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Bill: Comprehensive bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Republican Party
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: April 4012
Description[?]:
| To pass 1 bill to fix various problems |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on airports.
Old value:: The government has some involvement in the ownership and operation of airports, but leaves a role for the private sector too.
Current: The government has some involvement in the ownership and operation of airports, but leaves a role for the private sector too.
Proposed: The government leaves airports entirely to the private sector.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards alcoholic beverages.
Old value:: Alcoholic beverages may be purchased and consumed anywhere, but only by adults.
Current: Alcoholic beverages may be purchased only from licensed sales outlets, and can only be available to adults.
Proposed: Alcoholic beverages may be purchased only from licensed sales outlets, and can only be available to adults.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Closed shops are places of employment where only members of a specific union are allowed to work; union shops can hire non-members, but these have to become members after a certain time; agency shops can hire non-members, who have to pay a fee to cover the unions costs. All three are erected by union agreements. (Only valid if unions are legal)
Old value:: Closed shops, union shops and agency shops are legal.
Current: Closed shops, union shops and agency shops are legal.
Proposed: Only open shops are legal.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government policy with respect to the death penalty.
Old value:: The death penalty is not applied, except for terrorism, treason and crimes against mankind.
Current: Religious doctrine determines the death penalty.
Proposed: Religious doctrine determines the death penalty.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Firefighting services.
Old value:: There is a national fire department, funded by the government.
Current: Fire prevention and management is left to the local governments.
Proposed: The government competitively subcontracts firefighting services.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The use of animals in medical research.
Old value:: Animal research projects must apply for a license and submit to regulation.
Current: Animal research projects must apply for a license and submit to regulation.
Proposed: There are no restrictions on the use of animals for research.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Discrimination in the military on grounds of race/religion.
Old value:: Any adult citizen can serve in the military, discrimination for racial or religious reasons is prohibited.
Current: Candidates must be of a certain race/religion to have any place in the military.
Proposed: Candidates must be of a certain race/religion to have any place in the military.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Policy on monopolies (this general law is superceded by other laws relating to specific parts of the economy).
Old value:: Monopolies are only forbidden in specific sectors of the economy.
Current: Monopolies are only forbidden in specific sectors of the economy.
Proposed: Monopolies are forbidden, and are actively broken up.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Pre-school education.
Old value:: The government leaves the pre-school education policy to local governments.
Current: The government leaves development of nurseries to the private sector.
Proposed: Pre-school education is private, but the government covers the schoolcosts of poor families.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change Education in prisons.
Old value:: An education plan for prisoners is provided to improve rehabilitation.
Current: An education plan for prisoners is provided to improve rehabilitation.
Proposed: Prisoners are not given any form of education.
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change Secondary strike action.
Old value:: Any trade union can go on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
Current: Secondary strike action is illegal. Workers and unions can only go on strike for their own pay and conditions.
Proposed: Secondary strike action is illegal. Workers and unions can only go on strike for their own pay and conditions.
Article 12
Proposal[?] to change The teacher's right to discipline children.
Old value:: Teachers are forbidden from striking children and may only use non-contact discipline (detention, expulsion etc).
Current: Teachers may use corporal punishment at their discretion.
Proposed: Teachers may use corporal punishment at their discretion.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 10:20:45, April 10, 2016 CET | From |  Socialist Party of Solentia (SPS) | To | Debating the Comprehensive bill |
| Message | I am with you with some of these articles but 10, 8, 7, 6, 4 are just evil, discriminating and unequal for people. |
| Date | 16:51:01, April 10, 2016 CET | From | Republican Party | To | Debating the Comprehensive bill |
| Message | Well I thought anti-capitalist would not want monopolies. So I confused why don't you want to remove monopoles |
| Date | 08:48:46, April 11, 2016 CET | From | Socialist Party of Solentia (SPS) | To | Debating the Comprehensive bill |
| Message | If you put laws that i like and also put terrible laws as well in a bill. Of course i am not going to vote yes. |
| Date | 15:40:08, April 11, 2016 CET | From | Republican Party | To | Debating the Comprehensive bill |
| Message | Tell us which laws you support specifically |
| Date | 22:10:28, April 11, 2016 CET | From | Socialist Party of Solentia (SPS) | To | Debating the Comprehensive bill |
| Message | I like article 2 and 8. |
| Date | 23:22:21, April 11, 2016 CET | From | Republican Party | To | Debating the Comprehensive bill |
| Message | we are glad that you do and we will make a sepertae article 2 I'll so you can symbolically vote. This will still clear the house then article 8 won't be seprwted |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 371 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 198 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 181 |
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