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Bill: Emergency Services Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Workers' Solidarity Movement
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: October 3502
Description[?]:
| A BILL to create a national fire service and a national police force, to ensure equal availability of these services to all Rutanians; and for connected purposes. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Firefighting services.
Old value:: Fire prevention and management is left to the local governments.
Current: Fire prevention and management is left to the local governments.
Proposed: There is a national fire department, funded by the government.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Policy on the organization of police/law enforcement
Old value:: The operation and funding of the police is left to local governments.
Current: There is a national police department, funded by the government.
Proposed: There is a national police department, funded by the government.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 16:48:17, June 16, 2013 CET | From | Capitalist Working Families | To | Debating the Emergency Services Bill |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, This bill infringes on the LOCAL sovereignty of Provinces. Police and fire safety are best kept at the local level. --Buke Wigwe, Minister of Trade & Industry |
| Date | 17:13:00, June 16, 2013 CET | From | Democratic Union | To | Debating the Emergency Services Bill |
| Message | Mr Speaker, We support this bill. Every policeman and firefighter should be able to work in any part of our country. Lindsey Matt, DU Internal Affairs responsible. |
| Date | 22:09:37, June 16, 2013 CET | From | Urban Party of Rutania | To | Debating the Emergency Services Bill |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, I have never understood the fascination with a "national police and/or fire department". Can the WSM share some insight as to why they feel the proposed law is better than the current? James Kenner UPR Congressional Leader |
| Date | 21:26:21, June 17, 2013 CET | From | Workers' Solidarity Movement | To | Debating the Emergency Services Bill |
| Message | Mr Speaker, The present arrangement allows for a postcode lottery - vastly different levels of service based only on place of residence. We believe such variation should be eliminated where it is unnecessary, and this Bill does just that. |
| Date | 22:35:30, June 17, 2013 CET | From | Democratic Union | To | Debating the Emergency Services Bill |
| Message | Honourable Minister Wigwe, Mr Kenner, I and my party totally agree with WSM. There shouldn't exist differences on service between Rutanian Provinces. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 101 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 365 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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