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Bill: Property Protection Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: The Milita and Freedom 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: August 4056
Description[?]:
| We propose the following: |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Eminent Domain.
Old value:: The government may seize private property for vital government works.
Current: The government may seize private property for vital government works.
Proposed: The government may not seize private property.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Eminent domain compensation (if eminent domain is legal).
Old value:: A neutral body appointed by the courts determines the compensation, either party may appeal.
Current: A neutral body appointed by the courts determines the compensation, either party may appeal.
Proposed: The victim of eminent domain determines just compensation.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:11:25, July 08, 2016 CET | From | Imperial Alliance | To | Debating the Property Protection Act |
| Message | Madam Speaker, We are not without sympathy for the motivation behind this bill, but we fear that in practice it would make major public works projects - such as building new railroads and airports - much, much more difficult to achieve. Cosmo Adams Chairman of the Imperial Alliance Minister of Defence |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 336 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 373 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 41 |
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