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Bill: Devolved Health Policies Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Reģionālā Koalīcija
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: November 3949
Description[?]:
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Policy on the legality of abortions
Old value:: Abortion is allowed during the first and second trimesters.
Current: Abortion is allowed during the first trimester.
Proposed: Abortion policies are established by local governments
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Policy of the government concerning the funding of abortions
Old value:: The government provides funding for abortions.
Current: The government does not provide funding for abortions.
Proposed: The government leaves the funding for abortions up to the local governments.
Article 3
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 and consumed anywhere, but only by adults.
Proposed: Alcoholic beverages are regulated by local governments.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Food safety policy.
Old value:: The government introduces, and actively enforces, food standards provisions.
Current: The government introduces, and actively enforces, food standards provisions.
Proposed: Local governments determine food safety standards.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Licensing of food sales.
Old value:: Food may be sold by licensed vendors only, and shelf lives of foods are enforced.
Current: Anyone may sell food, but shelf lives of foods are enforced.
Proposed: The licensing of food sale is left for local governments to decide.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The use of cannabis for medicinal purposes.
Old value:: Cannabis is legal as a sedative for patients in pain.
Current: Cannabis is legal as a sedative for patients in pain.
Proposed: The legality of medicinal cannabis is established by local governments.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The recreational drug policy.
Old value:: The use of cannabis is legal.
Current: All naturally occurring drugs are legal.
Proposed: Recreational drug use is regulated by local governments.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards smoking.
Old value:: Smoking is legal everywhere, at the discretion of the property owner, but is illegal in government-owned buildings.
Current: Smoking is legal outdoors and in private homes and clubs, but illegal indoors in places of employment, with the exception of places that primarily serve liquor.
Proposed: Smoking regulations are to be determined by local governments.
Article 9
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: Only adults may purchase tobacco.
Proposed: The sale of tobacco products is regulated by local governments
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:03:02, December 07, 2015 CET | From | Reģionālā Koalīcija | To | Debating the Devolved Health Policies Act |
| Message | OOC: I've left this in debate stage in case any other party supports any of these proposals. If you do let me know and I'll break it up in order to get it passed. |
| Date | 16:03:20, December 07, 2015 CET | From | Liberālā Savienība | To | Debating the Devolved Health Policies Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, We oppose all of these Articles, as these are all issues which need to be resolved at a national level. Mikelis Skriveris Leader of the Liberālā Savienība |
| Date | 16:10:22, December 07, 2015 CET | From | Nacionālā Fronte | To | Debating the Devolved Health Policies Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, We need a strong national government that can look after the people, if we left the regions they could have all sorts of varying and confusing policies that would be incoherent and incompatable with one another. Leave the important issues up to the national government and the local governments can deal with petty things such as roads and all that 'eco' crap. Miervaldis Ozoliņš Leader of the FN |
| Date | 16:35:18, December 07, 2015 CET | From | Reģionālā Koalīcija | To | Debating the Devolved Health Policies Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, This will enable the regions to taylor policies to suit their populations' needs. It is foolish to believe that Dolgaria can be governed centrally on almost every issue. Let's bring political power closer to the people. |
| Date | 16:41:49, December 07, 2015 CET | From | Liberālā Savienība | To | Debating the Devolved Health Policies Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, This is madness. How can we have legal abortion in one town, then have it banned in the neighbouring town? How can we have legalised drugs in one county, and prohibition in another?... This bil would result in ineffective and inconsistent law enforcement. In short, it would make a mockery of the law and result in anarchy. But perhaps that is what the KR want? Mikelis Skriveris Leader of the Liberālā Savienība |
| Date | 17:01:53, December 07, 2015 CET | From | Reģionālā Koalīcija | To | Debating the Devolved Health Policies Act |
| Message | OOC: I have always interpreted "local governments" to refer to regional governments, not town governments, and I shall continue to do so. IC: Mr. Speaker, If, for example, people in Kirzon Valley want legalised drug use and people in Karzon don't then why shouldn't they be able to have individual policies tailored to their region in order to satisfy their citizens' demands? Why should all laws be set in the capital? This bill will massively improve democracy, diversity and public satisfaction. The only threat devolution poses is to the Liberals' fat-cat bankrollers who will be less able to control the laws of the land. |
| Date | 18:19:06, December 07, 2015 CET | From | Liberālā Savienība | To | Debating the Devolved Health Policies Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, I request that the KR withdraw that last statement. It is a blatant lie to suggest our party's policies are determined by the wishes of "fat cat bankrollers". We have a very democratic, very inclusive, very accountable and very transparent system of party democracy when it comes to determining policy. Mikelis Skriveris Leader of the Liberālā Savienība |
| Date | 19:36:53, December 07, 2015 CET | From | Reģionālā Koalīcija | To | Debating the Devolved Health Policies Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, It would be appreciated if the Liberals could answer our questions rather than ignoring us and engaging in petty arguments. Why shouldn't there be regional variations in some policy areas in order to reflect the region's political preferences? Why do the Liberals believe all laws should be made in the capital? |
| Date | 23:45:02, December 07, 2015 CET | From | Liberālā Savienība | To | Debating the Devolved Health Policies Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, As I explained previously, with all of these issues, it makes no sense to have one policy in one local government area and another policy in another local government area. All this does is sow confusion, create inconsistency and undermine the law enforcement process. Mikelis Skriveris Leader of the Liberālā Savienība |
| Date | 00:04:42, December 08, 2015 CET | From | Reģionālā Koalīcija | To | Debating the Devolved Health Policies Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, The Liberals once again fail to provide any sort of argument other than vague, meaningless soundbites. It makes perfect sense because it gives regions the ability to have laws that they actually want, not ones imposed by politicians who never step outside the capital. There is no way this will cause confusion. In the most extreme case the five regions may all have different policies regarding a particular issue. It is not difficult to comprehend five laws. Regarding the claim that it will "undermine the law enforcement process" - that is completely unfounded and doesn't even make sense. |
| Date | 00:19:14, December 08, 2015 CET | From | Liberālā Savienība | To | Debating the Devolved Health Policies Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, To give just one example, the fight against dangerous recreational drugs like cocaine would be gravely undermined if it was legalised in some parts of the country. It would be extremely difficult to stop the drugs from being smuggled across local government boundaries. In effect, a single local authority would have the power to undermine the drugs policy of the rest of the country. Or take abortion as another example. Wouldn't it be quite ridiculous to pay a doctor to perform abortions in one part of the country, but to prosecute him and send him to prison for doing so in another part of the country? This simply isn't practical. But then again, lack of practicability is rather a hallmark of KR policy... Mikelis Skriveris Leader of the Liberālā Savienība |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 287 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 363 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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