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Bill: Federalist Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: The Lexorstadt Separatist Front
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: April 3737
Description[?]:
| To reduce undue power to the Central Government, we propose the following: |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding bestiality (performing sexual acts with animals).
Old value:: Bestiality is illegal.
Current: Bestiality is illegal.
Proposed: The legality of bestiality is decided upon by local governments.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Closed shops are places of employment where only members of a specific union are allowed to work; union shops can hire non-members, but these have to become members after a certain time; agency shops can hire non-members, who have to pay a fee to cover the unions costs. All three are erected by union agreements. (Only valid if unions are legal)
Old value:: Closed shops, union shops and agency shops are legal.
Current: Union shops and agency shops are legal, but closed shops are not.
Proposed: This issue is decided by local governments.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change National, cultural and historic sites and monuments.
Old value:: The state actively protects scenery, localities, cultural, and historical sites; it maintains an agency to preserve them untouched if public interest so requires.
Current: This matter is left up to the local governments.
Proposed: This matter is left up to the local governments.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Forest management.
Old value:: There is a national agency which owns and manages all forest land.
Current: There is a national agency which owns and manages all forest land.
Proposed: Local governments are required to operate forestry agencies, which own and manage all forest land.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The appointment of mayors.
Old value:: Citizens elect their mayor directly in a local election.
Current: Citizens elect their mayor directly in a local election.
Proposed: Local governments determine the method of appointment.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Government policy regarding a national park system.
Old value:: The government funds and maintains a network of national parks and/or marine protected areas.
Current: The government funds and maintains a network of national parks and/or marine protected areas.
Proposed: The government devolves park policy to local governments.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:50:37, October 01, 2014 CET | From |  Federalist Party | To | Debating the Federalist Act |
| Message | We would agree with all but articles six and three. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 50 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 400 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Information about the population of each country can be found on the Population Information thread: http://forum.particracy.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=8663 |
| Random quote: "Voting Tory will cause your wife to have bigger breasts and increase your chances of owning a BMW M3." - Boris Johnson |