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Bill: Scientific Innovation Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Grand National 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 3436
Description[?]:
Mr Speaker, the government must not extend its reach to the stars and has no right to bar private sector researchers to conduct space research or to restrict their ventures through a stifling contracting system. In the area of scientific innovation, competition and private research have always been the most effective driving forces. John Edward LeCoultre MP Member for Valdor Minister for Science and Technology |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards space exploration.
Old value:: The government shall operate a space agency that contracts with and oversees private space-exploration companies.
Current: The government shall issue permits to private space-exploration companies.
Proposed: Space exploration and use shall be totally unregulated.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 00:34:06, February 05, 2013 CET | From | Democratic Socialist Party | To | Debating the Scientific Innovation Act |
Message | Mr. Speaker, we are opposed to leaving space completely unregulated. What if, for example, a group wanted to place weapons in space, or attempt to sabotage sattelites? Some regulation of space is surely necessary. Another consideration to bear in mind is the necessity to avoid unnecessarily clogging up space with debris, which can risk collisions with satellites. Antonio Benandez MP (Leader of the DSP) |
Date | 00:38:18, February 05, 2013 CET | From | Grand National Party | To | Debating the Scientific Innovation Act |
Message | Mr Speaker, of course these possibilities sound threatening and need to be taken into consideration, but the small chance of such galactic criminal ventures does not fully legitimate a restrictive regime to be imposed on this area of research. Rather, if there appears to be criminal activity going on, we may step in as we do in other cases of crime, based on the aim to maintain our national security. John Edward LeCoultre MP Member for Valdor Minister for Science and Technology |
Date | 00:47:16, February 05, 2013 CET | From | Radical Liberal Party of Dranland | To | Debating the Scientific Innovation Act |
Message | Mr Speaker Honourable Members, before i begin i want to offer my condolences to McCormick family for one more time.Unregulated space will cause problems,we don't even what it is out there, it will be reckless to deregulate space also we are not the only ones who can go to space,that means even if our ships will be unregulated by our laws,there will be laws that we shall abide.That makes space exploration's deregulation is meaningless and null and void.That is why we oppose this measure. Lucas Kyffin MP from Elbian Interim Leader of Greens |
Date | 00:48:18, February 05, 2013 CET | From | Democratic Socialist Party | To | Debating the Scientific Innovation Act |
Message | Mr. Speaker, capitalism does enough damage down here on earth without spreading it to outer space and the rest of the universe. If this Bill passes, I will have nightmares at night! Antonio Benandez MP (Leader of the DSP) |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | |||
yes |
Total Seats: 205 | |||
no | Total Seats: 115 | |||
abstain | Total Seats: 79 |
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