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Bill: Economic Libertation Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Parti Minarchiste
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: July 3649
Description[?]:
| Our people our sick at being bossed around by the national government and are equally sick of the Liberal Ecology party allowing local government too much freedom at their expense. Freedom for all! |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Collective bargaining
Old value:: No employees may engage in collective bargaining
Current: No employees may engage in collective bargaining
Proposed: Public and private sector employees have the right to collectively bargain
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards fireworks.
Old value:: Only adults are allowed to purchase fireworks
Current: The sale of fireworks is unregulated, anyone may buy them.
Proposed: The sale of fireworks is unregulated, anyone may buy them.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The right to gamble.
Old value:: The legality of gambling is a matter of local governments.
Current: Gambling is legal across the nation, no regulation whatsoever.
Proposed: Gambling is legal across the nation, no regulation whatsoever.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations.
Old value:: The government acts as an investor of last resort, by nationalizing failing industries that provide vital goods or services.
Current: The government does not intervene in the market nor provide any form of subsidies/relief to industries.
Proposed: The government does not intervene in the market nor provide any form of subsidies/relief to industries.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The right for a person to prostitute himself or herself.
Old value:: Prostitution regulation decisions are left up to local governments.
Current: Prostitution regulation decisions are left up to local governments.
Proposed: Prostitution is legal and a recognized profession.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 12:59:07, April 09, 2014 CET | From |  Parti Minarchiste | To | Debating the Economic Libertation Bill |
| Message | We are putting this bill forward as a direct protest regarding this awful authoritarian government. Surely our people want to be free and reject communism, theocracy, fascism and ecomania? |
| Date | 13:45:07, April 09, 2014 CET | From | Libyeral Nam Ekologiin (Liberal Ecology | To | Debating the Economic Libertation Bill |
| Message | We support Article 1, but cannot support the bill as a whole. We're also unclear about what libertation is. |
| Date | 13:57:48, April 09, 2014 CET | From | Parti Minarchiste | To | Debating the Economic Libertation Bill |
| Message | Doing what you want. |
| Date | 13:58:08, April 09, 2014 CET | From | Parti Minarchiste | To | Debating the Economic Libertation Bill |
| Message | Oops - I see the extra t now! |
| Date | 14:43:25, April 09, 2014 CET | From | Zemojad Prta (Labour Party) | To | Debating the Economic Libertation Bill |
| Message | "Comrades, rejoice! We shall protect the People by voting against this bill, and the irreparable harm it would do to our Motherland by legalising such capitalist vices as gambling and prostitution!" - Chairman Keane, Leader of the Opposition |
| Date | 17:24:36, April 09, 2014 CET | From | Vrné Eslam (Green Theocracy) | To | Debating the Economic Libertation Bill |
| Message | This bill encourages the people to risk their souls in sins such as gambling and adultery. It must be opposed. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 103 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 548 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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