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Bill: Rights of the people
Details
Submitted by[?]: Primary 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: April 2157
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Education for children under adult age.
Old value:: Education is entirely voluntary.
Current: Education is compulsory, but home schooling is permitted.
Proposed: Education is compulsory, but home schooling is permitted.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards hunting endangered animals.
Old value:: Only licensed people may hunt endangered animals.
Current: Hunting endangered animals is illegal.
Proposed: The government enforces no regulations.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Travel by nationals to foreign nations
Old value:: The nation does not issue passports to any nationals, except on specific authorisation of the Foreign Minister.
Current: The nation issues passports to nationals after a cursory security check.
Proposed: The nation issues passports to nationals after an invasive security check.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Television stations.
Old value:: All television stations are owned by the state.
Current: The government subsidises a national TV station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Proposed: The government subsidises a national TV station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The education system.
Old value:: Education is entirely private and schools run on a for-profit basis.
Current: There is a free public education system alongside private schools.
Proposed: There is a free public education system alongside private schools.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Travel by foreigners to the nation.
Old value:: The nation does not allow any visitors unless a specific permit is authorized by the Foreign Minister.
Current: The nation imposes minimal border controls on visitors, with cursory security checks, to confirm visitor identities.
Proposed: The nation imposes oppressive border control on visitors, with invasive and harassing levels of security checks to discourage visiting the nation.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 15:30:16, December 15, 2005 CET | From |  Pracujúca Otrocká Strana | To | Debating the Rights of the people |
| Message | Remove Article 6 and we shall vote for this. We cannot approve of any attempt to defile our national religion. The Pope would never approve and cause us to go witch-hunting again. |
| Date | 16:49:29, December 15, 2005 CET | From | Teokratická Strana | To | Debating the Rights of the people |
| Message | Theological party endorses this bill. Even though we have no seats. |
| Date | 17:43:31, December 15, 2005 CET | From | Primary Party | To | Debating the Rights of the people |
| Message | Very well article 6 will go |
| Date | 19:56:23, December 15, 2005 CET | From | Pracujúca Otrocká Strana | To | Debating the Rights of the people |
| Message | Vote please. |
| Date | 23:56:43, December 15, 2005 CET | From | Independent Communist Resistance | To | Debating the Rights of the people |
| Message | yes (with reservations) |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 22 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 35 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 19 |
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