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Bill: Ecological Restriction Relaxation Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Progressive Imperial Party
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: May 2153
Description[?]:
| The Progressive Imperial Party feels that current regulations on Ecological matters are excessive and are putting an unneccessary strain on our citizen's already busy lives. These acts will loosen the excessive requirements to which our businesses and people are currently subjected to. While our environment is valuable, so is our economy. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government regulation of pollution in industry.
Old value:: The government enforces highly restrictive industrial pollution standards.
Current: The government enforces highly restrictive industrial pollution standards.
Proposed: The government enforces moderate pollution restrictions.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning private cars.
Old value:: Only cars using environmentally friendly fuels are allowed.
Current: Private cars are allowed, but people are encouraged to travel collective and tax incentives are provided for cars using environmentally friendly fuels.
Proposed: Private cars are allowed, but people are encouraged to travel collective and tax incentives are provided for cars using environmentally friendly fuels.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government-sponsored recycling programs.
Old value:: The government funds recycling facilities and enforces mandatory recycling for residents, commercial enterprise, and industry.
Current: The government funds recycling facilities and enforces mandatory recycling for residents, commercial enterprise, and industry.
Proposed: The government funds recycling facilities but enforces mandatory recycling for industry only.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 11:12:14, December 08, 2005 CET | From | Traxian Imperial Party | To | Debating the Ecological Restriction Relaxation Act |
| Message | We disagree entirely, the recycling industry is source of funds just as any other industry, Having hard pollution controls forces industry to regulate themselves and protect our environment and health of our citzens. And if only environmentally friendly cars are available the people will buy them, there is no pressure for the people. And the makers of those cars contribute alot to our economy. By introducing cars which pollute more than current cars you will endorse industry going back 50 years and using old techniques which are damaging and not as safe. i.e use hydrogen fluoride one of the most toxic chemicals which has been banned under the harsher regulations. A small amount in the atmosphere will disperese and casue a lockdown of a lab, (Look it up if you want) and disolve nearly everything. In total why change what works, we should protect our environment and our health. And this party will not condone the use of hazardous materials or non-renewable resources, when it is not neccesary. |
| Date | 11:44:18, December 08, 2005 CET | From | Progressive Imperial Party | To | Debating the Ecological Restriction Relaxation Act |
| Message | Does it work? Look at the statistics. Our economy is wallowing. Some change is needed, and these excessive environmental regulations should be the first to go. |
| Date | 12:48:17, December 08, 2005 CET | From | Traxian Imperial Party | To | Debating the Ecological Restriction Relaxation Act |
| Message | It does work. OOC: I would know I've done a degree in this and know what im talking about. |
| Date | 17:30:30, December 08, 2005 CET | From | United Soviet Party | To | Debating the Ecological Restriction Relaxation Act |
| Message | We agree only with the third article |
| Date | 18:14:31, December 08, 2005 CET | From | Progressive Imperial Party | To | Debating the Ecological Restriction Relaxation Act |
| Message | This bill is only increasing economic freedoms. Decreasing regulation inevitably increasing profit margins, and thus increases economic growth. We are maintaining encouragement to continue with the use of environmentally friendly products, but the simple fact is that if someone wants to pay twice as much to use a gasoline-powered car, then so be it- we see no need to stop him. And we are not proposing allowing all industry to simply do whatever they want- we are simply proposing no longer choking the life out of industry by allowing some leeway when it comes to production and environmental standards. We are not proposing allowing them to dump toxic chemicals in lakes or spew sulphuric compounds into the atmosphere- simply a reasonable relaxation of the current excessive practices. |
| Date | 18:46:20, December 08, 2005 CET | From | People's Progressive Party | To | Debating the Ecological Restriction Relaxation Act |
| Message | We disagree with these proposals and do not feel our economy is wallowing. In fact the rise of the friendly fuel automobile industry has been fueling growth, so has the rise of the recycling industry. |
| Date | 03:45:03, December 09, 2005 CET | From | Nationalist Party of Gaduridos | To | Debating the Ecological Restriction Relaxation Act |
| Message | We feel that this Bill is preferable to the existing laws. |
| Date | 07:32:32, December 09, 2005 CET | From | National Fascisti | To | Debating the Ecological Restriction Relaxation Act |
| Message | We agree the current laws are far too restrictive. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 245 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 196 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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