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Bill: Platforma WN
Details
Submitted by[?]: Klika „Familia" Walruzyjska
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: June 3909
Description[?]:
| These are the WN's baseline positions on various issues. We do not expect this bill to pass nor do we expect support from our right honourable and honourable friends in this house. We stress that this is not an indication that we are unwilling to compromise and cooperate on legislation. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning who can proceed with adoption; in case adoption is legal.
Old value:: Only heterosexual couples may adopt children.
Current: Everyone may adopt children.
Proposed: Everyone may adopt children.
Article 2
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 may be purchased only from licensed sales outlets, and can only be available to adults.
Proposed: The state has a monopoly on the sale of alcoholic beverages.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The nation's defence industry.
Old value:: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
Current: Defence industries are privately owned and not subsidised.
Proposed: The state owns all defence industries.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Policy concerning industrial hemp.
Old value:: Only regulated agribusinesses may produce industrial hemp.
Current: Industrial hemp regulations are left up to local governments.
Proposed: There are no regulations on industrial hemp.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Legality of in-vitro fertilisation.
Old value:: IVF is legal, regulated and only available to married couples.
Current: IVF is legal and unregulated.
Proposed: IVF is legal and regulated in terms of the applicant's condition and procedural circumstances.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on minimum wage regulation.
Old value:: There is no provision for a minimum wage.
Current: There shall be a minimum wage at a level considered a "living wage," well above the poverty line for a full time worker.
Proposed: There shall be a minimum wage at a level considered a "living wage," well above the poverty line for a full time worker.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning granting nationality (national of this state without implication of having citizenship rights).
Old value:: Only those born to nationals become nationals.
Current: Anyone receives nationality but immigrants must pass a test to gain nationality.
Proposed: Only those born in this country or to nationals receive nationality.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Government's position on paramilitaries.
Old value:: Paramilitaries are allowed but are heavily regulated by the government.
Current: Paramilitaries are allowed with full privileges, with the right to intervene when necessary.
Proposed: Paramilitaries are illegal and the recognized government may intervene freely to stop any possible activity.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Pharmaceutical drugs policy.
Old value:: The government does not subsidise the cost of pharmaceutical drugs at all.
Current: The government pays partially for all citizens' pharmaceutical drugs, and pays entirely for those of low income citizens.
Proposed: The government pays for all citizens' pharmaceutical drugs.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning phone services.
Old value:: There are no regulations on phone service.
Current: There are no regulations on phone service.
Proposed: The state regulates the rates providers can charge for phone service.
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change The recreational drug policy.
Old value:: Recreational drug use is forbidden.
Current: There are no laws regulating what citizens can put into their bodies.
Proposed: There are no laws regulating what citizens can put into their bodies.
Article 12
Proposal[?] to change The funding of sports clubs.
Old value:: The government does not fund sports clubs; only private ones are allowed.
Current: The government does not fund sports clubs; only private ones are allowed.
Proposed: The government funds some sports clubs side-by-side with private ones.
Article 13
Proposal[?] to change National Curriculum
Old value:: There is a National Curriculum which all government schools are obliged to follow; non-government schools are partially exempt.
Current: There is no National Curriculum; the curriculum is set by the schools themselves.
Proposed: There is a National Curriculum which all schools are obliged to follow.
Debate
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| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 97 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 368 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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