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Bill: An Environmental Bill for my positions
Details
Submitted by[?]: Radical Liberal Party of Dranland
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: March 3455
Description[?]:
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The right to kill animals.
Old value:: Killing animals is legal but regulated.
Current: Killing animals is legal but regulated.
Proposed: Killing animals is illegal.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the keeping of endangered animals.
Old value:: Everyone may keep endangered animals, but the trade in, and the ownership of, endangered animals is strictly regulated by the government to prevent their extinction in the wild.
Current: Only zoos or zoological institutions are allowed to keep endangered animals; all other forms of keeping or trading in endangered animals are forbidden.
Proposed: Only zoos or zoological institutions are allowed to keep endangered animals; all other forms of keeping or trading in endangered animals are forbidden.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning genetically modified (GM) crops.
Old value:: All activities related to production, selling or researching of GM crops are allowed.
Current: All activities related to production, selling or researching of GM crops are allowed.
Proposed: All activities related to production, selling or researching of GM crops are banned.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the use of pesticides.
Old value:: The government approves and regulates agricultural chemical use.
Current: Farmers are required to list chemicals used on their crops.
Proposed: Chemical pesticides, herbicides and fungicides are banned.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning private cars.
Old value:: Private cars are allowed, but people are encouraged to travel collective and tax incentives are provided for cars using environmentally friendly fuels.
Current: Private cars are allowed, but people are encouraged to travel collective and tax incentives are provided for cars using environmentally friendly fuels.
Proposed: Private cars are not allowed.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The government's stance on whaling.
Old value:: Commercial whaling is illegal, but whaling for scientific purposes is allowed.
Current: Commercial whaling is legal, but the government establishes whaling quotas.
Proposed: Whaling is illegal.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the keeping of wild animals as pets.
Old value:: Wild animals may be kept as pets; the owners of dangerous wild animals must take the necessary measures to ensure they can't escape.
Current: The ownership of wild animals as pets is banned.
Proposed: The government maintains a list of dangerous wild animals which may not be kept as pets; other wild animals may be kept as pets.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 13:48:56, March 14, 2013 CET | From | Freedom Party | To | Debating the An Environmental Bill for my positions |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, We do not support all of the proposals in this bill, but out of respect, we shall still vote in favour of it. Tyria Illegar, MP |
| Date | 20:55:49, March 14, 2013 CET | From | Popular Action Party 인기있는 행동 | To | Debating the An Environmental Bill for my positions |
| Message | Mr Speaker, No more freedom talk or common sense from the good Folk any more, banning private cars, how is that common sense. How shall Welsh pagans and other animists etc make animal sacrifices if they are banned from killing animals if this bill passes? Owain Jones LOL Environment Critic |
| Date | 20:59:04, March 14, 2013 CET | From | Radical Liberal Party of Dranland | To | Debating the An Environmental Bill for my positions |
| Message | Mr Speaker I want to correct Mr.Jones Welsh Paganism doesn't involve in sacrification so as The Evil Cult doesn't involve in any good. Nikki Zasz Dong MP |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 110 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 247 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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