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Bill: Restricting Eminent Domain
Details
Submitted by[?]: Progressive Conservative Party
Status[?]: passed
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: September 3555
Description[?]:
| Eminent Domain is government authorized theft and it is a shame that our great country still allows it. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Eminent Domain.
Old value:: The government may seize private property for vital government works and for corporate use.
Current: The government may seize private property for vital government works.
Proposed: The government may not seize private property.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Eminent domain compensation (if eminent domain is legal).
Old value:: The government determines compensation for victims of eminent domain; victims can sue if they deem it unfair.
Current: The victim of eminent domain sets compensation, government can appeal to the courts if they deem the cost too high.
Proposed: A neutral body appointed by the courts determines the compensation, either party may appeal.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:02:47, October 02, 2013 CET | From | Communist Party of Gaduridos | To | Debating the Restricting Eminent Domain |
| Message | Bah humbug this game isn't worth it |
| Date | 01:24:26, October 03, 2013 CET | From | Progressive Conservative Party | To | Debating the Restricting Eminent Domain |
| Message | OOC: How are you in support of eminent domain! |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |
| yes | Total Seats: 252 | |
| no | Total Seats: 98 | |
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: "Treaty-locking", or ratifiying treaties that completely or nearly completely forbid any proposals to change laws, is not allowed. Amongst other possible sanctions, Moderation reserves the discretion to delete treaties and/or subject parties to a seat reset if this is necessary in order to reverse a treaty-lock situation. |
| Random quote: "Men who have greatness in them don't go in for politics." - Albert Camus |