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Bill: Manifesto of the Socialist Workers Party
Details
Submitted by[?]: Party of the Socialist Labour
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: July 3351
Description[?]:
| Multi-proposal only created as an introduction and as a means of raising visibility of the party :-) |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The citizens' right to assemble in public.
Old value:: The police may disperse a group if they believe it poses a potential risk to public safety.
Current: The police may disperse a group if they believe it poses a potential risk to public safety.
Proposed: There are no restrictions on the right of citizens to assemble in groups.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding child benefit.
Old value:: Child benefit policies are left to local governments.
Current: The state guarantees child benefit to both low-income families and large families.
Proposed: The state guarantees child benefit to all families.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards daily working hours.
Old value:: The government has no policy concerning daily working hours.
Current: Daily working hours are regulated by the government.
Proposed: The government obligates trade unions and employers to negotiate the daily number of working hours.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning gated communities.
Old value:: The private sector can set up gated communities.
Current: Both the government and the private sector can set up gated communities.
Proposed: No gated communities are allowed.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards giving aid to foreign countries.
Old value:: The government supplies "tied" aid to poorer nations in return for trading rights.
Current: The government gives high levels of aid to countries in need.
Proposed: The government gives high levels of aid to countries in need.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards the use of land mines by the army.
Old value:: The use of land mines is allowed.
Current: The use of land mines is allowed but restricted.
Proposed: The use of land mines is prohibited.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Government regulation of pollution in industry.
Old value:: The government enforces moderate pollution restrictions.
Current: The government provides pollution prevention guidelines, but does not enforce them.
Proposed: The government enforces highly restrictive industrial pollution standards.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The recreational drug policy.
Old value:: Recreational drug use is forbidden.
Current: There are no laws regulating what citizens can put into their bodies.
Proposed: All naturally occurring drugs are legal.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change The workers' right to strike.
Old value:: All strikes are illegal.
Current: All workers have the right to strike but certain categories of workers regarded as critical to society have to ensure a minimal service.
Proposed: All workers, except certain categories of workers regarded as critical to society, have the right to strike.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:24:04, August 16, 2012 CET | From | Zardio Federisma Partio | To | Debating the Manifesto of the Socialist Workers Party |
| Message | Currently we oopose Articles 2 and 4 because of the current war going on. W |
| Date | 22:26:18, August 16, 2012 CET | From | Party of the Socialist Labour | To | Debating the Manifesto of the Socialist Workers Party |
| Message | I wasn't aware of a war? Who is it between, and how are we involved? |
| Date | 22:27:08, August 16, 2012 CET | From | Zardio Federisma Partio | To | Debating the Manifesto of the Socialist Workers Party |
| Message | It all started in 3341 when our fleet was attacked Pearl Harbour style and now we are in a war with Indrala over our colonies in the east |
| Date | 22:33:28, August 16, 2012 CET | From | Zardio Federisma Partio | To | Debating the Manifesto of the Socialist Workers Party |
| Message | http://forum.particracy.net/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=4736 here the link to the war |
| Date | 22:37:44, August 16, 2012 CET | From | New Democratic Party | To | Debating the Manifesto of the Socialist Workers Party |
| Message | Parts of this bill we could support if there wasn't a war. Others, no, not even in peacetime - Articles 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7. |
| Date | 23:43:27, August 16, 2012 CET | From | Party of the Socialist Labour | To | Debating the Manifesto of the Socialist Workers Party |
| Message | OOC: Thanks for the link and info :) |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 750 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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