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Bill: The Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Gilde Mercantile Solentia
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This bill asks for an amendement to the Constitution. It will require two-thirds of the legislature to vote in favor. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: March 3514
Description[?]:
| Bill |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on subsidising contraception.
Old value:: The government offers free contraceptives in pharmacies and public toilets.
Current: The government does not supply free or discounted contraceptives.
Proposed: Contraceptives are banned for religious reasons.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy with respect to the death penalty.
Old value:: The death penalty is applied for capital crimes.
Current: Religious doctrine determines the death penalty.
Proposed: The death penalty is applied to most minor and all major criminal offences.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The nation's defence industry.
Old value:: The state owns all defence industries.
Current: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
Proposed: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the keeping of exotic animals.
Old value:: Everyone may keep exotic animals, but the trade in exotic animals is regulated by the government.
Current: Everyone may keep exotic animals, the trade in exotic animals is unregulated.
Proposed: Everyone may keep exotic animals, the trade in exotic animals is unregulated.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning farm size.
Old value:: Farm size regulations are determined by local governments.
Current: Farm size is not regulated.
Proposed: Small farms are encouraged to merge together into larger ones.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Appointments and requirements for government employees.
Old value:: All government employees have to promise political independence.
Current: Government employees are selected and appointed in a political way.
Proposed: Government employees are selected and appointed in a political way.
Article 7
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: The government acts as an investor of last resort, by nationalizing failing industries that provide vital goods or services.
Proposed: Certain industries are owned by the state, all others are under private ownership.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The legality of dueling.
Old value:: Dueling is legal and unregulated.
Current: Dueling is legal and unregulated.
Proposed: Dueling is legal and regulated.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Policy on monopolies (this general law is superceded by other laws relating to specific parts of the economy).
Old value:: Monopolies are forbidden, and are actively broken up.
Current: Monopolies are only forbidden in specific sectors of the economy.
Proposed: Monopolies are actively enforced in all sectors of the economy.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change Titles of nobility.
Old value:: Titles of nobility are not granted, but their use is not forbidden.
Current: Titles of nobility are not granted, but their use is not forbidden.
Proposed: Titles of nobility may be granted by the government and any other political body designated by it.
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change Government's position on paramilitaries.
Old value:: Paramilitaries are allowed with full privileges, with the right to intervene when necessary.
Current: Paramilitaries are allowed but are heavily regulated by the government.
Proposed: Paramilitaries are allowed but are heavily regulated by the government.
Article 12
Proposal[?] to change Public executions (if death penalty is legal).
Old value:: Executions are always carried out in private; however, family members, the victim and the victim's relatives are allowed to be present.
Current: Executions may be carried out in public and/or be broadcast on television.
Proposed: Executions are always carried out in public and/or broadcast on television.
Article 13
Proposal[?] to change The professional retirement age.
Old value:: 60
Current: 65
Proposed: 75
Article 14
Proposal[?] to change The length of a legislative and executive term, in months. Should be between 24 and 72.
Old value:: 48
Current: 72
Proposed: 72
Article 15
Proposal[?] to change The total number of seats in the legislative assembly. Should be between 75 and 750.
Old value:: 425
Current: 75
Proposed: 75
Article 16
Proposal[?] to change Waste disposal responsibility.
Old value:: The government is responsible for waste disposal.
Current: Waste disposal is left entirely to the private sector but is regulated.
Proposed: Private companies are responsible for disposing of their own waste. The government disposes of residential waste.
Article 17
Proposal[?] to change Women in the military.
Old value:: Women have no place in the military.
Current: Women have no place in the military.
Proposed: Women can only serve in non-battle positions.
Debate
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| Vote | Seats | |
| yes | Total Seats: 238 | |
| no | Total Seats: 0 | |
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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