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Bill: Neo-Democratic Party Platform (Sept. 4052 term)
Details
Submitted by[?]: Classical Liberal 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: November 4053
Description[?]:
The policy positions of the Neo-Democratic Party. Contact us if you have simar policy views so we may craft a bill. John Paul Chairman of the Neo-Democratic Party |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning biological and chemical weaponry.
Old value:: The nation reserves the right to develop, construct and store biological and chemical weapons.
Current: The nation shall never develop, purchase or store biological or chemical weaponry.
Proposed: The nation shall never purchase, produce, or store biological or chemical weaponry, for military purposes. Research and development of the technology is permitted.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the use of chemical and biological weaponry in warfare.
Old value:: The nation reserves the right to use chemical or biological weapons in warfare for any reason.
Current: The nation shall never use chemical or biological weaponry in warfare.
Proposed: The nation shall never use chemical or biological weaponry in warfare.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The nation's defence industry.
Old value:: Defence industries are privately owned but subsidised by the state.
Current: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
Proposed: Defence industries are privately owned and not subsidised.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the use of nuclear weaponry in warfare.
Old value:: The nation reserves the right to use nuclear weapons in warfare for any reason.
Current: The nation shall never use nuclear weapons in warfare.
Proposed: The nation reserves the right to nuclear weapons in retaliation to a nuclear, chemical or biological attack.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government's position on paramilitaries.
Old value:: Paramilitaries are illegal and the recognized government may intervene freely to stop any possible activity.
Current: Paramilitaries are illegal and the recognized government may intervene freely to stop any possible activity.
Proposed: Paramilitaries are allowed as part of each political party.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Listing of controversial ingredients, such as genetically modified (GM) ingredients (if food labelling is applied).
Old value:: Any chemicals used in agrigulture or processing, and any GM ingredients must be listed.
Current: Any chemicals used in agrigulture or processing, and any GM ingredients must be listed.
Proposed: Any chemicals used in agrigulture or processing must be listed. There is no requirement to disclose GM ingredients.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Health care policy.
Old value:: There is a public health care system, but private clinics are allowed.
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: Health care is private, but is paid for by the state for people with low incomes.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The recreational drug policy.
Old value:: Recreational drug use is regulated by local governments.
Current: All naturally occurring drugs are legal.
Proposed: There are no laws regulating what citizens can put into their bodies.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards smoking.
Old value:: Smoking regulations are to be determined by local governments.
Current: Smoking is legal outdoors and in private homes and clubs, but illegal indoors in all places of employment.
Proposed: Smoking is legal everywhere, at the discretion of the property owner, but is illegal in government-owned buildings.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change Policy concerning industrial hemp.
Old value:: Industrial hemp regulations are left up to local governments.
Current: Only regulated agribusinesses may produce industrial hemp.
Proposed: There are no regulations on industrial hemp.
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change The right for a person to prostitute himself or herself.
Old value:: Prostitution regulation decisions are left up to local governments.
Current: Prostitution is legal and a recognized profession.
Proposed: Prostitution is legal and a recognized profession.
Article 12
Proposal[?] to change Secondary strike action.
Old value:: Only closely related trade unions can walk out on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
Current: Any trade union can go on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
Proposed: Secondary strike action is illegal. Workers and unions can only go on strike for their own pay and conditions.
Article 13
Proposal[?] to change Government policy with respect to the death penalty.
Old value:: Local governments may choose whether or not to administer the death penalty for capital crimes
Current: The death penalty is illegal and is never to be applied.
Proposed: The death penalty is illegal and is never to be applied.
Article 14
Proposal[?] to change
The government's stance on illegal aliens.
Old value:: The government does not actively search for illegal aliens, but puts them in integration centers when discovered.
Current: The government does not actively search for illegal aliens, but expels them from the country when discovered.
Proposed: The government does not actively search for illegal aliens, but expels them from the country when discovered.
Article 15
Proposal[?] to change Higher education institutions.
Old value:: The government leaves the development and funding of all higher education institutions up to local governments.
Current: The government maintains a system of universities nationwide.
Proposed: The government does not maintain any forms of higher education.
Article 16
Proposal[?] to change Pre-school education.
Old value:: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nursery and pre-school educational centres.
Current: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nursery and pre-school educational centres.
Proposed: Pre-school education is private, but the government covers the schoolcosts of poor families.
Article 17
Proposal[?] to change National Curriculum
Old value:: There is no National Curriculum; curriculum policies for all schools are determined on a local level by local governments.
Current: There is a National Curriculum which all schools are obliged to follow.
Proposed: There is a National Curriculum which all schools are obliged to follow.
Article 18
Proposal[?] to change Government regulation of the viewing of movies.
Old value:: The government sets a range of standards (to be determined) but these only apply to movie theaters.
Current: The government sets a range of standards (to be determined) but these only apply to movie theaters.
Proposed: The viewing of movies is not regulated by the government.
Article 19
Proposal[?] to change Government regulation of pollution in industry.
Old value:: The government provides pollution prevention guidelines, but does not enforce them.
Current: The government enforces highly restrictive industrial pollution standards.
Proposed: The government enforces highly restrictive industrial pollution standards.
Article 20
Proposal[?] to change Racial segregation of public amenities (eg. drinking fountains, public toilets)
Old value:: Segregation of any public amenity is banned.
Current: Segregation of any public amenity is banned.
Proposed: Government owned amenities are not segregated, private organisations are free to choose.
Article 21
Proposal[?] to change Weapon concealment.
Old value:: Local governments may set and enforce concealed carry laws.
Current: People must first obtain a permit in order to carry concealed weapons.
Proposed: Where weapons are carried, this must be done openly.
Article 22
Proposal[?] to change The legality of interracial sex.
Old value:: Interracial sex is legal.
Current: Interracial sex is legal.
Proposed: The government has no policy concerning interracial sex.
Article 23
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to polygamy.
Old value:: The government does not recognise polygamous relationships.
Current: Polygamous marriages are accorded equal recognition to monogamous marriages.
Proposed: Polygamous marriages are accorded equal recognition to monogamous marriages.
Article 24
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on energy generation.
Old value:: Private and public power stations exist side-by-side.
Current: Private and public power stations exist side-by-side.
Proposed: Private power stations provide energy for the entire power grid.
Article 25
Proposal[?] to change Guarantee of minimum income.
Old value:: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a very basic subsistence income by the government. However, the provision of this is not to exceed a certian period of time.
Current: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a reasonable, though not high, standard of living by the government.
Proposed: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a very basic subsistence income by the government.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 19:37:15, July 02, 2016 CET | From | Progressive Conservative Party | To | Debating the Neo-Democratic Party Platform (Sept. 4052 term) |
Message | We support only Article 7. |
Date | 06:24:33, July 03, 2016 CET | From | Classical Liberal Party | To | Debating the Neo-Democratic Party Platform (Sept. 4052 term) |
Message | The platform is now complete. Let the NDP know if you share a similar policy position. |
Date | 15:37:04, July 03, 2016 CET | From | Bentaran National Democrats | To | Debating the Neo-Democratic Party Platform (Sept. 4052 term) |
Message | Though we have no seats, we still must abstain from voicing our opinion. There are far too many issues perhaps in smaller sub bills we could support certain things. |
Date | 16:19:14, July 03, 2016 CET | From | Classical Liberal Party | To | Debating the Neo-Democratic Party Platform (Sept. 4052 term) |
Message | What policy positions do you support? The purpose of platforms is to lay out the party agenda for the term, and having the other parties pick out policy positions they support, so smaller and more specific bills can be crafted. |
Date | 16:24:20, July 03, 2016 CET | From | Bentaran National Democrats | To | Debating the Neo-Democratic Party Platform (Sept. 4052 term) |
Message | We could see ourselves supporting Articles 3,6,18,19 and 25 and possibly 5 and 7. |
Date | 18:32:22, July 03, 2016 CET | From | Green Moderates Party | To | Debating the Neo-Democratic Party Platform (Sept. 4052 term) |
Message | We posses mixed support for these articles... Support: #1, #2, #3, #4, #9, #12, #13, #14, #19, #20, & #23. Oppose: #5, #6, #7, #8, #11, #15, #16, #17, #18, #21, #22, #24, & #25. |
Date | 21:18:58, July 03, 2016 CET | From | Revolutionary Communist Workers' Party | To | Debating the Neo-Democratic Party Platform (Sept. 4052 term) |
Message | We would only support articles 5, 9, 14, 17, and 25. |
Date | 21:44:43, July 03, 2016 CET | From | Classical Liberal Party | To | Debating the Neo-Democratic Party Platform (Sept. 4052 term) |
Message | GMP, since together we hold a good deal of seats in Congress, we will begin drafting bills on our shared policy positions. |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | |||||
yes |
Total Seats: 111 | |||||
no | Total Seats: 56 | |||||
abstain |
Total Seats: 233 |
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