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Bill: Green Reform Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Krsyijkai Jeztri Prta
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: May 3515
Description[?]:
| We of the United Northern Union Political Union feel that Jelbanians need less restrictions when it comes to matters of ecology and conservation. It's the industrial powerhouses of Artania who burn holes through our ozone layer, it's the haphazard and unregulated slave mines of Deltaria that fill out majestic lake with slurry and runoff, it's the wanton and bloodthirsty white hunters of Cobura who drive Majatra's vulnerable species to the edge of extinction, and it's the Pntek whalingmen who harry and hunt the great old men of the oceans without restrictions, restraint or limitation. We are but honest people, and we should not go jobless and hungry to pay for the greed of other nations. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards hunting endangered animals.
Old value:: Hunting endangered animals is illegal.
Current: The government enforces no regulations.
Proposed: Only licensed people may hunt endangered animals.
Article 2
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, but the trade in exotic animals is regulated by the government.
Proposed: Everyone may keep exotic animals, the trade in exotic animals is unregulated.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy regarding a national park system.
Old value:: The government funds and maintains a network of national parks and/or marine protected areas.
Current: The government devolves park policy to local governments.
Proposed: The government does not have a national park system policy.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government regulation of pollution in industry.
Old value:: The government enforces highly restrictive industrial pollution standards.
Current: The government provides pollution prevention guidelines, but does not enforce them.
Proposed: The government provides pollution prevention guidelines, but does not enforce them.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government-sponsored recycling programs.
Old value:: The government funds recycling facilities but enforces mandatory recycling for industry only.
Current: The government funds recycling facilities but enforces mandatory recycling for industry only.
Proposed: There is no national policy regarding recycled garbage.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The government's stance on whaling.
Old value:: Commercial whaling is illegal, but whaling for scientific purposes is allowed.
Current: The government has no position on this.
Proposed: Commercial whaling is legal, but the government establishes whaling quotas.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:58:57, July 13, 2013 CET | From |  Jelbénkai Utrji Spjogad | To | Debating the Green Reform Bill |
| Message | We cannot agree with this bill due to proposals which contradict Alliance policy, namely policies on recycling, whaling, pollution & national parks. Establishing a national park system is something the Alliance fought for tooth and nail, and we feel it helps preserve our pristine wildernesses, giving rural farmers & urban-dwellers alike the chance to experience virgin landscapes on their own terms. While it places minor restrictions on nomadic wanderers, the vast majority of land is open for them to practice their traditional lifestyle, so we feel it makes sense to keep limited areas aside to flourish free from human interference. We would, however, be open to negotiations on the keeping of exotic animals as we feel there is room to relax this law, while we also suggest that local governments should be able to set their own policy on endangered animal hunting. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 75 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 162 |
| Random fact: Bill descriptions must be in English, or at least include a full English translation. Bill titles may appear in a language that is appropriate to the nation and are not required to be translated into English. |
| Random quote: "Global warmers predict that global warming is coming, and our emissions are to blame. They do that to keep us worried about our role in the whole thing. If we aren't worried and guilty, we might not pay their salaries. It's that simple." - Kary Mullis |