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Bill: Public Safety
Details
Submitted by[?]: Autonomous Commons 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: October 3651
Description[?]:
| A bill to advance the safety of the People of Beluzia. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Curfew policy (curfew time to be determined in the bill description).
Old value:: The national government may impose curfews, but only if a state of emergency has been declared.
Current: The national government may impose curfews, but only if a state of emergency has been declared.
Proposed: No curfew policies may be established.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Ownership of guns by private individuals.
Old value:: Individuals are allowed to own firearms as long as they do not have a history of dangerous mental illness or a violent criminality.
Current: Adult individuals may own guns under strict license conditions.
Proposed: Individuals are not permitted to own firearms under any circumstances.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning private cars.
Old value:: Private cars are allowed, but people are encouraged to travel collective and tax incentives are provided for cars using environmentally friendly fuels.
Current: Only cars using environmentally friendly fuels are allowed.
Proposed: Only cars using environmentally friendly fuels are allowed.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The teacher's right to discipline children.
Old value:: Teachers are forbidden from striking children and may only use non-contact discipline (detention, expulsion etc).
Current: Teachers are forbidden from striking children and may only use non-contact discipline (detention, expulsion etc).
Proposed: No forms of direct discipline are allowed.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding regulation of video games.
Old value:: The government maintains strict age limitation laws that require proof of age before sales of video games may be made.
Current: The government does not maintain laws as to age limitation for purchasing video games, although it does require a content rating to be clearly displayed on the box.
Proposed: The government does not maintain laws as to age limitation for purchasing video games, although it does require a content rating to be clearly displayed on the box.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:09:04, April 13, 2014 CET | From | National Constitutional Party | To | Debating the Public Safety |
| Message | We support only propositions one and three. |
| Date | 19:15:00, April 13, 2014 CET | From | Freedom Party | To | Debating the Public Safety |
| Message | This is a disgusting proposal that seeks to compromise the security of our nation and compromise the fragility of our youth. |
| Date | 21:41:21, April 13, 2014 CET | From | New Beluzian Movement | To | Debating the Public Safety |
| Message | Article 2 robs our peple of their ability to resist the foetid grasp of future power structures. Our people must be able to resist local and foreign impositions of stagnant hierarchies. Otherwise we will fully support this bill. |
| Date | 23:53:32, April 13, 2014 CET | From | Beluzian Jamahiriya Revival | To | Debating the Public Safety |
| Message | We agree with the New Beluzian Movement - however, if Article 2 is removed, we would be happy to support the bill in full. |
| Date | 00:24:05, April 14, 2014 CET | From | Autonomous Commons Party | To | Debating the Public Safety |
| Message | Very well, for the sake of pragmatism we will propose a ban on the policing of public areas separately. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 366 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 263 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 121 |
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