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Bill: Freedom First Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Jiyū Party of Sekouo (自由党)
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 4115
Description[?]:
| This bill is about increasing economic and social freedom in Sekowo in accordance with the constitution |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government law concerning the sales of recreational drugs.
Old value:: Recreational drugs sales are handled by private foundations which are heavily regulated by the government.
Current: The government is entirely responsible for the controlled sales of recreational drugs through operating stores and other locations.
Proposed: Sales of recreational drugs is completely unregulated.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The state's policy concerning religious clothing.
Old value:: Public officials are not allowed to wear religious symbols while exercising their duties.
Current: It is not permitted to wear religious clothing or religious symbols in public buildings.
Proposed: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Renewable energy sources (eg. solar power, wind power).
Old value:: Government subsidies are provided for research and generation of energy through renewable sources.
Current: Government subsidies are provided for research and generation of energy through renewable sources.
Proposed: The government does not take any position with regards to renewable energy.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards fireworks.
Old value:: Professionals may run licensed fireworks shows, small fireworks are legal to the general public.
Current: Professionals may run licensed fireworks shows, small fireworks are legal to the general public.
Proposed: The sale of fireworks is unregulated, anyone may buy them.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on advertising
Old value:: Only advertising that meets certain set standards is permitted.
Current: Only advertising that meets certain set standards is permitted.
Proposed: All advertising is permitted.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the keeping of exotic animals.
Old value:: Only zoos or zoological institutions are allowed to keep exotic animals.
Current: Keeping exotic animals is forbidden.
Proposed: Everyone may keep exotic animals, the trade in exotic animals is unregulated.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The policy with respect to nuclear weaponry.
Old value:: The nation shall never develop, produce or store nuclear weaponry.
Current: The nation shall never produce or store nuclear weaponry for military purposes. Research and development of the technology is permitted.
Proposed: The nation shall never produce or store nuclear weaponry for military purposes. Research and development of the technology is permitted.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The right to gamble.
Old value:: Gambling is legal, but only in private homes and casinos with special licences.
Current: The legality of gambling is a matter of local governments.
Proposed: Gambling is legal across the nation, no regulation whatsoever.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Ownership of guns by private individuals.
Old value:: Adult individuals may not own firearms unless professionally required.
Current: Adult individuals may not own firearms unless professionally required.
Proposed: Adult individuals are allowed to own and purchase guns freely.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards the use of land mines by the army.
Old value:: The use of land mines is prohibited.
Current: The use of land mines is prohibited.
Proposed: The Government leaves this to the army to decide upon.
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning gated communities.
Old value:: No gated communities are allowed.
Current: No gated communities are allowed.
Proposed: The private sector can set up gated communities.
Article 12
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: All radio stations are owned by independent non-profit-making cooperatives which are subsidised by the government.
Current: The government subsidises a national radio station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
Proposed: All radio stations are private.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:08:02, November 03, 2016 CET | From |  立憲維新党 (Rikken Ishin-tō) | To | Debating the Freedom First Act |
| Message | Our party believes that too much regulation will lead to complete chaos and the loss of many jobs. Corporations cannot have complete freedom. |
| Date | 00:12:07, November 03, 2016 CET | From | 立憲維新党 (Rikken Ishin-tō) | To | Debating the Freedom First Act |
| Message | Some specific examples to support our position: Article 5 is an insult to secularism. Articles 6 and 9 are a threat to the environment. Article 17 risks putting many citizens in risk. Article 15 is immoral. Articles from 17 to 21 will the decrease the overall amount of education in our nation, as not all citizens have the money to pay for private education. This party believes in freedom, but also prioritizes a safety net for all citizens in need. |
| Date | 11:51:28, November 03, 2016 CET | From | Jiyū Party of Sekouo (自由党) | To | Debating the Freedom First Act |
| Message | We believe in working with you to pass this bill let's try to create some bipartisan support on this bill please tell us what you would be okay with and what you wouldn't be okay with. We will remove the education parts for now so we can discuss them later on on a different bill. After that would you support this bill? |
| Date | 11:56:50, November 03, 2016 CET | From | Jiyū Party of Sekouo (自由党) | To | Debating the Freedom First Act |
| Message | We believe your party has good intentions for our people but your current policies are hurting our poorest people the worst I think you have given to much power to the government and large corporations. This overregulation is hurting small business and has all but nearly erased it as the regulation keeps them from doing so. |
| Date | 11:59:27, November 03, 2016 CET | From | 立憲維新党 (Rikken Ishin-tō) | To | Debating the Freedom First Act |
| Message | We are in support of more freedom, not deregulation. If you were to focus this bill on clauses that turn national industries into regulated private industries, we would support such a decision. For example, we support Article 6 and will support Article 7 as long as there are regulations to the business. Summarizing our argument, we do not believe deregulation of companies are equal to increasing the freedom of our citizens. Total freedom leads to anarchy. Total order leads to totalitarianism. Both the government and corporations must be regulated. |
| Date | 14:49:04, November 03, 2016 CET | From | Jiyū Party of Sekouo (自由党) | To | Debating the Freedom First Act |
| Message | You are conflating the amount of freedom that we want to give back to the people to anarchy that is propsterous we are arguing that the corporations are the benefiting form this regulations and more government control not the people. The government is to involved in our people's lives and we think we need to work together to end this. |
| Date | 14:54:16, November 03, 2016 CET | From | Jiyū Party of Sekouo (自由党) | To | Debating the Freedom First Act |
| Message | We have removed many proposals which you didn't agree to would you be willing to agree to this bill now |
| Date | 01:42:14, November 04, 2016 CET | From | 立憲維新党 (Rikken Ishin-tō) | To | Debating the Freedom First Act |
| Message | Your ideas of freedom damage the ideals of secularism and equal footing. |
| Date | 20:44:56, November 04, 2016 CET | From | Jiyū Party of Sekouo (自由党) | To | Debating the Freedom First Act |
| Message | Our party believes in the idea of equality of opportunity under law and have concluded that the freer the market the freer the people the better off our citizens are. All of these programs to help the poor aren't helping they are barriers to their success and incentivize being poor. We need to stop subsiding poverty and large corporations. We would love to know how we are damaging the ideals of secularism because we believe that every religious and non religious individuals has a right to wear or not wear religious clothing and symbols. What's the difference between this preventing of peoples right to express themselves and those of religious theocracies which don't allow people to express themselves. It seems all this law is doing, is doing exactly that its in opposition too. |
| Date | 02:11:37, November 05, 2016 CET | From | 立憲維新党 (Rikken Ishin-tō) | To | Debating the Freedom First Act |
| Message | Article 2 refers to public officials, i.e. those in the government, wearing religious clothing. |
| Date | 13:33:41, November 05, 2016 CET | From | Jiyū Party of Sekouo (自由党) | To | Debating the Freedom First Act |
| Message | Yes and forcing them to wear nothing in relation to their religion and or only the kind of a certain religion are both bad. That's why they should be allowed too |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | |
| no |
Total Seats: 440 | |
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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