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Bill: The Programme for Further Advances in Local Development, 3377
Details
Submitted by[?]: União Democrática do Tukarali
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: June 3378
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government agricultural and farming subsidies policy.
Old value:: The government subsidises the operations of low-income farming families.
Current: The government subsidises agriculture based on market demand for the crop being grown.
Proposed: The government allows local governments to craft agricultural subsidy policy.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards fireworks.
Old value:: Professionals may run licensed fireworks shows, small fireworks are legal to the general public.
Current: Professionals may run licensed fireworks shows, small fireworks are legal to the general public.
Proposed: Local governments determine fireworks laws.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Licensing of food sales.
Old value:: Anyone may sell food, but shelf lives of foods are enforced.
Current: Anyone may sell food, but shelf lives of foods are enforced.
Proposed: The licensing of food sale is left for local governments to decide.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The education system.
Old value:: There is a free public education system alongside private schools.
Current: There is a free public education system alongside private schools.
Proposed: Education is a matter of local governments.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government law concerning the sales of recreational drugs.
Old value:: Recreational drugs sales are handled by private foundations which are heavily regulated by the government.
Current: Sales of recreational drugs within the nation are prohibited by the law.
Proposed: The matter of sales of recreational drugs is handled by local governments.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the keeping of wild animals as pets.
Old value:: The government maintains a list of dangerous wild animals which may not be kept as pets; other wild animals may be kept as pets.
Current: The ownership of wild animals as pets is banned.
Proposed: This matter is left up to the local governments.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:36:59, October 09, 2012 CET | From | Tukarese Democratic Movement Party | To | Debating the The Programme for Further Advances in Local Development, 3377 |
| Message | "The TDMP believes that the matters we regard less important must be left up to the local governments and that's why we find this bill very appropriate overall. Our only objection concerns to articles 4 and 5 as we consider them of a bigger relevance." - Estela Miranda, TDMP President |
| Date | 18:37:07, October 09, 2012 CET | From | União Democrática do Tukarali | To | Debating the The Programme for Further Advances in Local Development, 3377 |
| Message | "These proposals are a further step in bringing government close to the people, where they live and where their needs and worries are well known. When I was still practising law in the beautiful provincial town of Tukedo, I once represented a man who ... well, I probably shouldn't talk about this case, client confidentiality, you know, and as far as I know everyone involved is still alive ... ahem ... well, what I was meaning to say is that the matters delat with in this bill are better decided locally, close to the people, and not by some distant bureaucrats in our great capital." João Tepper, Minister of Internal Affairs |
| Date | 18:51:23, October 09, 2012 CET | From | União Democrática do Tukarali | To | Debating the The Programme for Further Advances in Local Development, 3377 |
| Message | "The President of the Tukarese Democratic Movement Party duid not even give me time to properly present this bill to this venerable chamber, When I first became a parliamentarian, albeit briefly, in 3354, there was a deputy speaker who frequently chaired our sittings, and when such a situation occured, he ... well, never mind, that's probably immaterial now. We certainly respect the TDMP's position that they regard education as a matter of great importance, but giving responsibility for this to local government does not accord it any lower priority, rather the reverse. When I myself was a secondary school pupil, my school's prtincipal was instructed by the national Ministry of Education to ... but I am digressing again. What I meant to say was that local governments know better how to advance the eductional opportunities of the pupils in their areas, and that the will certainly develop methods of inter-regional cooperation." João Tepper, Minister of Internal Affairs |
| Date | 18:53:40, October 09, 2012 CET | From | Tukarese Democratic Movement Party | To | Debating the The Programme for Further Advances in Local Development, 3377 |
| Message | "It's a good thing to bring the government close to the people and that's the reason why we applaud most of this bill's proposals. However we can't leave up all the responsibilities to local governments, specially on the most relevant matters such as Education. Let us remind you that there's still a federal government who must have its powers preserved in some issues in order to keep the State." - Estela Miranda, TDMP President |
| Date | 19:06:56, October 09, 2012 CET | From | Tukarese Democratic Movement Party | To | Debating the The Programme for Further Advances in Local Development, 3377 |
| Message | "And let us add that keeping the responsibility of education on the hands of the federal government does not hinder the possibility of both federal and local government work together neither the development of such inter-regional cooperation methods. Supervision must be exclusively reserved to the federal government though, even as an attempt to prevent local leaders from abusing such prerrogative." - Estela Miranda, TDMP President |
| Date | 20:19:25, October 09, 2012 CET | From | Tukarese Social Democracy Party | To | Debating the The Programme for Further Advances in Local Development, 3377 |
| Message | And this is what we call the banalization of the federalism , hahaha ! ~ J . R . Estrela , Chairman of the Tukarese Social Democracy Party |
| Date | 21:10:05, October 09, 2012 CET | From | União Democrática do Tukarali | To | Debating the The Programme for Further Advances in Local Development, 3377 |
| Message | "Would the Chairman of the Tukarese Social Democracy Party please clarify what he means by his seemingly random statement." Guido Guterres, President of the National Assembly |
| Date | 22:06:43, October 09, 2012 CET | From | Tukarese Democratic Movement Party | To | Debating the The Programme for Further Advances in Local Development, 3377 |
| Message | "I would like to remind the Tukarese Social Democracy Party and its Chairman, J.R. Estrela, about the decorum and the respect it is due to every party and their members in this country. We may not agree with one another, but we are all seeking for the improvement and progress of Tukarali." - Estela Miranda, TDMP President |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 125 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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