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Bill: Drinking and smoking freedom act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Freedom 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 3575
Description[?]:
| Mr Speaker, While some members of these chambers want to legalize the use of dangerous substances that are not part of our heritage and tradition, we currently over-regulate the substances that form an integral and merry part of our culture. This is absurd. People know better than politicians when a drink or a smoke is good for them and a parents know their kids better than any politicians to judge when these products should be available for them Roland Fahramar, Tanist, GPM |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards alcoholic beverages.
Old value:: Alcoholic beverages may be purchased only from licensed sales outlets, but consumed by anyone.
Current: Alcoholic beverages may be purchased only from licensed sales outlets, and can only be available to adults.
Proposed: Alcoholic beverage regulations are not imposed by the government.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Sale of tobacco products.
Old value:: Only adults may purchase tobacco.
Current: Only adults may purchase tobacco.
Proposed: There are no regulations on the sale of tobacco.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:34:51, November 11, 2013 CET | From | Grand National Party | To | Debating the Drinking and smoking freedom act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, We support the right of mature citizens to choose to use tobacco or alcohol...but surely children at least are deserving of some kind of protection from these substances? Wook Tanaka GNP spokesperson |
| Date | 18:18:21, November 12, 2013 CET | From | National Libertarian | To | Debating the Drinking and smoking freedom act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, Would those in opposition to this bill be those of the belief that children making stupid mistakes should be thrown in jail? James Karshaw, NL Leader |
| Date | 21:27:13, November 12, 2013 CET | From | Grand National Party | To | Debating the Drinking and smoking freedom act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, I can assure the Honourable Gentleman that we have no enthusiasm for throwing children in jail. Wook Tanaka GNP spokesperson |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 230 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 169 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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| Random quote: "The more you can increase fear of drugs and crime, welfare mothers, immigrants and aliens, the more you control all the people." - Noam Chomsky |