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Bill: Party Funding Act of 4199
Details
Submitted by[?]: Mordusia Nationalist 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: October 4202
Description[?]:
| Parties can accept donations and other ways of monetary funding. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Public financing of political campaigns
Old value:: All candidates receive public funds but are not allowed to accept donations.
Current: All candidates receive public funds, and can still accept donations.
Proposed: All candidates receive public funds, and can still accept donations.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 02:10:30, April 22, 2017 CET | From | One Mordusia | To | Debating the Party Funding Act of 4199 |
| Message | We would like to thank the government for acknowledging that people's generosity should not be inhibited and that donations should be legal and accepted. I, Arron Cheiner have been at the heart of this very complicated law for the past few days and I would like to take this opportunity to urge the house to vote yes and let people from all across the nation give money to courses they agree with. Let's stop inhibiting democracy and let's start embracing it. |
| Date | 03:12:32, April 22, 2017 CET | From | New Labour, New Mordusia | To | Debating the Party Funding Act of 4199 |
| Message | Allowing the wealthy to buy influence is anti democratic. The current system allows all political parties to compete on a level playing field and allows the public to judge them on their merits. |
| Date | 11:53:54, April 22, 2017 CET | From | One Mordusia | To | Debating the Party Funding Act of 4199 |
| Message | We disagree with the Labour Party entirely. Buying to influence would be bribing, but this is different. It is no different to a man donating to a donkey sanctuary or a museum. If this comes into place a donation wouldn't buy people into the party, it pays for more leaflets, more billboards more events and then, democratically you can start winning elections. It isn't every day that small parties get into power but the current system allows extremists and people who are not really bothered to get the same funding as the presidential campaign! And basically to get free money! Also, when you join a party you would want to get out there campaign, spread the word and focus everything onto the party. However the current system puts the publics money into a party which you don't like and don't want to win. |
| Date | 13:40:17, April 22, 2017 CET | From | New Labour, New Mordusia | To | Debating the Party Funding Act of 4199 |
| Message | It buys more than leaflets & billboards, it pays for policy. Large donors use their money to influence the policy decisions of political parties |
| Date | 23:02:39, April 22, 2017 CET | From | One Mordusia | To | Debating the Party Funding Act of 4199 |
| Message | So what? It is a campaign for christs sake there is always going to be a party which is richer than others and a party which is better at getting the words out. Just you watch, today it will be every party must have the same money, then it will be seats and votes, how far are we willing to go to achieve the myth of "economic equality?" |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 482 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 134 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 82 |
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