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Bill: Freedom to Farm
Details
Submitted by[?]: AM Radical Libertarian Party
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: February 3826
Description[?]:
| Our farmers should have the right to decide what they will plant, just as our consumers have the right to decide what they will buy. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning genetically modified (GM) crops.
Old value:: Production and selling of GM crops is banned. Research is allowed.
Current: All activities related to production, selling or researching of GM crops are allowed.
Proposed: There is no policy concerning GM crops.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the use of pesticides.
Old value:: Chemical pesticides, herbicides and fungicides are banned.
Current: Farmers are required to list chemicals used on their crops.
Proposed: Local governments may choose to regulate pesticides certification programs.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning farm size.
Old value:: Farms that grow too large are broken up and the land redistributed.
Current: Farm size is not regulated.
Proposed: Farm size is not regulated.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 05:29:09, April 03, 2015 CET | From | Socialist Party of Likatonia | To | Debating the Freedom to Farm |
| Message | The SLP would be in favor of this bill, even though it would rather see that in Article 2 that the central government would have the say over pesticides. However, the SLP believes this bill as is, is acceptable. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 250 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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