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Bill: Sunshine Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Taiyōtō (Sun Party)
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: February 3852
Description[?]:
OOC: Visibility/manifesto bill. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The banking system.
Old value:: The government operates large, national banks, but small community based private banks are allowed.
Current: The government operates a central bank and all other banks are private.
Proposed: The government operates a central bank and all other banks are private.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards daily working hours.
Old value:: The government obligates trade unions and employers to negotiate the daily number of working hours.
Current: The government obligates trade unions and employers to negotiate the daily number of working hours.
Proposed: Daily working hours are regulated by the government.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change
The government's policy regarding foreign investments.
Old value:: Foreign investors may freely invest in national companies.
Current: Foreign investors need to obtain government approval for all investments in national companies.
Proposed: Foreign investors need to obtain government approval for all investments in national companies.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations.
Old value:: The state owns the commanding heights of the economy and all major industries, but private ownership is allowed in the minor industries.
Current: The government subsidizes private enterprises that face bankruptcy.
Proposed: The government acts as an investor of last resort, by nationalizing failing industries that provide vital goods or services.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's stance on a salary cap.
Old value:: Labour unions and organizations of employers negotiate a salary cap.
Current: The government has no stance on a salary cap.
Proposed: The government has no stance on a salary cap.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on Democratic Workers' Councils.
Old value:: The government requires all businesses to be run by Democratic Workers' Councils.
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 Secondary strike action.
Old value:: Any trade union can go on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
Current: Any trade union can go on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
Proposed: Secondary strike action is illegal. Workers and unions can only go on strike for their own pay and conditions.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Travel by foreigners to the nation.
Old value:: The nation imposes strict border control on visitors, with intensive security checks, to maintain law and order.
Current: The nation imposes strict border control on visitors, with intensive security checks, to maintain law and order.
Proposed: The nation imposes oppressive border control on visitors, with invasive and harassing levels of security checks to discourage visiting the nation.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change International trade (this is a default in the absense of a specific free trade agreement or specific trade embargo)
Old value:: The nation allows for imports, but imposes tariffs and quotas in certain areas.
Current: The nation allows for imports, but imposes protectionist tariffs and quotas on all imports.
Proposed: The nation allows for imports, but imposes protectionist tariffs and quotas on all imports.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to adultery.
Old value:: Adultery is legal.
Current: Adultery is legal.
Proposed: Adultery is illegal, but not prosecuted.
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change The citizens' right to assemble in public.
Old value:: There are no restrictions on the right of citizens to assemble in groups.
Current: There are no restrictions on the right of citizens to assemble in groups.
Proposed: The police may only disperse a crowd if a state of emergency has been declared.
Article 12
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding bestiality (performing sexual acts with animals).
Old value:: Bestiality is only legal if it causes no damage to the animals concerned.
Current: The legality of bestiality is decided upon by local governments.
Proposed: Bestiality is illegal.
Article 13
Proposal[?] to change National policy regarding the desecration of the national flag.
Old value:: The national flag may not be used for commercial purposes.
Current: There are no regulations regarding the desecration or use of the national flag.
Proposed: The national flag may not be desecrated or dishonoured.
Article 14
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on public nudity.
Old value:: There are no laws with regards to public nudity, it is allowed.
Current: There are no laws with regards to public nudity, it is allowed.
Proposed: Public nudity is illegal and prosecuted as a civil offence.
Article 15
Proposal[?] to change Displays of public affection and obscenity laws.
Old value:: There are no laws regarding obscene public acts.
Current: There are no laws regarding obscene public acts.
Proposed: All sexually implicit actions are illegal in public.
Article 16
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the use of chemical and biological weaponry in warfare.
Old value:: The nation shall never use chemical or biological weapons in warfare unless another nation uses them first.
Current: The nation shall never use chemical or biological weaponry in warfare.
Proposed: The nation shall never use chemical or biological weaponry in warfare.
Article 17
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: Local authorities are responsible for building and maintaining shelters.
Proposed: No new buildings may be constructed unless they feature provisions for civil defence.
Article 18
Proposal[?] to change National service.
Old value:: There shall be no mandatory military or civilian national service.
Current: All adults upon completion of schooling must serve a term in the military.
Proposed: All adults upon completion of schooling must serve a term in the military.
Article 19
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the use of nuclear weaponry in warfare.
Old value:: The nation shall never use nuclear weapons in warfare.
Current: The nation shall never use nuclear weapons in warfare unless another nation uses them first.
Proposed: The nation reserves the right to use nuclear weapons in warfare for any reason.
Article 20
Proposal[?] to change Government's position on paramilitaries.
Old value:: Paramilitaries are allowed but are heavily regulated by the government.
Current: Paramilitaries are allowed but are heavily regulated by the government.
Proposed: Paramilitaries are illegal and the recognized government may intervene freely to stop any possible activity.
Article 21
Proposal[?] to change The right to kill animals.
Old value:: Killing animals is illegal.
Current: Killing animals is illegal.
Proposed: Killing animals is legal but regulated.
Article 22
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on tree plantation.
Old value:: The government requires tree plantation at higher than replacement levels for all logging or clearance operations.
Current: The government requires tree plantation at higher than replacement levels for all logging or clearance operations.
Proposed: The government requires tree plantation at replacement level for all logging or clearance operations.
Article 23
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the keeping of wild animals as pets.
Old value:: The government maintains a list of dangerous wild animals which may not be kept as pets; other wild animals may be kept as pets.
Current: The ownership of wild animals as pets is banned.
Proposed: The ownership of wild animals as pets is banned.
Debate
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