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Bill: Voter Visibility
Details
Submitted by[?]: Trzykrnadrkjogadsrlji Bltmojad
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: April 3325
Description[?]:
| Raise publical awareness. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Firefighting services.
Old value:: Fire prevention and management is left to the local governments.
Current: The fire department is entirely volunteer, equipment and expenses paid for by the government.
Proposed: The fire department is entirely volunteer, equipment and expenses paid for by the government.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change
The government's policy regarding foreign embassies.
Old value:: Foreign countries may establish an embassy after obtaining approval from the Foreign Office.
Current: Foreign countries may establish an embassy after obtaining approval from the Foreign Office.
Proposed: Any other country may establish an embassy on national soil.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning forest protection.
Old value:: Forests are protected. Logging is allowed by licence only.
Current: Forests are protected. Logging is allowed by licence only.
Proposed: Forest protection is left to local governments.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning immigration.
Old value:: invalid choice
Current: Everyone is allowed to reside permanently in this nation.
Proposed: Everyone is allowed to reside permanently in this nation.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards giving aid to foreign countries.
Old value:: The government only gives aid for disaster relief in foreign countries.
Current: The government supplies "tied" aid to poorer nations in return for trading rights.
Proposed: The government gives moderate aid to countries in need.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The legality of dueling.
Old value:: This matter is left for the local governments to decide upon.
Current: Dueling is illegal.
Proposed: Dueling is illegal.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The weapons used by police forces.
Old value:: Police officers may only carry standard firearms apart from specially trained firearms units.
Current: Police officers carry military-grade equipment.
Proposed: Police officers carry military-grade equipment.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Government-sponsored recycling programs.
Old value:: Local governments decide about this.
Current: The government funds recycling facilities for public use.
Proposed: There is no national policy regarding recycled garbage.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change
Taxation of religious institutions.
Old value:: Religions are treated as companies, and all profit is taxed, however, charitable donations are not taxed.
Current: Religions are treated as companies, and all profit is taxed, however, charitable donations are not taxed.
Proposed: All religious income, despite the use, is taxed.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change The government's stance on whaling.
Old value:: Whaling is illegal.
Current: Commercial whaling is illegal, but whaling for scientific purposes is allowed.
Proposed: Commercial whaling is illegal, but whaling for scientific purposes is allowed.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 11:28:01, June 25, 2012 CET | From |  Internationale Federatie voor Socialisme | To | Debating the Voter Visibility |
| Message | The IFS does not feel that all of these measures are related. Nicolai Manfredi, Spokesman for the IFS |
| Date | 11:31:27, June 25, 2012 CET | From |  Trzykrnadrkjogadsrlji Bltmojad | To | Debating the Voter Visibility |
| Message | OOC: They are solely for me to raise visibility on a few matters that where going down :P |
| Date | 12:08:01, June 25, 2012 CET | From | Internationale Federatie voor Socialisme | To | Debating the Voter Visibility |
| Message | Yes but having to vote on them means we accept things we disagree with or refuse things we agree with. |
| Date | 12:48:31, June 25, 2012 CET | From | Trzykrnadrkjogadsrlji Bltmojad | To | Debating the Voter Visibility |
| Message | OOC: You are free to abstain on all bills that contradict your party's point of view. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 300 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Cultural Protocols should generally be reflective of RP conducted within the nation and should not significantly alter or modify the ethnic, religious or linguistic composition without considerable and reasonable role-play or other justification. |
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