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Bill: Federalism Act II
Details
Submitted by[?]: Social Reform 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: January 2172
Description[?]:
| Sensible Federalism. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Eminent Domain.
Old value:: The government may not seize private property.
Current: The government may seize private property for vital government works.
Proposed: The policy regarding eminent domain is left to local governments.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The state's intervention in the appointment of ministers of religion.
Old value:: The state does not intervene in the appointment of ministers of any religion whatsoever.
Current: The state does not intervene in the appointment of ministers of any religion whatsoever.
Proposed: The state has the right to veto the appointment of any ministers of religion.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning parental qualifications.
Old value:: The government does not hold qualifications for new parents.
Current: The government requires a test for would-be parents, if parents circumvent the test they are allowed to keep the children, but are watched for incompentence.
Proposed: Parental qualifications are left to local governments.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Positive discrimination.
Old value:: No form of positive discrimination is permitted.
Current: The government sets compulsory quotas for hiring women, minorities and marginalized groups.
Proposed: Hiring policies are regulated by local governments.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:56:33, January 14, 2006 CET | From |  Aloria Green Socialist Party | To | Debating the Federalism Act II |
| Message | So local governments could have the power to sieze property? Cool! |
| Date | 14:40:46, January 15, 2006 CET | From | Democratic Liberal Party | To | Debating the Federalism Act II |
| Message | I disagree with this, the AC wants local governments to have unrealistic powers. |
| Date | 21:10:11, January 15, 2006 CET | From | Independent Capitalist Party | To | Debating the Federalism Act II |
| Message | THIS IS A CONFEDERACY. If you wanted to join a nation with a strong central government, you are in the wrong place. I'm sorry. |
| Date | 02:17:01, January 16, 2006 CET | From | Aloria Green Socialist Party | To | Debating the Federalism Act II |
| Message | I was damn well here before it was a confederacy, and it CAN change again. |
| Date | 04:03:37, January 16, 2006 CET | From | Independent Capitalist Party | To | Debating the Federalism Act II |
| Message | Yeah. You want to change it to a fascist dictatorship. |
| Date | 08:56:29, January 16, 2006 CET | From | Aloria Green Socialist Party | To | Debating the Federalism Act II |
| Message | Do you really think that? Take a look at the history of our country and see if that ever happened. We have been in power, and Aloria was a fair and democratic place. Is this a coincidence this was before the advent of the ICP? |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 206 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 272 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 122 |
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