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Bill: Devolution
Details
Submitted by[?]: The Conservative Independence 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: March 4084
Description[?]:
| A bill to give local assemblies more power. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards the funding of libraries.
Old value:: The national government controls a vast and comprehensive system of public libraries.
Current: The national government controls a vast and comprehensive system of public libraries.
Proposed: The national government provides local governments with funding to operate libraries.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Firefighting services.
Old value:: There is a national fire department, funded by the government.
Current: Fire prevention and management is left to the local governments.
Proposed: Fire prevention and management is left to the local governments.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 13:46:30, August 31, 2016 CET | From | Labour Party | To | Debating the Devolution |
| Message | We won't support the removal of firefighting services and public transport. We oppose this ghastly attempt to gut our public services. |
| Date | 15:56:50, August 31, 2016 CET | From | Socialist Party of Kalistan (SPoK) | To | Debating the Devolution |
| Message | And it undermines the Dual economy. |
| Date | 23:40:35, August 31, 2016 CET | From | Libertarian Democrats of Kalistan | To | Debating the Devolution |
| Message | The Democrats fully support the LP's comments. |
| Date | 23:49:40, August 31, 2016 CET | From | The Conservative Independence Party | To | Debating the Devolution |
| Message | How does it undermine the dual economy? We are curious. The last thing we want to do is ruin the economy, let us now and we can ractify it. |
| Date | 23:56:19, August 31, 2016 CET | From | Labour Party | To | Debating the Devolution |
| Message | Well it removes funding for public transport and fire departments! Surely you are being facetious!? |
| Date | 23:59:17, August 31, 2016 CET | From | Socialist Party of Kalistan (SPoK) | To | Debating the Devolution |
| Message | The things that people NEED are provided by the National Government, the things that people WANT are spun off to the private sector.. |
| Date | 00:20:27, September 01, 2016 CET | From | The Conservative Independence Party | To | Debating the Devolution |
| Message | Well thank you, we will remove article three. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 277 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 438 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 35 |
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