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Bill: Liberty of the People Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Land and Peoples' Choice 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: December 3402
Description[?]:
| It's time we made sure there was some real freedom in this country. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Policy on the legality of abortions
Old value:: Abortion is allowed during the first and second trimesters.
Current: Abortion is allowed during the entire course of the pregnancy.
Proposed: All abortions are illegal.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Policy of the government concerning the funding of abortions
Old value:: The government provides abortion funding only for low-income earners.
Current: The government provides abortion funding only for low-income earners.
Proposed: The government does not provide funding for abortions.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Voting rights of criminals.
Old value:: Criminals released from jail are allowed to vote after a certain period of time.
Current: Criminals released from jail are not allowed to vote.
Proposed: Criminals released from jail are allowed to vote.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change
The government's policy regarding foreign marriages.
Old value:: Only foreign marriages that comply with domestic policy regarding marriage are recognised.
Current: Only foreign marriages that comply with domestic policy regarding marriage are recognised.
Proposed: All foreign marriages are recognised, regardless of domestic policy regarding marriage.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on inheritance
Old value:: The government inherits everything, private inheritance is outlawed.
Current: Local governments establish inheritance laws.
Proposed: There are no regulated inheritance laws, inheritance is only regulated by the will of deceased.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards giving aid to foreign countries.
Old value:: The government gives moderate aid to countries in need.
Current: The government only gives aid for disaster relief in foreign countries.
Proposed: The government gives high levels of aid to countries in need.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the use of pesticides.
Old value:: Farmers are required to list chemicals used on their crops.
Current: Farmers are required to list chemicals used on their crops.
Proposed: Local governments may choose to regulate pesticides certification programs.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The recreational drug policy.
Old value:: Recreational drug use is regulated by local governments.
Current: The use of cannabis is legal.
Proposed: All naturally occurring drugs are legal.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change The government policy regarding housing.
Old value:: The state provides public housing to low-income families.
Current: The state contracts with private companies to provide public housing.
Proposed: Housing policy is to be determined by local governments.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change Weapons allowed to private citizens.
Old value:: Only certain types of weapons may be owned by the general public, but these may be carried anywhere except as determined by the property owner.
Current: Citizens may own any type of weapon. They may be carried anywhere except as determined by the property owner.
Proposed: Citizens may own any type of weapons, but certain types are restricted to designated places.
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change Regulation of the quality of drinking water.
Old value:: The government sets a single standard to ensure all tap water is drinkable.
Current: The government sets a range of standards dependant on water usage. (grey water regulation, etc.)
Proposed: Local government is responsible for drinking water quality regulation.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 02:49:03, November 26, 2012 CET | From |  Land and Peoples' Choice Party | To | Debating the Liberty of the People Act |
| Message | We invite debate on this reasonable proposal to guarantee the rights of all Endralonians. |
| Date | 08:45:56, November 26, 2012 CET | From | Freedom Party | To | Debating the Liberty of the People Act |
| Message | We agree with most parts of this bill. We dissagree with articles 1&2. On the matter of inheritance we would very much like an in-between policy, neither full goverment inhertince nor full pritive inhertinace, as both are extreme positions. |
| Date | 17:17:26, November 27, 2012 CET | From | Land and Peoples' Choice Party | To | Debating the Liberty of the People Act |
| Message | If you disagree with only 2 provisions, supporting it should be a simple matter! |
| Date | 21:16:44, November 27, 2012 CET | From | Freedom Party | To | Debating the Liberty of the People Act |
| Message | No, you see article one to vital of an issue. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 161 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 140 |
| Random fact: Treaties will be eligible for deletion if they are more than 50 in-game years old and have no currently ratified members. |
| Random quote: "Seventy-seven percent of anti-abortion leaders are men. 100% of them will never be pregnant." - Planned Parenthood advertisement |