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Bill: Gambling Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Democratic Socialist 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: August 3414
Description[?]:
| Gambling is a harmful addiction created by the forces of capitalism in order to convince poor people that they have a real chance of becoming rich when - in practice - their prospects of becoming millionaires are negligible. The consequences of gambling can be seen all over our society - broken familities, shattered lives, crime, bankruptcies and misery. Gambling allows people - for a moment - to escape the misery of their lives under capitalism, but only at a much larger cost to themselves and their loved ones. Gambling distracts ordinary people away from the political necessity of socialism as the only plausible antidote to capitalism. For this reason, Dranland's gambling laws much be tightened up. George Butterworth MP (Leader of the DSP) |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The right to gamble.
Old value:: Gambling is legal across the nation, no regulation whatsoever.
Current: Gambling is legal, but only in private homes and casinos with special licences.
Proposed: Only small-scale gambling is allowed, involving limited amounts of money; casinos are illegal.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:15:47, December 19, 2012 CET | From | Grand National Party | To | Debating the Gambling Act |
| Message | "Gambling distracts ordinary people away from the political necessity of socialism as the only plausible antidote to capitalism." This quote pretty much reveals the anti-democratic stance of the (D)SP. Mr Butterworth, your premise seems to be that everythings the people do that does not comply with your totalitarian visions shall be eradicated to brainwash the citizens into the atrocity and inhumane utopia that is socialism. Unlike you, we consider 'ordinary people' mature and self-reliant enough to assess the pros and cons of the risky investment that is gambling. While I personally do certainly not approve of blowing cash for the sake of a pathetic chance of winning, I do not question other people's right to do so. Margaret Woodhall MP Member for Ulbrach GNP Chairwoman |
| Date | 00:35:11, December 20, 2012 CET | From | Democratic Socialist Party | To | Debating the Gambling Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, it is typical of the attitude of the conservatives that they define anyone who agrees with their pro-capitalist policies as a "democrat" and anyone who opposes them as "undemocratic". I and my party make no secret of the fact that it is our ambition to fundamentally reform the existing economiic system towards a fairer and more efficient socialist model, and that we seek to achieve an unprecedented redistribution of wealth and power in favour of ordinary people. These are the principles we have stood for at every election we have participated in. However, this does not make us undemocratic. We are as committed to democracy as we are to socialism. On the contrary, it is the Honourable Member Margaret Woodhall who is the anti-democrat, because she seeks to classify any policies she disagrees with as anti-democratic - regardless of whether the elected representatives of the people endorse them. George Butterworth MP (Leader of the DSP) |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 120 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 111 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 19 |
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