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Bill: General Safety Regulations Act
Details
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: April 4029
Description[?]:
| To protect the citizens' safety. |
Proposals
Article 1
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 are regulated by local governments.
Proposed: Alcoholic beverages may be purchased only from licensed sales outlets, and can only be available to adults.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards fireworks.
Old value:: Professionals may run licensed fireworks shows, small fireworks are legal to the general public.
Current: Local governments determine fireworks laws.
Proposed: Only professionals may run licensed fireworks shows, fireworks are illegal to the general public.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The recreational drug policy.
Old value:: There are no laws regulating what citizens can put into their bodies.
Current: Recreational drug use is regulated by local governments.
Proposed: The use of cannabis is legal.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 03:03:49, May 15, 2016 CET | From | Liberal Eco-Socialists | To | Debating the General Safety Regulations Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, The Liberal Eco-Socialists find this bill to be an unnecessary restriction of civil liberties. We see no benefit in this policy change and will not be supporting it. Kevin Boscage, Chairman, LES |
| Date | 10:19:13, May 15, 2016 CET | From | Libertarian Party | To | Debating the General Safety Regulations Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, Here is the same narrative we find left and right. That people have to be protected by government from themselves. I heavily disagree with this notion, everyone is able to make their own choices, without government. Rep. Alayna Hackett, Leader LP |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 50 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 399 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 51 |
| Random fact: It is possible for a player to transfer ownership of a character or a royal house to another player. This should be done in a public way, such as on the Character Transfers thread, so that if a dispute arises in the future, Moderation can be pointed towards evidence of the transfer. |
| Random quote: "It would be nice if the poor were to get even half of the money that is spent in studying them." - Bill Vaughan |