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Bill: Freedom Party Health, Infrastructure, Trade and Defence Bill.
Details
Submitted by[?]: Freedom Party
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: October 3651
Description[?]:
| This bill was introduced in the last Assembly and is being put forward to a vote immediately. If a coalition is formed, they have no obligation to vote for this given this was introduced before a cabinet could be formed. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Policy on the legality of abortions
Old value:: Abortion is allowed during the entire course of the pregnancy.
Current: Abortion is allowed during the first and second trimesters.
Proposed: Abortion is allowed during the first and second trimesters.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The right to euthanasia.
Old value:: Euthanasia is allowed with consent from the patient and the treating doctor.
Current: Euthanasia is only allowed with consent from the patient and a court order.
Proposed: Euthanasia is only allowed with consent from the patient and a court order.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Civil defence is the government's policy on providing shelters to be used in the event of attacks on major cities, mainly nuclear attacks and bombing.
Old value:: Every public building is required to feature provisions for civil defence and at least 50% of spaces must be allocated to private citizens.
Current: The government builds and maintains a network of shelters across the nation.
Proposed: The government builds and maintains a network of shelters across the nation.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on the separation of the police and the military.
Old value:: A civilian police force is in place and the military is not allowed to play any part in it.
Current: A civilian police force is in place and the military may be called in to help in serious emergencies.
Proposed: A civilian police force is in place and the military may be called in to help in serious emergencies.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on nuclear power.
Old value:: The government encourages nuclear power (subsidies, tax relief etc).
Current: The government requires most energy to be generated by nuclear power.
Proposed: The government requires most energy to be generated by nuclear power.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Train Operating Companies (TOC).
Old value:: There is a single publicly owned TOC.
Current: There is a single publicly owned TOC.
Proposed: The State owns and operates a national TOC, alongside private TOCs.
Article 7
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 allows for imports, but imposes tariffs and quotas in certain areas.
Current: The nation allows for imports, but imposes protectionist tariffs and quotas on all imports.
Proposed: The nation imposes reciprocal tariffs on imports, with no tariffs imposed on states which impose no tariffs on our exports.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change
The government's policy regarding foreign investments.
Old value:: Foreign investors are not allowed to invest in national companies.
Current: Foreign investors may invest in national companies, but may not get a majority share.
Proposed: Foreign investors need to obtain government approval for all investments in national companies.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on advertising
Old value:: Only governmental organisation advertising is permitted.
Current: Only advertising that meets certain set standards is permitted.
Proposed: Only advertising that meets certain set standards is permitted.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:48:41, April 13, 2014 CET | From | Autonomous Commons Party | To | Debating the Freedom Party Health, Infrastructure, Trade and Defence Bill. |
| Message | We seem to share views on the question of advertising. |
| Date | 02:14:11, April 14, 2014 CET | From | New Beluzian Movement | To | Debating the Freedom Party Health, Infrastructure, Trade and Defence Bill. |
| Message | Another step back into the quagmire of regressive tedium. We might support articles 6 and 7 but the rest of this we are either apathetic towards or consider it bilge. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 194 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 556 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Dorvik is a nation based on Germanic and old Prussian cultures, it is located on the far north of Artania, making it an almost arctic nation. |
| Random quote: "If men want to oppose war, it is statism that they must oppose." - Ayn Rand |