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Bill: National Heritage Act 4133
Details
Submitted by[?]: Coalition for National Unity [CNU]
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: June 4134
Description[?]:
| Proposer: Jenstor McKivan, Unionist Legislative Lead |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change National, cultural and historic sites and monuments.
Old value:: The state actively protects scenery, localities, cultural, and historical sites; it maintains an agency to preserve them untouched if public interest so requires.
Current: The state actively protects scenery, localities, cultural, and historical sites; it maintains an agency to preserve them untouched if public interest so requires.
Proposed: The state encourages and funds private efforts towards the protection of cultural and historical heritage.
Article 2
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: Funding and operation of libraries is left entirely to local governments.
Proposed: The national government contracts with private companies to maintain a system of libraries.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning museum funding.
Old value:: The national government maintains a system of museums nationwide.
Current: The government leaves funding and operation of museums to local governments.
Proposed: The government gives monetary grants to organizations which have established or are looking to establish museums.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Art subsidies
Old value:: The government subsidises artistic institutions such as art schools and galleries, but does not subsidise individual artists.
Current: The government only subisdises art that is religious in nature.
Proposed: The government never subsidises art, but may commission artworks for its own use.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Protection of original works of technology and arts.
Old value:: Technology and art are part of the commons and are not protected by copyright.
Current: Technology and art are part of the commons and are not protected by copyright.
Proposed: Works of techology and art have limited copy protection.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:53:24, December 11, 2016 CET | From |  The Solentian Workers' Movement | To | Debating the National Heritage Act 4133 |
| Message | This seems quite a regressive proposal in the likes of protecting our nation's cultural heritage. |
| Date | 14:59:49, December 11, 2016 CET | From | Coalition for National Unity [CNU] | To | Debating the National Heritage Act 4133 |
| Message | "Not at all, national heritage is a collective responsibility and cooperation between state and private sector is hugely beneficial. This is likely to see more money overall going into the arts." Jenstor McKivan, Unionist Legislative Lead |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 195 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 238 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 67 |
| Random fact: The people in your nation don't like inactive parties. When you often abstain from voting for a bill, they will dislike your party and your visibility to the electorate will decrease significantly. Low visibility will means you are likely to lose seats. So keep in mind: voting Yes or No is always better than Abstaining. |
| Random quote: "You can't give the government the power to do good without also giving it the power to do bad, in fact, to do anything it wants." - Harry Browne |