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Bill: Tearing down the wall
Details
Submitted by[?]: Pirate Party
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: September 3451
Description[?]:
| This bill is designed to loosen the fascist grip on our society. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Protection of original works of technology and arts.
Old value:: Works of techology and art have limited copy protection.
Current: Works of technology and art are protected by copyright.
Proposed: Technology and art are part of the commons and are not protected by copyright.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Higher education tuition policy.
Old value:: The government introduces means tested loans for higher education tuition, to be paid back by students after earnings reach a certain amount.
Current: The government subsidizes tuition only for students from families classified as low-income or poor.
Proposed: The government does not subsidize tuition, students must pay for higher education themselves. This does not include scholarship programs.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change
The government's stance on illegal aliens.
Old value:: Dealing with illegal aliens is left to local governments.
Current: The government does not actively search for illegal aliens, but expels them from the country when discovered.
Proposed: The government ignores illegal aliens.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Travel by foreigners to the nation.
Old value:: The nation imposes strict border control on visitors, with intensive security checks, to maintain law and order.
Current: The nation imposes minimal border controls on visitors, with cursory security checks, to confirm visitor identities.
Proposed: The nation imposes no border controls on visitors.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 16:47:25, March 07, 2013 CET | From | União Democrática do Tukarali | To | Debating the Tearing down the wall |
| Message | "It's a pity that the Pirate Party insists on fighting windmills. My party could have used an ally as tenacious as this when there was really a fascist regime to fight against, not just one that merely exists in the Pirates' imagination. Alas, the Pirate Party is 200 years too late." Anibal Machado, Chanceler de la República Democrática |
| Date | 01:15:41, March 08, 2013 CET | From | Pirate Party | To | Debating the Tearing down the wall |
| Message | We currently have a party that opposes equal rights for gays and women, imposes anti-free speech and theocratic "blasphemy" laws, and Imposes it's "traditional values" on people thru legislation. We have plenty to fight. Capitan David Cannon |
| Date | 11:54:42, March 08, 2013 CET | From | União Democrática do Tukarali | To | Debating the Tearing down the wall |
| Message | "The people of Tukarali have repeatedly and freely chosen to elect a party that support the cultural values held by a majority of the people, respects human life from its ealiest stage , extends extra protection to women according to their ablities and protects the religious beliefs of the people against slurs. If they felt that those policies were 'imposed' upon them, they would have been free to choose a different government." Anibal Machado, Chanceler de la República Democrática |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |
| yes |
Total Seats: 62 | |
| no | Total Seats: 63 | |
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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