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Bill: Smoking Policy
Details
Submitted by[?]: Minarchist League of Rutania
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: January 3723
Description[?]:
| Property owners should have the power to decide if people can smoke on their property. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards smoking.
Old value:: Smoking is legal outdoors and in private homes and clubs, but illegal indoors in all places of employment.
Current: Smoking is legal outdoors and in private homes and clubs, but illegal indoors in all places of employment.
Proposed: Smoking is legal everywhere, at the discretion of the property owner, but is illegal in government-owned buildings.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 03:07:48, September 03, 2014 CET | From | The Steel and the Gray | To | Debating the Smoking Policy |
| Message | Madam Speaker -- We do not care for this change in the law as it is currently written because we would like more information. Is the MLR suggesting with this change, then, that "property owner" also means "business owner?" We don't believe that businesses should have the ability to make these rules for their employees and we would insist that, should we support this bill, "property owner" only applies to private property -- we have no problem with giving private property owners the right to choose to have or not have smoking on their property. Sincerely, The Steel and the Gray |
| Date | 04:40:27, September 03, 2014 CET | From | Minarchist League of Rutania | To | Debating the Smoking Policy |
| Message | Madam Speaker Is private business not a subset of private property? Whether residential or commercial, it should be the decision of the owner of that property to make this decision. Employees choose to work for a business. If they object to a smoking or anti-smoking policy, then they can leave, organize fellow employees or customers to change the policy, or accept it. We must respect the right of property owners to make decisions regarding their own property. Kristian Muller MLR Deputy Chairman |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 298 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 178 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 79 |
| Random fact: Submitting a bill without any proposals in it will not attract or detract voters. It will not raise your visibility or change your political position. |
| Random quote: "He who will not economize will have to agonize." - Confucius |