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Bill: 3977 Articles of Confederation
Details
Submitted by[?]: Bailonese Council Communist Party (BCCP)
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: July 3978
Description[?]:
| Power to the local communities! |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Policy on the legality of abortions
Old value:: Abortion is allowed during the first trimester.
Current: Abortion is allowed during the first and second trimesters.
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 only funds abortions for medical emergencies.
Current: The government provides abortion funding only for low-income earners.
Proposed: The government leaves the funding for abortions up to the local governments.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Current: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Proposed: Energy provision is left to local governments.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Health care policy.
Old value:: There is a free public health care system and a small number of private clinics, which are heavily regulated to ensure they treat their patients well and provide good care.
Current: There is a free public health care system and a small number of private clinics, which are heavily regulated to ensure they treat their patients well and provide good care.
Proposed: Local governments decide about healthcare policies
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The recreational drug policy.
Old value:: The use of cannabis is legal.
Current: The use of cannabis is legal.
Proposed: Recreational drug use is regulated by local governments.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 15:38:37, February 03, 2016 CET | From | Bailonese Council Communist Party (BCCP) | To | Debating the 3977 Articles of Confederation |
| Message | We greatly appreciate the support of the CFP on this bill. |
| Date | 16:19:58, February 03, 2016 CET | From | Conservative Party | To | Debating the 3977 Articles of Confederation |
| Message | We are happy for these powers to be rightly devolved. We feel that the military and national emergencies should be dealt with centrally. |
| Date | 17:17:10, February 03, 2016 CET | From | Labour Party | To | Debating the 3977 Articles of Confederation |
| Message | We absolutely agree with Article 5. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 353 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 278 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 119 |
| Random fact: Any RP law granting extraordinary "emergency powers" or dictator-like powers to a government must be passed by at least a 2/3rds majority, but (like all RP laws) may always be overturned by a simple majority vote of the legislature. |
| Random quote: "We are told that this is an odious and unpopular tax. I never knew a tax that was not odious and unpopular with the people who paid it." - John Sherman |