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Bill: Reforms
Details
Submitted by[?]: Futurist Party
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: October 4211
Description[?]:
| This bill seeks to change many things |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Art subsidies
Old value:: The government never subsidises art, but may commission artworks for its own use.
Current: The government subsidises artistic institutions and all artists.
Proposed: The subsidisation of art is left to local governments.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy is provided by private companies which are not subject to any special regulations.
Current: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Proposed: Energy is provided by private companies but the prices they can charge are regulated.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning farm size.
Old value:: Farm size is not regulated.
Current: Farms that grow too large are broken up and the land redistributed.
Proposed: Farm size regulations are determined by local governments.
Article 4
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 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's stance on a salary cap.
Old value:: The government has no stance on a salary cap.
Current: The government enforces a salary cap.
Proposed: Local governments decide on salary cap laws.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on minimum wage regulation.
Old value:: There is no provision for a minimum wage.
Current: There shall be a minimum wage at a level considered a "living wage," well above the poverty line for a full time worker.
Proposed: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a single full time worker on it can adequately subsist.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to the production of pornography.
Old value:: The production of pornography is treated as any other business.
Current: The production of pornography is legal, but regulated.
Proposed: Local governments establish policies on the production of pornography.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The right for a person to prostitute himself or herself.
Old value:: Prostitution is legal and a recognized profession.
Current: Prostitution regulation decisions are left up to local governments.
Proposed: Prostitution regulation decisions are left up to local governments.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Sexual education in schools.
Old value:: Schools have an obligation to give sexual education at some point in puberty, but individual students have an opt-out option.
Current: Schools have an obligation to give sexual education at some point in puberty, but individual students have an opt-out option.
Proposed: Schools have an obligation to give sexual education at some point in puberty.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change The government's stance on vaccinations.
Old value:: The government mandates vaccination for all children, but parents may opt out for religious or ideological reasons.
Current: The government mandates vaccination for all children.
Proposed: The government mandates vaccination for all children.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 06:40:57, May 15, 2017 CET | From | Liberal Front | To | Debating the Reforms |
| Message | There are too many different laws, unfocused on one issue. We will abstain from the vote. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 127 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 294 | ||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 179 |
| Random fact: Real-life religions should not be referenced in Particracy. Terra has its own religions, many of which mirror real-life ones. See: http://particracy.wikia.com/wiki/Illustrated_Catalogue_of_Religion |
| Random quote: "The empires of the future are the empires of the mind." - Winston Churchill |