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Bill: Freedom of Industry Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Primary 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: August 2182
Description[?]:
| Allow industry to grow and compete freely. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning child labour.
Old value:: Child labour is allowed, but with additional regulations to those of adult labourers.
Current: Child labour is forbidden.
Proposed: Child labour is forbidden.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on the nation's power grid.
Old value:: The national grid is fully owned by the state.
Current: Multiple private companies each own and maintain sections of the national power grid.
Proposed: Multiple private companies each own and maintain sections of the national power grid.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Television stations.
Old value:: The government subsidises a national TV station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Current: The government subsidises a national TV station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Proposed: All television media are private.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government policy regarding a national park system.
Old value:: The government outlaws designation of property for public parks.
Current: The government funds and maintains a network of national parks and/or marine protected areas.
Proposed: The government devolves park policy to local governments.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the post office
Old value:: There is a nationalised post office agency in the nation. Private ones are banned.
Current: There is a nationalised post office agency. Private post offices are allowed to exist but the services provided by them are regulated.
Proposed: There is a nationalised post office. Private post office agencies are allowed to exist, and the services provided by them are not regulated.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The government policy regarding housing.
Old value:: The state owns and maintains all housing.
Current: The state contracts with private companies to provide public housing.
Proposed: Housing policy is to be determined by local governments.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 16:49:35, February 06, 2006 CET | From |  Primary Party | To | Debating the Freedom of Industry Act |
| Message | This will go to vote in december. |
| Date | 01:00:53, February 07, 2006 CET | From | Doron Akigansk Kommunist Parti (MLN) | To | Debating the Freedom of Industry Act |
| Message | I wish I could vote for this, but bills 2 and 3 I cannot support. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 42 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 24 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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| Random quote: "A free people ought not only to be armed and disciplined, but they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of independence from any who might attempt to abuse them, which would include their own government." - George Washington |