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Bill: Blue Lotus Rebellion
Details
Submitted by[?]: Lanlianhui
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 3328
Description[?]:
| The Blue Lotus sect, headquartered in the Temple of Ten Thousand Saints, is now in open rebellion against the Xinahan Dynasty. The workers and peasants in the province of Han have taken up arms against the corrupt and uncaring Jienist bureaucracy, inspired by the generous ideals of Cheng Socialism and of Daenic Saint Chu Huan Zhi. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The banking system.
Old value:: All banks are privately owned.
Current: The government operates and owns all banks.
Proposed: The government operates and owns all banks.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning child labour.
Old value:: Child labour is allowed, but with additional regulations to those of adult labourers.
Current: Child labour is forbidden.
Proposed: Child labour is forbidden.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on subsidising contraception.
Old value:: The government does not supply free or discounted contraceptives.
Current: The government offers free contraceptives in pharmacies and public toilets.
Proposed: Contraceptives are banned for religious reasons.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards daily working hours.
Old value:: The government has no policy concerning daily working hours.
Current: The government obligates trade unions and employers to negotiate the daily number of working hours.
Proposed: Daily working hours are regulated by the government.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The nation's defence industry.
Old value:: Defence industries are privately owned and not subsidised.
Current: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
Proposed: The state owns all defence industries.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy is provided by private, unregulated companies but subsidies are given to those on a low income.
Current: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Proposed: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The right to euthanasia.
Old value:: Euthanasia is allowed with consent from the patient and the treating doctor.
Current: Euthanasia is allowed with consent from the patient and the treating doctor.
Proposed: Euthanasia is illegal and considered murder.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Government agricultural and farming subsidies policy.
Old value:: The government denies subsidy assistance to farmers.
Current: Agricultural crops which are considered beneficial to the enviroment or to the continued ecological safety of the state are subsidized.
Proposed: The government subsidises the operations of low-income farming families.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning farm size.
Old value:: Farm size is not regulated.
Current: Farms that grow too large are broken up and the land redistributed.
Proposed: Farms that grow too large are broken up and the land redistributed.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change Employer's rights in regards to firing striking workers.
Old value:: Employers are free to fire workers who go on strike.
Current: Employers can fire workers who are deemed to have gone on strike without reasonable reasons.
Proposed: Employers cannot fire workers who have gone on strike.
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning forest protection.
Old value:: Forests are protected. Logging is allowed by licence only.
Current: The government promotes and subsidises forest clearance.
Proposed: Forests have strictly enforced protection. Felling is limited to fire breaks.
Article 12
Proposal[?] to change Health care policy.
Old value:: Health care is private, but is paid for by the state for people with low incomes.
Current: Health care is entirely public and free; private clinics are banned.
Proposed: Health care is entirely public and free; private clinics are banned.
Article 13
Proposal[?] to change Higher education tuition policy.
Old value:: The government subsidizes tuition only for students from families classified as low-income or poor.
Current: The government subsidizes tuition only for students from families classified as low-income or poor.
Proposed: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Article 14
Proposal[?] to change Military stance on homosexuality.
Old value:: Homosexuality is allowed in the military.
Current: Homosexuality is not tolerated in the military. The military actively seeks to remove homosexuals from it.
Proposed: Homosexuality is not tolerated in the military. The military actively seeks to remove homosexuals from it.
Article 15
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations.
Old value:: The government does not intervene in the market nor provide any form of subsidies/relief to industries.
Current: The government acts as an investor of last resort, by nationalizing failing industries that provide vital goods or services.
Proposed: All industry is owned and operated by the state.
Article 16
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards labor unions.
Old value:: Trade unions are illegal.
Current: Trade unions may exist and worker membership is voluntary.
Proposed: Trade unions may exist and all workers must have membership in one.
Article 17
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards the use of land mines by the army.
Old value:: The Government leaves this to the army to decide upon.
Current: The Government leaves this to the army to decide upon.
Proposed: The use of land mines is allowed.
Article 18
Proposal[?] to change Government's position on paramilitaries.
Old value:: Paramilitaries are illegal and the recognized government may intervene freely to stop any possible activity.
Current: Paramilitaries are illegal and the recognized government may intervene freely to stop any possible activity.
Proposed: Paramilitaries are allowed with full privileges, with the right to intervene when necessary.
Article 19
Proposal[?] to change Pharmaceutical drugs policy.
Old value:: The government subsidises the cost of pharmaceutical drugs for people on low incomes.
Current: The government supplies free pharmaceutical drugs to those on low incomes.
Proposed: The government pays for all citizens' pharmaceutical drugs.
Article 20
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the treatment of prisoners of war.
Old value:: Prisoners of war must be treated well, according to internationally-accepted standards.
Current: Prisoners of war must be treated well, according to internationally-accepted standards.
Proposed: Surrendering enemy combatants are summarily executed.
Article 21
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Any religion may set up a school, with no regulations.
Current: Religious schools are not allowed.
Proposed: All schools are required to be religious in nature.
Article 22
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to prayer in schools.
Old value:: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden, except in religious schools.
Current: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden.
Proposed: Teacher-led prayers are mandatory in schools.
Article 23
Proposal[?] to change Secondary strike action.
Old value:: Secondary strike action is illegal. Workers and unions can only go on strike for their own pay and conditions.
Current: Only closely related trade unions can walk out on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
Proposed: Any trade union can go on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
Article 24
Proposal[?] to change The funding of sports clubs.
Old value:: The government does not fund sports clubs; only private ones are allowed.
Current: The government funds some sports clubs side-by-side with private ones.
Proposed: All sports clubs are government owned and run.
Article 25
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on Democratic Workers' Councils.
Old value:: Democratic Workers' Councils are not permitted to run a business.
Current: The government does not intervene in the marketplace with regards to Democratic Workers' Councils.
Proposed: The government requires all businesses to be run by Democratic Workers' Councils.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:12:41, June 30, 2012 CET | From | 姬恩黨 (Jien Faction) 🌄 | To | Debating the Blue Lotus Rebellion |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, Besides the treasonous nature of this bill, these articles go completely against the philosophical principle of wu wei, or let it be. This sort of economic policy has worked for hundreds of years in Indrala. Why change tradition and move towards an ideology that is convoluted and makes little to no sense? You are lucky that His Imperial Majesty is benevolent and kind to allow your actions to slip by. I yield. |
| Date | 22:30:52, June 30, 2012 CET | From | Lanlianhui | To | Debating the Blue Lotus Rebellion |
| Message | OOC: Since this is more a manifesto, I'm not sure there would be a parliamentary debate on this, especially since my party has no seats. Also, I think the government would do well to oppose such seditious talk, maybe by banning heterodox sects. Anyway, IC: Mr. Speaker, We can see here how hypocritical the Xinhan minions are. They use education as a criterion for government, and impose their own tao on the population, and thus go against the very principle of wu wei they clamor. We, on the other hand, believe in compassion, and in helping all sentient beings towards liberation and enlightenment. Inaction harms as much as malicious action, so we shall fight wu wei as we will fight Jienism, monarchy, and any tradition that goes against the well being of the Gao-Showan workers. We yield. |
| Date | 22:38:49, June 30, 2012 CET | From | 姬恩黨 (Jien Faction) 🌄 | To | Debating the Blue Lotus Rebellion |
| Message | OOC: I haven't debated a bill in months. I see it more as the government explaining why such a manifesto is bad, taking the higher road that Jienism would prescribe. IC: Mr. Speaker, Education as a criteria for government is one of the best governmental decisions ever made. A meritocracy allows all people to work their way up into the upper echelons of society, as well as ensuring that the state is managed by people who know what they are doing. The will of the Jien-Imperial Party is never imposed, but demanded by the people. Look at the past elections and see how much they support us. Compassion is a very noble virtue, one that we support. However, we understand that should the government promote compassion in the wrong way, it will destroy the state and social stability for all. It is unfortunate that Daenists, who follow a religion that makes little to no sense, feel the need to impose their will on all the people of Indrala, when most are Jienists themselves! Our traditions were established long before your ilk arrived hundreds of years ago from Aldegar. Why don't you apply for autonomous status? You will have much better luck. I yield. |
| Date | 18:14:42, July 01, 2012 CET | From | Lanlianhui | To | Debating the Blue Lotus Rebellion |
| Message | OOC: Well, you are addressing the Speaker, which happens in parliamentary debates. BTW, if you want to direct remarks at the other party, you wouldn't use the second person (you), since you are addressing the speaker, not the other party. IC: Mr. Speaker, It was not our point to criticize imperial examinations, but merely to point out that attempting to improve on human nature by the means of education goes against the principle of wu wei, acting effortlessly without the explicit knowledge of acting. The government further shows its ignorance towards the very traditions they claim to follow when they consider the Gao-Soton tradition of Jienism to be older and more native than our own Chen, which was created in Indrala. They seem to also ignore the true nature of the Rebellion. We are not trying to impose a Daenic theocracy in Indrala, no matter how necessary that may be. We instead fight for justice, compassion, and equality, and for the destruction of the dynasty that has thrice lost the Mandate of Heaven. We must also reply that, no matter how noble or educated the Xinhan think their actions to be, the fact that they tolerate the very worst of social injustices in the name of social stability makes them odious enemies of the people they claim to lead. It is our duty to do all in our power to remove them from power. We do not want autonomy or whatever symbolic religious privilege the Xinhan are willing to grant us to keep us quiet and content; we want their utter destruction. We yield. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |
| yes |
Total Seats: 0 | |
| no |
Total Seats: 750 | |
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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