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Bill: Social Democratic Agenda for 4203
Details
Submitted by[?]: Sotsial-Demokraticheskaya Partia
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: March 4204
Description[?]:
| With our recent electoral success, we now have a mandate to put into place some of our proposals. Mikhail Zaytsev General Secretary of the SDP |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government's position on paramilitaries.
Old value:: Paramilitaries are not officially acknowledged but are allowed to exist.
Current: Paramilitaries are illegal and the recognized government may intervene freely to stop any possible activity.
Proposed: Paramilitaries are illegal and the recognized government may intervene freely to stop any possible activity.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards the funding of libraries.
Old value:: The national government provides local governments with funding to operate libraries.
Current: The national government controls a vast and comprehensive system of public libraries.
Proposed: The national government controls a vast and comprehensive system of public libraries.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards civilians who conscientiously object to being required to perform military service (if applicable).
Old value:: Conscientious objectors can be exempted from combatant roles, but not from non-combatant roles.
Current: Conscientious objectors can be exempted from combatant roles, but not from non-combatant roles.
Proposed: Conscientious objectors are exempted.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning religions.
Old value:: There is an official state religion, but membership is completely voluntary.
Current: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Proposed: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards alcoholic beverages.
Old value:: Alcoholic beverages are regulated by local governments.
Current: Alcoholic beverages may be purchased only from licensed sales outlets, and can only be available to adults.
Proposed: Alcoholic beverages may be purchased only from licensed sales outlets, and can only be available to adults.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards police presence.
Old value:: Presence of the police is left to the local governments.
Current: The police patrol public property at all times.
Proposed: The police patrol public property at all times.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Closed shops are places of employment where only members of a specific union are allowed to work; union shops can hire non-members, but these have to become members after a certain time; agency shops can hire non-members, who have to pay a fee to cover the unions costs. All three are erected by union agreements. (Only valid if unions are legal)
Old value:: This issue is decided by local governments.
Current: Only open shops are legal.
Proposed: Closed shops, union shops and agency shops are legal.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Policy on monopolies (this general law is superceded by other laws relating to specific parts of the economy).
Old value:: Monopolies are forbidden, and are actively broken up.
Current: Monopolies are only actively enforced in specific sectors of the economy.
Proposed: Monopolies are only forbidden in specific sectors of the economy.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change The government's stance on vaccinations.
Old value:: The government mandates vaccination for all children.
Current: The government mandates vaccination for all children.
Proposed: The government mandates vaccination for all children, but parents may opt out for religious or ideological reasons.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change Policy concerning industrial hemp.
Old value:: There are no regulations on industrial hemp.
Current: Only regulated agribusinesses may produce industrial hemp.
Proposed: Only regulated agribusinesses may produce industrial hemp.
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change Firefighting services.
Old value:: Fire prevention and management is left to the local governments.
Current: There is a national fire department, funded by the government.
Proposed: There is a national fire department, funded by the government.
Article 12
Proposal[?] to change
The government's policy regarding foreign investments.
Old value:: Local governments regulate foreign investments.
Current: Foreign investors may invest in national companies, but may not get a majority share.
Proposed: Foreign investors may invest in national companies, but may not get a majority share.
Article 13
Proposal[?] to change Charter school policy (free, privately run, publicly funded schools).
Old value:: Charter school funding, regulation, and development is left up to local governments.
Current: Charter schools must have a specific focus.
Proposed: Charter schools must be non-profit and have a specific focus.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:10:42, April 29, 2017 CET | From |  Konservativnaya Partiya | To | Debating the Social Democratic Agenda for 4203 |
| Message | We support the elimination of paramilitaries, but are not keen on the libraries proposal. Public libraries put up unfair competition against private book-dealers, driving them out of the market, costing jobs and livelihoods. Druganin Yakovich Leader of the Conservative Party |
| Date | 02:07:37, April 30, 2017 CET | From | Konservativnaya Partiya | To | Debating the Social Democratic Agenda for 4203 |
| Message | OOC: Just a personal request, speaking for myself, I prefer bills with just one Article or just a few Articles that are all closely related. "Mega Bills" like this one are more awkward to respond to. |
| Date | 02:12:51, April 30, 2017 CET | From | Sotsial-Demokraticheskaya Partia | To | Debating the Social Democratic Agenda for 4203 |
| Message | OOC: This was mostly a bill to increase visibility, but I'll take that into account in the future. |
| Date | 02:16:29, April 30, 2017 CET | From | Konservativnaya Partiya | To | Debating the Social Democratic Agenda for 4203 |
| Message | OOC: Yeah, I know what you mean there. But anyway, much appreciated |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 274 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 326 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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