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Bill: Federalist Platform
Details
Submitted by[?]: Rutanian Democratic 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: December 3848
Description[?]:
| Mr. Speaker, Our election Platform. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Television stations.
Old value:: The government subsidises independent non-profit-making cooperatives for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Current: All TV stations are owned by independent non-profit-making cooperatives which receive no subsidies from the government.
Proposed: All television media are private.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: The government subsidises independent non-profit-making cooperatives for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
Current: All radio stations are owned by independent non-profit-making cooperatives which receive no subsidies from the government.
Proposed: All radio stations are private.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Charter school policy (free, privately run, publicly funded schools).
Old value:: Charter schools must be non-profit and have a specific focus.
Current: Charter school funding, regulation, and development is left up to local governments.
Proposed: Charter school funding, regulation, and development is left up to local governments.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The teacher's right to discipline children.
Old value:: Discipline levels are set by schools.
Current: Teachers are forbidden from striking children and may only use non-contact discipline (detention, expulsion etc).
Proposed: Discipline levels are set by local governments.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change
The government's stance on illegal aliens.
Old value:: The government does not actively search for illegal aliens, but puts them in integration centers when discovered.
Current: The government does not actively search for illegal aliens, but puts them in integration centers when discovered.
Proposed: Dealing with illegal aliens is left to local governments.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on Democratic Workers' Councils.
Old value:: The government encourages the formation of Democratic Workers' Councils through subsidies and tax exemptions.
Current: The government encourages the formation of Democratic Workers' Councils through subsidies and tax exemptions.
Proposed: The government does not intervene in the marketplace with regards to Democratic Workers' Councils.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Government law concerning the sales of recreational drugs.
Old value:: Sales of recreational drugs within the nation are prohibited by the law.
Current: Recreational drugs sales are handled by private foundations which are heavily regulated by the government.
Proposed: The matter of sales of recreational drugs is handled by local governments.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Exchange rate regime
Old value:: The exchange rate of the national currency is fixed by the government.
Current: The exchange rate of the national currency is allowed to float, but the government is permitted to intervene when necessary.
Proposed: The exchange rate of the national currency is allowed to float, and the government does not intervene at all.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change The banking system.
Old value:: The government operates a central bank and all other banks are private.
Current: The government operates a central bank and all other banks are private.
Proposed: All banks are privately owned.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change Sale of tobacco products.
Old value:: There are certain restrictions on the sale of tobacco and only adults may purchase tobacco.
Current: There are certain restrictions on the sale of tobacco and only adults may purchase tobacco.
Proposed: The sale of tobacco products is regulated by local governments
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change The recreational drug policy.
Old value:: Recreational drug use is forbidden.
Current: Recreational drug use is regulated by local governments.
Proposed: The use of cannabis is legal.
Article 12
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards alcoholic beverages.
Old value:: Alcoholic beverages may be purchased only from licensed sales outlets, and can only be available to adults.
Current: Alcoholic beverages are regulated by local governments.
Proposed: Alcoholic beverages are regulated by local governments.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:01:09, May 19, 2015 CET | From | Capitalist Working Families | To | Debating the Federalist Platform |
| Message | To the Representatives of the UNSC (ONI): Why will you support this omnibus bill that DIS-courages worker owned cooperatives, stops discipline levels to be set by SCHOOLS to enable competition, and most importantly abolishes the Oil Standard that our party worked tirelessly to pass that strengthens the Rutanian RUT by linking it to Oil at $20 per oz. of crude oil??? The CWFP yields the balance of its time. |
| Date | 00:55:15, May 20, 2015 CET | From | Rutanian Democratic Party | To | Debating the Federalist Platform |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, They support this action because they believe that a capitalist economy is the best for the Rutanian society. Fixed currencies are not good because they cause government intervention. Firstly it should not be the teachers decision to use corporal punishment on students but rather more calm approaches. Another form of preserving our Capitalist economy is not to interfere with labour unions, you call yourself capitalist but are you really? |
| Date | 03:52:06, May 21, 2015 CET | From | Capitalist Working Families | To | Debating the Federalist Platform |
| Message | To the Representatives of the Rutanian Federalist Party: On the other side of the galaxy away from Terra is a planet called Earth where there is a country called the United States of America. In the history of that country, when it was founded as it declared its independence from the King of England, they fixed the National Currency so that the Federal Government CANNOT just print money out of thin air. For example, one of their first laws said that for every $20 in printed currency, the government had to have an ounce of gold and an ounce of silver called the Bimetallic Standard. Under this fixed exchange system, the Capitalist Economy of the United States experienced the greatest exponential growth and became an Industrial Powerhouse overnight. They built factories, railroads, and increased production. On the Planet Terra, The Commonwealth of Rutania successfully passed an Oil Standard bill that linked the RUT to the domestic reserves of oil at 20 RUT for each ounce of oil. As a result, our economy transitioned overnight to a 100% RENEWABLE energy economy and we had created MILLIONS of high paying manufacturing jobs for the people of Rutania on the Planet Terra. Why this body will like to UNDO that productive and monetary success and investment, The CAPITALIST Working Families Party has no idea. (SMH) The CWFP yields the balance of its time. |
| Date | 16:11:37, May 21, 2015 CET | From | Rutanian Democratic Party | To | Debating the Federalist Platform |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, To ensure a Free Market economy the national currency must be allowed to float freely rather than being tied down. What works in this imaginary 'United States' will not work here as our circumstances are definitely different. Rutania's economy relies heavily on Coal, Natural Gas and Nuclear Energy to thrive. Nuclear Energy in particular because of the Uranium Mining Industry in Rutania, if you were to take that away you would have lost more jobs than what you think you are gaining. The Rutanian Federalists will work hard and tirelessly to ensure renewable energy is accompanied with other forms of energy generation. We would like the CWF to stop assuming that Rutania just 'Transitioned' overnight, and look at the facts. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 237 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 142 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 176 |
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