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Bill: Local Government Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: United Labour Party of Telamon
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: January 2168
Description[?]:
| To make people more aware of and have more say in their government, all issues that can be handled at the local level are given to local governments. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government agricultural and farming subsidies policy.
Old value:: The government denies subsidy assistance to farmers.
Current: Agricultural crops which are considered beneficial to the enviroment or to the continued ecological safety of the state are subsidized.
Proposed: The government allows local governments to craft agricultural subsidy policy.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards fireworks.
Old value:: Professionals may run licensed fireworks shows, small fireworks are legal to the general public.
Current: Only professionals may run licensed fireworks shows, fireworks are illegal to the general public.
Proposed: Local governments determine fireworks laws.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Licensing of food sales.
Old value:: Food may be sold by licensed vendors only, and shelf lives of foods are enforced.
Current: Food may be sold by licensed vendors only, and shelf lives of foods are enforced.
Proposed: The licensing of food sale is left for local governments to decide.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on public nudity.
Old value:: Public nudity is illegal, but private nudist colonies and beaches are permitted.
Current: There are no laws with regards to public nudity, it is allowed.
Proposed: Public nudity laws are left to local governments.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The right for a person to prostitute himself or herself.
Old value:: Prostitution is illegal.
Current: Prostitution regulation decisions are left up to local governments.
Proposed: Prostitution regulation decisions are left up to local governments.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The recreational drug policy.
Old value:: There are no laws regulating what citizens can put into their bodies.
Current: All naturally occurring drugs are legal.
Proposed: Recreational drug use is regulated by local governments.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards smoking.
Old value:: Smoking is legal outdoors and in private homes and clubs, but illegal indoors in places of employment, with the exception of places that primarily serve liquor.
Current: Smoking is prohibited.
Proposed: Smoking regulations are to be determined by local governments.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:46:34, January 06, 2006 CET | From | United Liberal Alliance | To | Debating the Local Government Act |
| Message | No thank you - Telamon has always been a centralised rather than a federal state and it has always worked well |
| Date | 07:01:09, January 07, 2006 CET | From |  Federation Under Crazy Killers -- United | To | Debating the Local Government Act |
| Message | Put some of these into separate ones, and I'll agree to some. |
| Date | 14:44:09, January 07, 2006 CET | From | Rationalist Party | To | Debating the Local Government Act |
| Message | Agree with IP (scary) |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 10 | ||||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 229 | ||||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 16 |
| Random fact: "Kubrk" is a Jelbic word that has the colloquial meaning "old man" or "geezer". |
| Random quote: "Under every stone lurks a politician." Aristophanes (450 BC - 388 BC), Thesmophoriazusae, 410 B.C |