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Bill: Consumer Responsibility Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Darnussian Strength Initiative
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: January 2150
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards alcoholic beverages.
Old value:: Alcoholic beverages may be purchased only from licensed sales outlets, and can only be available to adults.
Current: Alcoholic beverage regulations are not imposed by the government.
Proposed: Alcoholic beverages may be purchased and consumed anywhere, but only by adults.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Food and beverage labeling regulations.
Old value:: Companies must clearly label food and beverage products, in a manner that can be easily understood.
Current: Companies must clearly label food and beverage products, in a manner that can be easily understood.
Proposed: Companies are encouraged by the government to label food and beverage products.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change
Scope of food ingredient labeling (if present).
Old value:: All ingredients and corresponding nutritional information must be listed.
Current: All ingredients and corresponding nutritional information must be listed.
Proposed: Only the major ingredients need to be listed.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Food safety policy.
Old value:: The government introduces, and actively enforces, food standards provisions.
Current: There are no food standards provisions.
Proposed: The government recommends food safety standards, but they are not enforced upon businesses.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:27:16, December 01, 2005 CET | From | Social Democratic Party of Darnussia | To | Debating the Consumer Responsibility Act |
| Message | This bill will damage the health of our citerzens and place them at unnessary risk |
| Date | 22:04:12, December 01, 2005 CET | From | Progressive Democratic Alliance | To | Debating the Consumer Responsibility Act |
| Message | The only article I agree with in this bill is Article 1. Apart from that, they're all too shaky. How is a consumer supposed to know the information of their beverages and foods if it is not on the packaging? Not everyone has a science lab in their home. |
| Date | 01:28:09, December 02, 2005 CET | From | Darnussian Strength Initiative | To | Debating the Consumer Responsibility Act |
| Message | If they are concerned for their safety, why would they buy the goods in the first place? Surely people are smart enough to eat something that they don't feel is safe. |
| Date | 01:49:50, December 02, 2005 CET | From | Social Democratic Party | To | Debating the Consumer Responsibility Act |
| Message | Little much... |
| Date | 01:50:06, December 02, 2005 CET | From | Social Democratic Party | To | Debating the Consumer Responsibility Act |
| Message | and people are quite stupid. |
| Date | 18:44:26, December 02, 2005 CET | From | Chinkopodian Economic Democrats | To | Debating the Consumer Responsibility Act |
| Message | "If they are concerned for their safety, why would they buy the goods in the first place? Surely people are smart enough to eat something that they don't feel is safe." Well, some people are stupid. What's more, for those with allergies, they should at least be able to tell if they could suffer an allergic reaction than having to guess in certain cases. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 41 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 160 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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| Random quote: "The decadent international but individualistic capitalism in the hands of which we found ourselves after the war is not a success. It is not intelligent. It is not beautiful. It is not just. It is not virtuous. And it doesn't deliver the goods." - John Maynard Keynes |