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Bill: National Reform
Details
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: July 3815
Description[?]:
| This bill is made to reform some aspects of government |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy is provided by private companies which are not subject to any special regulations.
Current: Energy is provided by private companies but the prices they can charge are regulated.
Proposed: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The workers' right to strike.
Old value:: All workers, except public employees, have the right to strike.
Current: All workers have the right to strike but certain categories of workers regarded as critical to society have to ensure a minimal service.
Proposed: All workers have the right to strike.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Policy on monopolies (this general law is superceded by other laws relating to specific parts of the economy).
Old value:: There is no policy on monopolies, they are unregulated.
Current: Monopolies are forbidden, and are actively broken up.
Proposed: Monopolies are forbidden, and are actively broken up.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning diplomatic immunity.
Old value:: The Government grants full diplomatic immunity and foreign diplomats are protected from arrests and prosecution from all laws and are protected from civil lawsuits, but may be expelled.
Current: Diplomats are exempt from prosecution for criminal acts but not from civil lawsuits, but may still be expelled because of criminal acts.
Proposed: The government grants no diplomatic immunity and foreign diplomats are subject to arrest and prosecution and civil action under all laws of the host nation.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 02:07:38, March 13, 2015 CET | From | FJS Freedom, Justice, Sustainability | To | Debating the National Reform |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, We support article 2, we would prefer you go further on article 3 and ban Monopolies in all sectors of the economy. We agree with article 4, our laws are for the most part just, no reason diplomats shouldn't be held to them. With article 1 we would prefer you go a step further and make all power generation be run by the government. Amanda Greentree FJS Chair |
| Date | 02:18:58, March 13, 2015 CET | From |  Great National Republican Guard | To | Debating the National Reform |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, My party supports the bill entirely, though we wish monopolies were completely forbidden and actively broken up. -- Andre Fertig, Chairman of the GNRG, Minister of Trade/Industry, Vice President of Lodamun |
| Date | 06:37:02, March 13, 2015 CET | From | Ecosocialist Party | To | Debating the National Reform |
| Message | i agree with FJS and GNRG |
| Date | 07:52:18, March 13, 2015 CET | From | People of Freedom (P.F) | To | Debating the National Reform |
| Message | Mr. Speaker. We disagree with this entire bill. This will mean the government will haveto take responsibility for bailing out these industries at huge costs should they have problems. Sadly all industry does have its problems. Raven Valentinn Minister of Internal Affairs |
| Date | 13:23:22, March 13, 2015 CET | From | Great National Republican Guard | To | Debating the National Reform |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, The government doesn't have to bail out the companies. Our problem is with energy being provided by nationalised companies. We did not agree to that when we said we supported the bill; it was changed before being set to vote. -- Andre Fertig, Chairman of the GNRG, Minister of Trade/Industry, Vice President of Lodamun |
| Date | 13:51:18, March 13, 2015 CET | From | People of Freedom (P.F) | To | Debating the National Reform |
| Message | Mr. Speaker. I urge parties to vote against this. If this passes. And nationalization happens. There will be consequences. Amy Lane President of the GDR of Lodamun |
| Date | 15:27:12, March 13, 2015 CET | From | People of Freedom (P.F) | To | Debating the National Reform |
| Message | Mr. Speaker. It is clear that our position within this coalition is not respected. We are making preparations to seperate. Don Lieberman Minister of Infrastructure/Transport. Deputy Leader of NDP |
| Date | 16:45:54, March 13, 2015 CET | From | Great National Republican Guard | To | Debating the National Reform |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, A coalition won't vote together on everything. My party prefers the proposed laws over the current laws, and it would cause us a huge disadvantage if we voted against this bill. We have voted in favour of similar articles before, and we have voted against some of the currently-existing laws. We would seem like hypocrites. We would be going against our own historically-held stance. This is not a critical matter. It should be okay if the parties in the coalition disagree. As all articles in this bill are related to Trade or Industry, I should be the one feeling disrespect from not being consulted by the President on the matter before the President made an official statement, but I do not have a big problem with it. -- Andre Fertig, Chairman of the GNRG, Minister of Trade/Industry, Vice President of Lodamun |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 491 | |||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 108 | |||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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