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Bill: A New Birth of Freedom
Details
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: June 3416
Description[?]:
| Rise up, brothers! Stem the totalitarian tide! Crush the despotic cancer at its root! |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning granting citizenship.
Old value:: Citizenship is granted only to landowners.
Current: Citizenship is granted to all nationals.
Proposed: Citizenship is granted to all nationals.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Education for children under adult age.
Old value:: Education is compulsory and has to happen at school.
Current: Education is compulsory, but home schooling is permitted.
Proposed: Education is entirely voluntary.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Eminent Domain.
Old value:: The government may seize private property for vital government works and for corporate use.
Current: The government may not seize private property.
Proposed: The government may not seize private property.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The salaries of members of parliament and/or government.
Old value:: Members of parliament and/or government receive the highest salaries in the country, far above the salaries of other citizens.
Current: Members of parliament and/or government are entitled to a comparatively average salary.
Proposed: Members of parliament and/or government are not entitled to a salary.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Internet regulations.
Old value:: The government allows anyone to use the internet but the police can run investigations concerning illegal activities conducted by using internet (child abuse, illegal filesharing, ...)
Current: The government allows anyone to use the internet but the police can run investigations concerning illegal activities conducted by using internet (child abuse, illegal filesharing, ...)
Proposed: The government has no position on who may use or what is published on the internet.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards labor unions.
Old value:: Trade unions are illegal.
Current: Trade unions may exist and worker membership is voluntary.
Proposed: Trade unions may exist and worker membership is voluntary.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The appointment of mayors.
Old value:: Mayors are elected by their municipal councils.
Current: Citizens elect their mayor directly in a local election.
Proposed: Citizens elect their mayor directly in a local election.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding regulation of media content.
Old value:: There are laws against the publication of false information, hate speech, and subversive anti-government material.
Current: There are laws against the publication of false information; everything else may be published freely.
Proposed: There are no content regulations; the media may publish anything, even proven falsehoods.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change National service.
Old value:: All adults upon completion of schooling must serve a term in the military, but can shorten their term/forego it completely by paying a certain amount of money.
Current: All adults upon completion of schooling must serve either a term in the military or a lesser paid term of civilian national service, at their option.
Proposed: There shall be no mandatory military or civilian national service.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change Policy on monopolies (this general law is superceded by other laws relating to specific parts of the economy).
Old value:: Monopolies are actively enforced in all sectors of the economy.
Current: Monopolies are forbidden, and are actively broken up.
Proposed: There is no policy on monopolies, they are unregulated.
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change National military policy.
Old value:: The government retains a part time, professional army, navy and air force in alignment with paramilitary groups
Current: The nation retains a full time, professional army, navy and air force.
Proposed: The nation does not maintain any professional or voluntary army, naval or air force
Article 12
Proposal[?] to change Titles of nobility.
Old value:: Titles of nobility may be granted by the government and any other political body designated by it.
Current: No titles of nobility are granted or recognised, their use is forbidden.
Proposed: Titles of nobility are not granted, but their use is not forbidden.
Article 13
Proposal[?] to change Privileges of nobility (if nobility is recognised by the government).
Old value:: Nobility confers titles and minor political rights, but no direct control over people or land, and can be hereditary.
Current: Nobility confers only titles and certain minor rights, but no political powers, and is not hereditary.
Proposed: Nobility confers only titles and certain minor rights, but no political powers, and can be hereditary.
Article 14
Proposal[?] to change Parliamentary privilege.
Old value:: Members of the legislature are exempted from any civil or criminal liability for their speech or actions related with the performance of their duties during their term of office.
Current: Members of the legislature are not exempt from any civil or criminal liability for their speech or actions during their term of office.
Proposed: Members of the legislature are not exempt from any civil or criminal liability for their speech or actions during their term of office.
Article 15
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the pension system.
Old value:: There is a compulsory private pension system.
Current: The state operates a compulsory public system combined with an optional private pension.
Proposed: The state does not operate a pension system. Individuals must save up for retirement on their own.
Article 16
Proposal[?] to change Policy on the organization of police/law enforcement
Old value:: There is a national police department, funded by the government.
Current: There is a national police department funded by the national government and there are local police departments, funded by local governments.
Proposed: The government does not operate or fund any police.
Article 17
Proposal[?] to change The distribution, purchasing and possession of material depicting pornographic acts.
Old value:: Pornography depicting consenting adults is legal for everyone.
Current: Pornography depicting consenting adults is legal for adults.
Proposed: All forms of pornography are legal for everyone.
Article 18
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the treatment of prisoners of war.
Old value:: Prisoners of war must be treated well, according to internationally-accepted standards.
Current: Prisoners of war are immediately returned to their own government.
Proposed: Prisoners of war are immediately returned to their own government.
Article 19
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: Recreational drugs sales are handled by private foundations which are heavily regulated by the government.
Proposed: Sales of recreational drugs is completely unregulated.
Article 20
Proposal[?] to change Secondary strike action.
Old value:: Secondary strike action is illegal. Workers and unions can only go on strike for their own pay and conditions.
Current: Only closely related trade unions can walk out on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
Proposed: Any trade union can go on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
Article 21
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 have the right to strike.
Article 22
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on Democratic Workers' Councils.
Old value:: Democratic Workers' Councils are not permitted to run a business.
Current: The government does not intervene in the marketplace with regards to Democratic Workers' Councils.
Proposed: The government does not intervene in the marketplace with regards to Democratic Workers' Councils.
Debate
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| Vote | Seats | |
| yes |
Total Seats: 184 | |
| no |
Total Seats: 246 | |
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Cabinet ministers who disagree seriously with the head of government would usually be expected to resign. Parties within the cabinet may attempt to manoeuvre to replace the head of government though, for example by proposing a new cabinet bill or voting for an early election. |
| Random quote: "Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken at his word." Charles De Gaulle (1890 - 1970) |