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Bill: idk what to call it yet
Details
Submitted by[?]: Make Kanjor Great Again 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 4083
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Positive discrimination.
Old value:: The government sets compulsory quotas for hiring women, minorities and marginalized groups.
Current: The government encourages positive discrimination and enforces it for government hiring.
Proposed: The government does not regulate hiring policies.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The right for a person to prostitute himself or herself.
Old value:: There is a state monopoly on prostitution.
Current: Prostitution regulation decisions are left up to local governments.
Proposed: Prostitution regulation decisions are left up to local governments.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government law concerning the sales of recreational drugs.
Old value:: The government is entirely responsible for the controlled sales of recreational drugs through operating stores and other locations.
Current: The matter of sales of recreational drugs is handled by local governments.
Proposed: Sales of recreational drugs within the nation are prohibited by the law.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The use of torture for obtaining information.
Old value:: Torture is never allowed.
Current: Torture is never allowed.
Proposed: Suspects can only be tortured under grave emergencies where the information is vital.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: All radio stations are owned by the state.
Current: All radio stations are owned by the state.
Proposed: All radio stations are owned by independent non-profit-making cooperatives which receive no subsidies from the government.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Television stations.
Old value:: All television stations are owned by the state.
Current: The government subsidises a national TV station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Proposed: All TV stations are owned by independent non-profit-making cooperatives which receive no subsidies from the government.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Privacy protection for those in the public eye.
Old value:: The media may only publish personal stories and photos relating to public figures with their explicit permission.
Current: There are no restrictions on the media for pursuing personal stories and photos relating to the lives of public figures.
Proposed: There are no restrictions on the media for pursuing personal stories and photos relating to the lives of public figures.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Government-sponsored recycling programs.
Old value:: The government funds recycling facilities and enforces mandatory recycling for residents, commercial enterprise, and industry.
Current: The government funds recycling facilities for public use.
Proposed: There is no national policy regarding recycled garbage.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change National policy regarding the desecration of the national flag.
Old value:: There are no regulations regarding the desecration or use of the national flag.
Current: The national flag may not be used for commercial purposes.
Proposed: The national flag may not be desecrated or dishonoured.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to polygamy.
Old value:: Polygamous marriages are accorded equal recognition to monogamous marriages.
Current: Local governments establish policies on polygamy.
Proposed: The government does not recognise polygamous relationships.
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change Guarantee of minimum income.
Old value:: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a reasonable, though not high, standard of living by the government.
Current: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a very basic subsistence income by the government.
Proposed: There shall be no direct cash payments to individuals to guarantee a minimum income.
Article 12
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the pension system.
Old value:: The state operates a compulsory, public pension system.
Current: The state operates a compulsory public system combined with an optional private pension.
Proposed: The state offers a voluntary public pension, combined with other voluntary private pensions.
Article 13
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning religions.
Old value:: Any form of religion is banned.
Current: Any form of religion is banned.
Proposed: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Article 14
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Religious schools are not allowed.
Current: Religious schools are not allowed.
Proposed: Any religion may set up a school, with no regulations.
Article 15
Proposal[?] to change The state's policy concerning religious clothing.
Old value:: Wearing religious clothing or religious symbols in public is illegal.
Current: Wearing religious clothing or religious symbols in public is illegal.
Proposed: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 06:24:33, August 30, 2016 CET | From |  The Third Way | To | Debating the idk what to call it yet |
| Message | Get rid of or change article 1 and I'll vote for it |
| Date | 06:25:07, August 30, 2016 CET | From | The Third Way | To | Debating the idk what to call it yet |
| Message | Get rid of or change article 1 and I'll vote for it |
| Date | 06:31:32, August 30, 2016 CET | From | Make Kanjor Great Again Party | To | Debating the idk what to call it yet |
| Message | Rough draft of the bill is done. Read it over again. Will get rid of article 1 |
| Date | 06:31:44, August 30, 2016 CET | From | The Third Way | To | Debating the idk what to call it yet |
| Message | Also get rid of article: 9, 12 and change article: 8, 11 |
| Date | 06:32:47, August 30, 2016 CET | From | The Third Way | To | Debating the idk what to call it yet |
| Message | I meant 10, not 9. Sorry |
| Date | 06:33:05, August 30, 2016 CET | From | The Third Way | To | Debating the idk what to call it yet |
| Message | 9 is reasonable, I was almost going to put it in my other bill. |
| Date | 21:46:32, August 30, 2016 CET | From | Parti des Amoureux de la Psychanalyse | To | Debating the idk what to call it yet |
| Message | I don't like articles 8, 9, or 10. People should be able to do what they want. Haven't read any further tho I'll get to it later. |
| Date | 23:06:21, August 30, 2016 CET | From | Parti des Amoureux de la Psychanalyse | To | Debating the idk what to call it yet |
| Message | There should also be a tiny bit of regulation under the religious schools or else anyone can just go and say "this is my religion I'm gonna teach stuff outside of what is necessary for the kids to live a real life" yknow |
| Date | 23:07:23, August 30, 2016 CET | From | Parti des Amoureux de la Psychanalyse | To | Debating the idk what to call it yet |
| Message | There should also be a tiny bit of positive discrim. I think the bill goes too drastic there. Basically here's my overall: Change 1 and 14 REALLY change 8, 9, 10 Rest is fine. |
| Date | 23:18:20, August 30, 2016 CET | From | Parti des Amoureux de la Psychanalyse | To | Debating the idk what to call it yet |
| Message | There should also be a tiny bit of positive discrim. I think the bill goes too drastic there. Basically here's my overall: Change 1 and 14 REALLY change 8, 9, 10 Rest is fine. |
| Date | 00:37:07, September 01, 2016 CET | From | Parti des Amoureux de la Psychanalyse | To | Debating the idk what to call it yet |
| Message | Sir, you forget yourself. SHUT UP! -Bender Rodriguez |
| Date | 04:28:10, September 01, 2016 CET | From | The Third Way | To | Debating the idk what to call it yet |
| Message | There were parts of this bill I liked, but I can't vote for the bad parts, because they outweigh the good. |
| Date | 05:00:44, September 01, 2016 CET | From | Le Parti Quazieva | To | Debating the idk what to call it yet |
| Message | vote no just because machu = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdyin6uipy4 |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 336 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 414 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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