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Bill: Federalism Bill 3708
Details
Submitted by[?]: Comiwnyddion Hosnogol
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This bill proposes the withdrawal from a treaty. It will require half of the legislature to vote in favor[?]. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: July 3808
Description[?]:
| The Sildarian Fundamentalists have requested the party leadership draft another federalism bill, and here it is. Giving power on more trivial matters back to local governments. Just as the federal government should not hold absolute dominion over the states, international authorites should not control Aloria. That is why we are also proposing we withdraw from these two treaties. Andrew Vaughan MS Sildar Minister of Industry. OOC I tried to come up with some other dumb sequel title like 2fast2federal but I couldn't think of anything "good" |
Proposals
Article 1
Withdraw from the Media Freedoms Act.
Article 2
Withdraw from the International Agreement On Freedom of Speech and Information.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding child benefit.
Old value:: The state guarantees child benefit to families classified as low-income or poor.
Current: The state does not provide child benefit.
Proposed: Child benefit policies are left to local governments.
Article 4
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:: The government builds and maintains a network of shelters across the nation.
Current: The government builds and maintains a network of shelters across the nation.
Proposed: Local authorities are responsible for building and maintaining shelters.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Weapon concealment.
Old value:: Some categories of weapon must be carried openly, others may be concealed.
Current: Any legal weapon may be concealed when carried.
Proposed: Local governments may set and enforce concealed carry laws.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The legality of divorces (if marriages are recognised).
Old value:: The legality of divorces is left up to the local governments.
Current: Divorces are legal, be it mutual consent, grounded cause or if one partner wants it.
Proposed: Divorces are prohibited.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Government agricultural and farming subsidies policy.
Old value:: The government subsidises the operations of low-income farming families.
Current: The government allows local governments to craft agricultural subsidy policy.
Proposed: The government allows local governments to craft agricultural subsidy policy.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change
The government's policy regarding foreign investments.
Old value:: Foreign investors may freely invest in national companies.
Current: Foreign investors may freely invest in national companies.
Proposed: Local governments regulate foreign investments.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Policy concerning industrial hemp.
Old value:: There are no regulations on industrial hemp.
Current: Only regulated agribusinesses may produce industrial hemp.
Proposed: Industrial hemp regulations are left up to local governments.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on inheritance
Old value:: There are no regulated inheritance laws, inheritance is only regulated by the will of deceased.
Current: There is a regulated inheritance law, but private regulation of inheritance is allowed and not regulated.
Proposed: Local governments establish inheritance laws.
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change Malpractice suits.
Old value:: Malpractice suits may be brought against doctors.
Current: Malpractice suits may be brought against doctors.
Proposed: Malpractice regulations are left to the locality of the practicing doctor.
Article 12
Proposal[?] to change The government's stance on a salary cap.
Old value:: The government has no stance on a salary cap.
Current: There is a national maximum wage but local governments may enforce stricter salary caps.
Proposed: Local governments decide on salary cap laws.
Article 13
Proposal[?] to change The government's stance on population control.
Old value:: The government does not engage in population control.
Current: The government does not engage in population control.
Proposed: Population control is left to local governments.
Article 14
Proposal[?] to change Public executions (if death penalty is legal).
Old value:: Executions are always carried out in private; however, family members, the victim and the victim's relatives are allowed to be present.
Current: Executions are always carried out in private; however, family members, the victim and the victim's relatives are allowed to be present.
Proposed: Local government decide the legality of public executions.
Article 15
Proposal[?] to change Renewable energy sources (eg. solar power, wind power).
Old value:: Government subsidies are provided for research and generation of energy through renewable sources.
Current: The government does not take any position with regards to renewable energy.
Proposed: The decision on renewable energy sources is left up to local governments.
Article 16
Proposal[?] to change Sexual education in schools.
Old value:: Schools have an obligation to give sexual education at some point in puberty, but individual students have an opt-out option.
Current: Schools have an obligation to give sexual education at some point in puberty, but individual students have an opt-out option.
Proposed: This decision is up to the schools themselves without government regulation.
Article 17
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the keeping of wild animals as pets.
Old value:: All wild animals may be kept as pets, without any restrictions or precautions whatsoever.
Current: The ownership of wild animals as pets is banned.
Proposed: This matter is left up to the local governments.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 08:12:03, February 27, 2015 CET | From |  Comiwnyddion Hosnogol | To | Debating the Federalism Bill 3708 |
| Message | OOC I'm looking at the laws and the federal government does basically nothing now but maintain a military force. It's hilarious. Look where my pandering has gotten us. |
| Date | 14:29:02, February 27, 2015 CET | From | Realism Party | To | Debating the Federalism Bill 3708 |
| Message | We believe this is a huge step in the wrong direction. We agree with some of these articles, but it is too much at one time. We are essentially taking most of the federal power and splitting the nation apart. We might as well just break up Aloria and have 4 separate nations, if this bill passes. Please consider separating this large bill into smaller ones. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 178 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 156 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 170 |
| 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: "If liberty and equality, as is thought by some are chiefly to be found in democracy, they will be best attained when all persons alike share in the government to the utmost." - Aristotle |