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Bill: Government-Owned Highways Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Williams Family
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: March 3301
Description[?]:
| Gives the State responsibility for construction and maintenance of one singular highway system at the national level. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy in respect to highways.
Old value:: There is a national highway system constructed and maintained by the national government, and local systems by local governments.
Current: There is a national highway system constructed and maintained by the national government, and local systems by local governments.
Proposed: A national highway infrastructure is constructed and maintained by the government.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:43:20, May 08, 2012 CET | From |  Beluz Democratic Karavist Party | To | Debating the Government-Owned Highways Act |
| Message | OOC: Again, this doesn't make you "big-government" Both the current and proposed laws make you big government. One is just unitarist, and another is federalist. |
| Date | 13:37:31, May 08, 2012 CET | From | House of Amistad | To | Debating the Government-Owned Highways Act |
| Message | Vote No: Local govements down to the smallest township must still share in the construction and upkeep of roads. I am not sure what this porposed change actually does. it seems redundant |
| Date | 13:47:33, May 08, 2012 CET | From | Beluz Democratic Karavist Party | To | Debating the Government-Owned Highways Act |
| Message | The Williams family is obsessed with destroying regional autonomy, and the rights of parish citizens to direct democracy (voting on their own laws in their own regions). |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 15 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 84 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: It is forbidden to impersonate a player or Moderator. |
| Random quote: "Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting that vote." - Unknown |