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Bill: Anti-Communist Act III
Details
Submitted by[?]: Workers' Communist Party of Cobura
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: January 2180
Description[?]:
| This Act will remove from Cobura all the vile influences of Communism that currently exist that are hurting our economy and allow for Communist-dictatorship to exist in our glorious society. Death to Communism! Up With Capitalism! All Glory to the Empress Anastasia I and the Future Empire of Cobura! |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Employer's rights in regards to firing striking workers.
Old value:: Employers cannot fire workers who have gone on strike.
Current: Employers cannot fire workers who have gone on strike.
Proposed: Employers can fire workers who are deemed to have gone on strike without reasonable reasons.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Licensing of food sales.
Old value:: Food may be sold by licensed vendors only, and shelf lives of foods are enforced.
Current: The licensing of food sale is left for local governments to decide.
Proposed: Anyone may sell food, but shelf lives of foods are enforced.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Health care policy.
Old value:: 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.
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: There is a public health care system, but private clinics are allowed.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Secondary strike action.
Old value:: Any trade union can go 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 5
Proposal[?] to change The workers' right to strike.
Old value:: All workers have the right to strike.
Current: All workers have the right to strike.
Proposed: All workers, except public employees, have the right to strike.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on Democratic Workers' Councils.
Old value:: The government does not intervene in the marketplace with regards to Democratic Workers' Councils.
Current: The government requires most industries to be fully run by Democratic Workers' Councils.
Proposed: Democratic Workers' Councils are not permitted to run a business.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:01:55, February 01, 2006 CET | From |  Workers' Communist Party of Cobura | To | Debating the Anti-Communist Act III |
| Message | May this Act bring eternal Glory to Cobura! |
| Date | 23:04:41, February 01, 2006 CET | From | Zapatista Party | To | Debating the Anti-Communist Act III |
| Message | What the HELL has Article 2 and 3 got to do with Communism? |
| Date | 23:32:29, February 01, 2006 CET | From | Workers' Communist Party of Cobura | To | Debating the Anti-Communist Act III |
| Message | OOC: Nothing... The Insurance Industry has quietly bribed key members of LIA to get those two things in the bill. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 107 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 275 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 118 |
| Random fact: Hundreds of vessels were lost while traversing the cold waters of the Sea of Lost Souls. It is located between Seleya and Majatra. |
| Random quote: "Poverty is the parent of revolution and crime." - Aristotle |