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Bill: Ban Pesticides,Herbicides and Fungicides
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: January 3504
Description[?]:
| Current policy affects organic farmers or who don't want to pesticide,herbicide or fungicide pretty bad. Those chemical compounds effect both the farmer that used it and farmer's neighbours, through wind and soil contamination.Stop discriminating organic farmers |
Proposals
Article 1
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.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 16:34:55, June 20, 2013 CET | From | Civic Democratic Party | To | Debating the Ban Pesticides,Herbicides and Fungicides |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, Would the Frisinnede Venstre have citizens face potentially tainted or infected foods for the sake of organic farmers? |
| Date | 00:58:51, June 21, 2013 CET | From | Hacia Casa | To | Debating the Ban Pesticides,Herbicides and Fungicides |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, the ED spokesperson makes a good point. Banning pesticides would not only retard our agricultural efficiency, but it could also put human health in danger. Leticia Saldanas MP General Secretary of the Dranish Communist League |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 113 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 217 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 37 |
| Random fact: Any RP law granting extraordinary "emergency powers" or dictator-like powers to a government must be passed by at least a 2/3rds majority, but (like all RP laws) may always be overturned by a simple majority vote of the legislature. |
| Random quote: "When we're unemployed, we're called lazy; when the whites are unemployed it's called a depression." - Jesse Jackson |