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Bill: Space Program Partnership Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Free Market Party
Status[?]: passed
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: February 4150
Description[?]:
| To keep the cost of a space program down, we should partner with private businesses. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards space exploration.
Old value:: The government shall fully fund a state-owned space agency which controls all national space-related activity.
Current: The government shall issue permits to private space-exploration companies.
Proposed: The government shall operate a space agency that contracts with and oversees private space-exploration companies.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 12:39:34, January 12, 2017 CET | From | United Democratic Party - Syndicalists | To | Debating the Space Program Partnership Act |
| Message | Why? |
| Date | 19:20:05, January 12, 2017 CET | From | Baltusian Democratic Green Party (BDGP) | To | Debating the Space Program Partnership Act |
| Message | Having the space agency run by private companies and not actually do anything in space completely defeats the point of having a "National Space" Agency and doesn't allow it to completely represent Baltusian interests - BDGP Chairwoman Alex Taylor |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 379 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 216 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 105 |
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