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Bill: Local Governments' Rights
Details
Submitted by[?]: Independent Capitalist 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: October 2154
Description[?]:
| Things should be left to the local governments. While much of Aloria is already left up to local governments, this bill will make sure that almost every option that can be left to the local governments is left to the local governments. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning adoption.
Old value:: Adoption is strictly regulated by the government. Only by passing several tests and by following an intensive program applicants can adopt children.
Current: Adoption is regulated by the government. Applicants can adopt after a routine check-up.
Proposed: Adoption policy is to be established by local governments.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding child benefit.
Old value:: The state guarantees child benefit to families classified as low-income or poor.
Current: The state does not provide child benefit.
Proposed: Child benefit policies are left to local governments.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Firefighting services.
Old value:: There is a national fire department, funded by the government.
Current: Fire prevention and management is left to the local governments.
Proposed: Fire prevention and management is left to the local governments.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Renewable energy sources (eg. solar power, wind power).
Old value:: Government subsidies are provided for research and generation of energy through renewable sources.
Current: The government does not take any position with regards to renewable energy.
Proposed: The decision on renewable energy sources is left up to local governments.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government policy regarding housing.
Old value:: The state provides public housing to low-income families.
Current: All housing is privately-owned.
Proposed: Housing policy is to be determined by local governments.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Waste disposal responsibility.
Old value:: Private companies are responsible for disposing of their own waste. The government disposes of residential waste.
Current: It is the responsibility of local governments to decide on waste disposal regulation.
Proposed: It is the responsibility of local governments to decide on waste disposal regulation.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 16:16:05, December 11, 2005 CET | From |  Aloria Green Socialist Party | To | Debating the Local Governments' Rights |
| Message | Maybe the ICP should be the Independent de-centralist party.. Ho ho... |
| Date | 16:22:19, December 11, 2005 CET | From | Independent Capitalist Party | To | Debating the Local Governments' Rights |
| Message | I somehow got unitarianist-leaning, which will cost me votes. These two bills are the only sure way to get me back to moderate federalist... |
| Date | 16:25:05, December 11, 2005 CET | From | Independent Capitalist Party | To | Debating the Local Governments' Rights |
| Message | Plus, I'm still centrist - in the middle of political ideologies. I just happen to believe that a confederacy should truely be a confederacy in more than just its name... |
| Date | 17:09:39, December 11, 2005 CET | From | Aloria Green Socialist Party | To | Debating the Local Governments' Rights |
| Message | I know.. ;-) |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 493 | ||||||
| no | Total Seats: 107 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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