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Bill: True Path Bill (ii)
Details
Submitted by[?]: Likaton Fascist Front
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: July 2176
Description[?]:
| Absalom ben Adamah in his wisdom has determined that the following laws should be subject to review by his esteemed collegues of the convocation. 1. Animals are a resource to be used as we see fit. It will be far more efficient if scientists are not regulated under unecessary laws 2. Why should we pour public money into the coffers of private organisations, and those same private organisations are out to make money. These organisations are profitable enough. 3. We do not need the internet, and the inherent spread of morally decadent material it brings, as well as the dilution of Likatonian culture. 4. We propose that our military be founded upon religious lines, with the implicit national spirit that will inevitably permeate the armed forces. This will ensure common goals throughout the organisation and a committed belief in the sanctity of our soil. 5. The admirable qualities of the average likatonians, in physiology, mental temperment and spiritual beleifs should never be diluted by foreigners 6. Pornography is incontrovertably linked to decadent societies. The exploitation endemic in this industry is something we do not want to see any Likatonian peddle. 7. Prisoners of war have proved themselves inferior. We can show mercy sparing their lives, but as they are not fit to be considered comperable with 'Likatonian' stock, they should be enslaved for state exploitation. 8. Education will become something that private companies will compete for customers, thus driving the price of education down to affordable levels for all. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The use of animals in cosmetics research.
Old value:: The use of animals to test cosmetic products is regulated.
Current: Animals may not be used for testing cosmetics products.
Proposed: The use of animals to test cosmetic products is unregulated.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The research and development of pharmaceutical drugs.
Old value:: The government subsidizes research and development of prescription drugs but does not regulate their prices.
Current: The government subsidizes research and development of prescription drugs and regulates their prices.
Proposed: The government neither subsidizes research and development of drugs nor regulates their prices.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Internet regulations.
Old value:: The government allows anyone to use the internet but the police can run investigations concerning illegal activities conducted by using internet (child abuse, illegal filesharing, ...)
Current: The government has no position on who may use or what is published on the internet.
Proposed: Use of the internet is prohibited.
Article 4
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: Any adult citizen can serve in the military, discrimination for racial or religious reasons is prohibited.
Proposed: Candidates must be of a certain race/religion to have any place in the military.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning granting nationality (national of this state without implication of having citizenship rights).
Old value:: Anyone receives nationality but immigrants must pass a test to gain nationality.
Current: Anyone receives nationality but immigrants must pass a test to gain nationality.
Proposed: Only those born in this country or to nationals receive nationality.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The distribution, purchasing and possession of material depicting pornographic acts.
Old value:: Pornography depicting consenting adults is legal for adults.
Current: Pornography depicting consenting adults is legal for adults.
Proposed: All forms of pornography are illegal.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the treatment of prisoners of war.
Old value:: Prisoners of war must be treated well, according to internationally-accepted standards.
Current: Prisoners of war must be treated well, according to internationally-accepted standards.
Proposed: Prisoners of war are enslaved.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The education system.
Old value:: There is a free public education system alongside private schools.
Current: There is a free public education system and a small number of private schools, which are heavily regulated to ensure they teach adequate skills and information.
Proposed: Education is entirely private and schools run on a for-profit basis.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:44:19, January 25, 2006 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the True Path Bill (ii) |
| Message | Axis Mundi Anakrousite cannot come even close, to approving any of these Articles. |
| Date | 14:54:07, January 25, 2006 CET | From | AM Radical Libertarian Party | To | Debating the True Path Bill (ii) |
| Message | Article 2 we like, Articles 1 and 8 we might go along with, the rest we cannot support. In balance, we will have to vote no on this one. |
| Date | 15:01:25, January 25, 2006 CET | From | Proletariat Revolution Party | To | Debating the True Path Bill (ii) |
| Message | AMA's position is heavily endorsed by AMSLP. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 118 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 344 | ||||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 38 |
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| Random quote: "John Burroughs has stated that experimental study of animals in captivity is absolutely useless. Their character, their habits, their appetites undergo a complete transformation when torn from their soil in field and forest. With human nature caged in a narrow space, whipped daily into submission, how can we speak of its potentialities?" - Emma Goldman |