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Bill: Ending Feline Domination and Reform Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Eredian Party
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: September 3322
Description[?]:
| Upon passage of this bill, the Feline Homeland of Barmenia will be renamed "The Federal Republic of Barmenia." |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on subsidising contraception.
Old value:: The government does not supply free or discounted contraceptives.
Current: The government subsidises a considerable discount for contraceptives.
Proposed: The government offers free contraceptives in pharmacies and public toilets.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards daily working hours.
Old value:: Local governments regulates the daily working hours.
Current: Daily working hours are regulated by the government.
Proposed: The government has no policy concerning daily working hours.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Eminent Domain.
Old value:: The government may seize private property for vital government works.
Current: The government may seize private property for vital government works.
Proposed: The government may not seize private property.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy provision is left to local governments.
Current: Energy is provided by private companies which are not subject to any special regulations.
Proposed: Energy is provided by private companies which are not subject to any special regulations.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The confidentiality of letters and correspondence.
Old value:: The confidentiality of letters is inviolable, but the justice dept. can violate the confidentiality of letters with grounded cause.
Current: The confidentiality of letters is inviolable, but the justice dept. can violate it in extreme situations.
Proposed: The confidentiality of letters is inviolable.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Discrimination in the military on grounds of race/religion.
Old value:: The government does not interfere with the military over who can serve in it.
Current: Any adult citizen can serve in the military, discrimination for racial or religious reasons is prohibited.
Proposed: Any adult citizen can serve in the military, discrimination for racial or religious reasons is prohibited.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The official national sport.
Old value:: Mousing
Current: Atmo Mnmojuo (Mounted archery)
Proposed: Football
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The right for a person to prostitute himself or herself.
Old value:: Prostitution regulation decisions are left up to local governments.
Current: There is a state monopoly on prostitution.
Proposed: Prostitution is legal and a recognized profession.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change
Taxation of religious institutions.
Old value:: No religions are taxed.
Current: No religions are taxed.
Proposed: All religious income, despite the use, is taxed.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards smoking.
Old value:: Smoking regulations are to be determined by local governments.
Current: Smoking is legal everywhere, at the discretion of the property owner. However, service/employer property owners that allow smoking must provide a separate non-smoking section.
Proposed: Smoking is legal everywhere, at the discretion of the property owner, and is legal in government-owned buildings.
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change The funding of sports clubs.
Old value:: Local governments decide the funding policy of sports clubs.
Current: The government funds some sports clubs side-by-side with private ones.
Proposed: The government does not fund sports clubs; only private ones are allowed.
Article 12
Proposal[?] to change The government's position towards the stock exchange(s).
Old value:: This is left to the local governments.
Current: Stock exchanges are allowed but are regulated.
Proposed: Stock exchanges are allowed and are unregulated.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:47:23, June 20, 2012 CET | From |  Left Libertarian Alliance of Cats | To | Debating the Ending Feline Domination and Reform Act |
| Message | OOC: Bear in mind that the country has OOC opted into the Cultural Protocols (which prevent parties from coming in and ignoring the previous culture), so you would need to have any new name for Barmenia retain the Feline theme. |
| Date | 22:24:09, June 20, 2012 CET | From | Eredian Party | To | Debating the Ending Feline Domination and Reform Act |
| Message | OOC: Please provide a link to this. I don't have a full understanding of what you're talking about. Thanks! |
| Date | 01:27:44, June 21, 2012 CET | From | Left Libertarian Alliance of Cats | To | Debating the Ending Feline Domination and Reform Act |
| Message | OOC: http://forum.particracy.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=4374 |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |
| yes |
Total Seats: 66 | |
| no | Total Seats: 81 | |
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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