expansion can any Likatonian truly be free! Slava Sokoloff! |
| Date | 05:52:31, April 23, 2012 CET | From | AM Radical Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Restoration of the Free People of Likatonia - Freedom of Trade |
| Message | No, the state is not the people; the people are the state. It exists only to preserve the freedom of the people and should be no larger than absolutely necessary to accomplish this aim. The only inexorable facet of the state is its contraction to this condition. All power to the people! |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |
| yes | Total Seats: 199 | |
| no | Total Seats: 102 | |
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Party candidates for head of state elections are not visible to the public. This means that you cannot see who will run and who will not, which adds another strategic element to the elections. |
| Random quote: "Someone who wields power in name only can never compete with those who wield it through action." - Franz Reichert, former Luthorian politician |