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Bill: UPP Platform
Details
Submitted by[?]: United Progressive 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: September 4014
Description[?]:
| The Platform of the United Progressive Party put forth before the assembly. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government's position on paramilitaries.
Old value:: Paramilitaries are allowed as part of each political party.
Current: Paramilitaries are illegal and the recognized government may intervene freely to stop any possible activity.
Proposed: Paramilitaries are illegal and the recognized government may intervene freely to stop any possible activity.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Military stance on homosexuality.
Old value:: Homosexuality is not tolerated in the military. The military actively seeks to remove homosexuals from it.
Current: Homosexuality is allowed in the military.
Proposed: Homosexuality is allowed in the military.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The banking system.
Old value:: The government operates and owns all banks.
Current: The government operates a central bank and all other banks are private.
Proposed: The government operates large, national banks, but small community based private banks are allowed.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government policy with respect to the death penalty.
Old value:: The death penalty is applied for capital crimes.
Current: The death penalty is not applied, except for terrorism, treason and crimes against mankind.
Proposed: The death penalty is not applied, except for terrorism, treason and crimes against mankind.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Higher education tuition policy.
Old value:: The government does not subsidize tuition, students must pay for higher education themselves. This does not include scholarship programs.
Current: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Proposed: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Travel by foreigners to the nation.
Old value:: The nation imposes strict border control on visitors, with intensive security checks, to maintain law and order.
Current: The nation imposes minimal border controls on visitors, with cursory security checks, to confirm visitor identities.
Proposed: The nation imposes minimal border controls on visitors, with cursory security checks, to confirm visitor identities.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding child benefit.
Old value:: The state does not provide child benefit.
Current: The state guarantees child benefit to all families.
Proposed: The state guarantees child benefit to families classified as low-income or poor.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Police searches.
Old value:: The police cannot search a person or their property without their consent unless the police have obtained a warrant from a court or have reasonable grounds to suspect that a crime was committed.
Current: The police cannot search a person or their property without their consent unless the police have obtained a warrant from a court.
Proposed: The police cannot search a person or their property without their consent unless the police have obtained a warrant from a court or in cases of imminent danger.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Travel by nationals to foreign nations
Old value:: The nation issues passports to nationals after a cursory security check.
Current: The nation issues passports on demand for any reason to its nationals
Proposed: The nation issues passports on demand for any reason to its nationals
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change Legality of multiple citizenship.
Old value:: Multiple citizenship is not allowed, the country's citizenship is exclusive.
Current: Multiple citizenship is allowed, but must be registered.
Proposed: Multiple citizenship is allowed, but must be registered.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:55:26, April 14, 2016 CET | From | Likaton Unity Party | To | Debating the UPP Platform |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, The LUP can support, wholeheartedly, Articles 2 and 3. Were they to be reintroduced in separate legislation, we would happily endorse the policy change. We are willing to also consider Article 7 after a more indepth analysis. However, the rest of these articles are not only controversial but a major security risk. We live in a dangerous world, and while the LUP can understand "social experiments" in our social policies here in Likatonia, we have a duty to draw the line at any policy which could lead to the deaths of our citizens. We have no choice but to vote Nay on the entirety of the legislation. I Yield. |
| Date | 07:19:14, April 15, 2016 CET | From | United Progressive Party | To | Debating the UPP Platform |
| Message | Mr Speaker, We understand the political differences of our two parties and rather then remain stubborn we will look forward to introducing passable legislation very soon and debates about how we can have Likatonia a better place. I yield. |
| Date | 07:20:19, April 15, 2016 CET | From | United Progressive Party | To | Debating the UPP Platform |
| Message | Mr Speaker, To further clarify we mean stubborn as the average rival party would be, not as a insult towards the other party of course I yield. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | |
| no | Total Seats: 0 | |
| abstain |
Total Seats: 100 |
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