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Bill: Back to sanity bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: League of Justice
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: September 3460
Description[?]:
| De venstregrønnes huge bill passed due to the lack of activity among certain parties and Retsforbundet is irritated about this and urges everyone to be online at least once per day. We do wish to change a large amount of the proposals that were in De venstregrønnes bill and do hope that the bourgeois parties in parliament wish to change these proposals as well. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Policy of the government concerning the funding of abortions
Old value:: The government provides funding for abortions.
Current: The government leaves the funding for abortions up to the local governments.
Proposed: The government only funds abortions for medical emergencies.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Art subsidies
Old value:: The government subsidises artistic institutions and all artists.
Current: The government subsidises artistic institutions such as art schools and galleries, but does not subsidise individual artists.
Proposed: The government never subsidises or commissions art.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The banking system.
Old value:: The government operates large, national banks, but small community based private banks are allowed.
Current: The government operates a central bank and all other banks are private.
Proposed: The government operates a central bank and all other banks are private.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Charter school policy (free, privately run, publicly funded schools).
Old value:: Charter schools are not allowed.
Current: Charter school funding, regulation, and development is left up to local governments.
Proposed: Charter school funding, regulation, and development is left up to local governments.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Tax percentage of the profit made by corporations.
Old value:: 60
Current: 20
Proposed: 30
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Commercial fishing regulation.
Old value:: The government establishes fishing quotas.
Current: The government establishes fishing quotas.
Proposed: Local governments can establish fishing quotas
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The right to gamble.
Old value:: Only small-scale gambling is allowed, involving limited amounts of money; casinos are illegal.
Current: Only small-scale gambling is allowed, involving limited amounts of money; casinos are illegal.
Proposed: Gambling is legal, but only in private homes and casinos with special licences.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: All radio stations are owned by independent non-profit-making cooperatives which are subsidised by the government.
Current: The government subsidises independent non-profit-making cooperatives for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
Proposed: All radio stations are private.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Television stations.
Old value:: All TV stations are owned by independent non-profit-making cooperatives which are subsidised by the government.
Current: The government subsidises independent non-profit-making cooperatives for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Proposed: All television media are private.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change Health care policy.
Old value:: Health care is entirely public and free; private clinics are banned.
Current: Local governments decide about healthcare policies
Proposed: There is a free public health care system and a small number of private clinics, which are heavily regulated to ensure they treat their patients well and provide good care.
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change The regulation of higher education.
Old value:: The government does not allow private higher education institutions.
Current: The government allows private higher education but regulates it to meet nationally set standards.
Proposed: The government allows private higher education but regulates it to meet nationally set standards.
Article 12
Proposal[?] to change
The government's stance on illegal aliens.
Old value:: The government ignores illegal aliens.
Current: The government does not actively search for illegal aliens, but puts them in integration centers when discovered.
Proposed: The government does not actively search for illegal aliens, but puts them in integration centers when discovered.
Article 13
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations.
Old value:: The state owns the commanding heights of the economy and all major industries, but private ownership is allowed in the minor industries.
Current: Certain industries are owned by the state, all others are under private ownership.
Proposed: The government does not intervene in the market nor provide any form of subsidies/relief to industries.
Article 14
Proposal[?] to change International trade (this is a default in the absense of a specific free trade agreement or specific trade embargo)
Old value:: The nation allows for imports, but imposes protectionist tariffs and quotas on all imports.
Current: The nation allows for imports, but imposes tariffs and quotas in certain areas.
Proposed: The nation does not impose any tariffs or quotas on imports.
Article 15
Proposal[?] to change Positive discrimination.
Old value:: The government sets compulsory quotas for hiring women, minorities and marginalized groups.
Current: No form of positive discrimination is permitted.
Proposed: No form of positive discrimination is permitted.
Article 16
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning private cars.
Old value:: Only cars using environmentally friendly fuels are allowed.
Current: Only one car allowed per household, people are encouraged to travel collective and tax incentives on cars using environmentally friendly fuels.
Proposed: Private cars are allowed, but people are encouraged to travel collective and tax incentives are provided for cars using environmentally friendly fuels.
Article 17
Proposal[?] to change The education system.
Old value:: Education is entirely public and free; private schools are banned.
Current: Education is a matter of local governments.
Proposed: There is a free public education system and a small number of private schools, which are heavily regulated to ensure they teach adequate skills and information.
Article 18
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Religious schools are not allowed.
Current: Religious schools are allowed, but are strictly regulated. Only recognised religions may set up religious schools.
Proposed: Any religion may set up a school, but they are strictly regulated.
Article 19
Proposal[?] to change The professional retirement age.
Old value:: 55
Current: 60
Proposed: 65
Article 20
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to prayer in schools.
Old value:: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden.
Current: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden.
Proposed: The government leaves this decision up to the schools themselves.
Article 21
Proposal[?] to change The funding of sports clubs.
Old value:: All sports clubs are government owned and run.
Current: Local governments decide the funding policy of sports clubs.
Proposed: Local governments decide the funding policy of sports clubs.
Article 22
Proposal[?] to change The government's position towards the stock exchange(s).
Old value:: The government owns the stock exchange(s).
Current: Stock exchanges are allowed and are unregulated.
Proposed: Stock exchanges are allowed but are regulated.
Article 23
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on Democratic Workers' Councils.
Old value:: The government requires all businesses to be run by Democratic Workers' Councils.
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
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:35:58, March 25, 2013 CET | From |  Indigoblå Liga | To | Debating the Back to sanity bill |
| Message | We believe that we approve of all the reforms included in this bill. |
| Date | 01:36:24, March 25, 2013 CET | From | Indigoblå Liga | To | Debating the Back to sanity bill |
| Message | OOC: Hahaha, nice name for the bill ... |
| Date | 02:13:00, March 25, 2013 CET | From | League of Justice | To | Debating the Back to sanity bill |
| Message | Sounds good. OOC: Haha, it is however true, those proposal that were in De venstregrønnes bill were practically insane.. |
| Date | 07:19:45, March 25, 2013 CET | From | De venstregrønne | To | Debating the Back to sanity bill |
| Message | This bill is a disgraceful, capitalist attempt to destroy the advances achieved for working people in Kazulia. This bill claims to be promoting sanity but nothing could be more insane than trusting the capitalists to run our economy and provide a decent quality of healthcare and education. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 137 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 99 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 14 |
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