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Bill: The Rape of Cobura
Details
Submitted by[?]: Tokundski Nacionalisti
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: December 2159
Description[?]:
| Lets turn the nation over to capitalists |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The use of animals in cosmetics research.
Old value:: Animals may not be used for testing cosmetics products.
Current: Animals may not be used for testing cosmetics products.
Proposed: The use of animals to test cosmetic products is unregulated.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning child labour.
Old value:: Child labour is allowed, but with additional regulations to those of adult labourers.
Current: Child labour is allowed, but with additional regulations to those of adult labourers.
Proposed: Child labour is allowed and unregulated; adult labour laws do not apply.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards hunting endangered animals.
Old value:: Only licensed people may hunt endangered animals.
Current: Hunting endangered animals is illegal.
Proposed: The government enforces no regulations.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy provision is left to local governments.
Current: Energy provision is left to local governments.
Proposed: Energy is provided by private companies which are not subject to any special regulations.
Article 5
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: Local governments decide about this.
Proposed: Everyone may keep exotic animals, the trade in exotic animals is unregulated.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards fireworks.
Old value:: Local governments determine fireworks laws.
Current: Local governments determine fireworks laws.
Proposed: The sale of fireworks is unregulated, anyone may buy them.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning forest protection.
Old value:: Forest protection is left to local governments.
Current: Forest protection is left to local governments.
Proposed: The government has no policy on forest protection.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The right to gamble.
Old value:: The legality of gambling is a matter of local governments.
Current: Gambling is legal, but only in private homes and casinos with special licences.
Proposed: Gambling is legal across the nation, no regulation whatsoever.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change International trade (this is a default in the absense of a specific free trade agreement or specific trade embargo)
Old value:: The nation imposes reciprocal tariffs on imports, with no tariffs imposed on states which impose no tariffs on our exports.
Current: The nation allows for imports, but imposes protectionist tariffs and quotas on all imports.
Proposed: The nation does not impose any tariffs or quotas on imports.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards the funding of libraries.
Old value:: Funding and operation of libraries is left entirely to local governments.
Current: Funding and operation of libraries is left entirely to local governments.
Proposed: Books may only be obtained through private dealers.
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on minimum wage regulation.
Old value:: There shall be a minimum wage at a level considered a "living wage," well above the poverty line for a full time worker.
Current: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a single full time worker on it can adequately subsist.
Proposed: There is no provision for a minimum wage.
Article 12
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning phone services.
Old value:: Telephone lines are provided free of charge to all citizens.
Current: There are no regulations on phone service.
Proposed: There are no regulations on phone service.
Article 13
Proposal[?] to change Positive discrimination.
Old value:: No form of positive discrimination is permitted.
Current: The government sets compulsory quotas for hiring women, minorities and marginalized groups.
Proposed: The government does not regulate hiring policies.
Article 14
Proposal[?] to change Government-sponsored recycling programs.
Old value:: The government funds recycling facilities for public use.
Current: Local governments decide about this.
Proposed: There is no national policy regarding recycled garbage.
Article 15
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards space exploration.
Old value:: The government shall operate a space agency that contracts with and oversees private space-exploration companies.
Current: The government shall operate a space agency that contracts with and oversees private space-exploration companies.
Proposed: Space exploration and use shall be totally unregulated.
Article 16
Proposal[?] to change The government policy regarding housing.
Old value:: The state provides public housing to low-income families.
Current: The state contracts with private companies to provide public housing.
Proposed: All housing is privately-owned.
Article 17
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on Democratic Workers' Councils.
Old value:: The government does not intervene in the marketplace with regards to Democratic Workers' Councils.
Current: The government requires most industries to be fully run by Democratic Workers' Councils.
Proposed: Democratic Workers' Councils are not permitted to run a business.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:59:27, December 20, 2005 CET | From |  Tokundski Nacionalisti | To | Debating the The Rape of Cobura |
| Message | No actual raping, yet |
| Date | 00:39:10, December 21, 2005 CET | From | Workers' Communist Party of Cobura | To | Debating the The Rape of Cobura |
| Message | NUP... You bills are to big, can you break them up into a bunch of smaller bills of two or three issue a piece? |
| Date | 03:38:31, December 21, 2005 CET | From | Modern Economic Party of Cobura | To | Debating the The Rape of Cobura |
| Message | ummm no |
| Date | 12:20:27, December 21, 2005 CET | From | Tokundski Nacionalisti | To | Debating the The Rape of Cobura |
| Message | too much work, and we are so pleased that the MEP's hve moved on in their arguing and are now using long words, you must be really proud, four letters for one word, yippee!! |
| Date | 23:22:17, December 21, 2005 CET | From | Workers' Communist Party of Cobura | To | Debating the The Rape of Cobura |
| Message | Too many proposals for my taste... |
| Date | 01:13:38, December 22, 2005 CET | From | Modern Economic Party of Cobura | To | Debating the The Rape of Cobura |
| Message | MEP doesn't waste it breath on terrorist |
| Date | 01:52:55, December 22, 2005 CET | From | Fatherland Bloc | To | Debating the The Rape of Cobura |
| Message | Well NUP, you may get more of your things passed if you do it in smaller bills. |
| Date | 18:53:01, December 22, 2005 CET | From | Tokundski Nacionalisti | To | Debating the The Rape of Cobura |
| Message | MEP who you calling a terrorist? What have the NUP done that is in ny way terrorist? |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 128 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 272 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Information about the population of each country can be found on the Population Information thread: http://forum.particracy.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=8663 |
| Random quote: "I am working for the time when unqualified blacks, browns, and women join the unqualified men in running our government." - Cissy Farenthold |