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Bill: Cutting costs
Details
Submitted by[?]: Social Calvinist Unionist 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: July 2150
Description[?]:
| Here are some things we believe can be handed over to the private sector. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on the separation of the police and the military.
Old value:: The military acts as a de-facto police force, with powers of arrest.
Current: A civilian police force is in place, backed up by the military.
Proposed: A civilian police force is in place, backed up by the military.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning museum funding.
Old value:: The national government maintains a system of museums nationwide.
Current: The government leaves funding and operation of museums to local governments.
Proposed: The government does not fund or manage museums. This is left to the private sector.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the pension system.
Old value:: The state operates a compulsory public system combined with an optional private pension.
Current: The state operates a compulsory public system combined with an optional private pension.
Proposed: The state does not operate a pension system. Individuals must save up for retirement on their own.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Policy on the organization of police/law enforcement
Old value:: There is a national police department, funded by the government.
Current: There is a national police department funded by the national government and there are local police departments, funded by local governments.
Proposed: The government competitively subcontracts security management to private security firms.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 02:32:44, December 02, 2005 CET | From | Luthori Green Party | To | Debating the Cutting costs |
| Message | I can only support article one. |
| Date | 03:32:16, December 02, 2005 CET | From | United Conservative Party | To | Debating the Cutting costs |
| Message | I can only support articles 2, 3 and 4. |
| Date | 04:45:17, December 02, 2005 CET | From | Redneck Party | To | Debating the Cutting costs |
| Message | Yes, The RNP Supports all but article 1. In all honesty, we're shocked we missed article 2 in our last bill |
| Date | 05:26:11, December 02, 2005 CET | From | Luthori Green Party | To | Debating the Cutting costs |
| Message | Seems fascism is alive and well in Luthori. |
| Date | 12:45:32, December 02, 2005 CET | From | Social Calvinist Unionist Party | To | Debating the Cutting costs |
| Message | The military is supposed to defend our borders from OTHER countries. The Police protects us INTERNALLY. If we sub-contract our defence to private companies to do the mundane, and have the military there to support them if some shit goes down, then it's much more efficent. If soldiers wanted to police small towns, then they would have joined the Police. Don't degrade our armed services. |
| Date | 13:17:02, December 02, 2005 CET | From | Covenanters (IA) | To | Debating the Cutting costs |
| Message | I agree, especially since you have gone for the backed up by the military option. If the police are civvies we should disarm them though. Having said that, article one goes against a recent opinion poll. |
| Date | 01:31:55, December 03, 2005 CET | From | Social Calvinist Unionist Party | To | Debating the Cutting costs |
| Message | They're already dis-armed, DUP =D. Also, DUP, what's right is not always popular, and what's popular isn't always right. |
| Date | 02:42:16, December 03, 2005 CET | From | United Conservative Party | To | Debating the Cutting costs |
| Message | Pondering the tactics with this one. |
| Date | 13:07:34, December 03, 2005 CET | From | Luthori Green Party | To | Debating the Cutting costs |
| Message | "What is right is not always popular, and what's popular isn't always right." Add to that: "People don't always know what is good for them." and "The punters know that the horse named Morality rarely gets past the post, whereas the nag named Self-Interest always runs a good race" |
| Date | 15:06:32, December 03, 2005 CET | From | Social Calvinist Unionist Party | To | Debating the Cutting costs |
| Message | By the way, in the United States, nay, all over the WORLD, the very best museums are... *drum roll* PRIVATE! |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 441 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 84 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 114 |
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