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Bill: Research and Technologies Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Impartialist Society
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: November 3530
Description[?]:
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The use of animals in cosmetics research.
Old value:: The use of animals to test cosmetic products is regulated.
Current: Animals may not be used for testing cosmetics products.
Proposed: Animals may not be used for testing cosmetics products.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on internet service providers (ISPs).
Old value:: Private companies provide internet service throughout the nation, without government interference.
Current: Private companies provide internet service throughout the nation, without government interference.
Proposed: The state owns and operates a national internet service provider, alongside private ISPs.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 06:17:01, August 14, 2013 CET | From |  Great National Republican Guard | To | Debating the Research and Technologies Act |
| Message | Mr. Chairman, We support the proposal for the state to own and operate a national ISP alongside private ones, but we oppose the other proposals. -- Bart Rock, Science/Technology Minister |
| Date | 06:28:23, August 14, 2013 CET | From | Impartialist Society | To | Debating the Research and Technologies Act |
| Message | I believe that I must have misunderstood what the ruling party is suggesting in their statement, Mr. Chairman. It seems they agree with the testing of potentially harmful chemicals on animals along with giving other nations the right to freely use technologies and other modern developments, indigenous to our country, without protecting the usage of said propaganda by implementing patents. |
| Date | 06:37:40, August 14, 2013 CET | From | Great National Republican Guard | To | Debating the Research and Technologies Act |
| Message | Mr. Chairman, We support the current law regarding the use of animals in cosmetics research. Regarding the software patent law, we do not understand what the Impartialist party is suggesting, considering that our courts have no jurisdiction over foreign nations. The current law, on the patenting of software techniques, is made to ensure that the people of this country have a more communal approach to progress. Technology and designs should be shared, instead of selfishly hoarded. -- Bart Rock, Science/Technology Minister |
| Date | 06:42:41, August 14, 2013 CET | From | Impartialist Society | To | Debating the Research and Technologies Act |
| Message | It is not a matter of hoarding, but a matter of protection the property of an individual's intellectual or physical property (this also applies to the government). In the event that there is a need/want for the usage of said technologies, permission can be sought from the owner of said patent or from the government. |
| Date | 06:46:41, August 14, 2013 CET | From | Great National Republican Guard | To | Debating the Research and Technologies Act |
| Message | Mr. Chairman, As the government represents the public sector, the Impartialists couldn't possibly be referring to the government. The government cannot have private property in this country. Who are we protecting it from? Our own people? -- Jack Williams, Justice Minister |
| Date | 06:59:28, August 14, 2013 CET | From | Impartialist Society | To | Debating the Research and Technologies Act |
| Message | What we are protecting it from is misuse of public property. |
| Date | 07:08:32, August 14, 2013 CET | From | Great National Republican Guard | To | Debating the Research and Technologies Act |
| Message | Mr. Chairman, It's software design. It's not like something that is limited and can be stolen so that someone else is deprived of it. Anyway, we will not vote in favour of this bill, as we already said that we support the current law regarding the use of animals in cosmetics research. The only thing we would have supported is the new law on ISPs, but it's too late because the bill has already been set to vote. -- Bart Rock, Science/Technology Minister |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 140 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 160 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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