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Bill: Power to Local Government Act -4232
Details
Submitted by[?]: Patriotic Party of Baltusia
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: November 4232
Description[?]:
| Members of Congress, As we have argued before, we believe some issue of lawmaking should be left to local governments. Our states are extremely diverse in nature and each local legislature should be granted powers to decide on the many social and educational matters that matter to them. Randolph Gilbert Majority Speaker of the House |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy with respect to the death penalty.
Old value:: The death penalty is illegal and is never to be applied.
Current: The death penalty is illegal and is never to be applied.
Proposed: Local governments may choose whether or not to administer the death penalty for capital crimes
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government funding for private schools.
Old value:: Private educational institutions receive no government funding whatsoever.
Current: All private schools, even for-profit private schools, are given government funding.
Proposed: The funding of private schools is the responsibility of local governments.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to prayer in schools.
Old value:: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden, except in religious schools.
Current: The government leaves this decision up to the schools themselves.
Proposed: The government leaves this decision up to the schools themselves.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The teacher's right to discipline children.
Old value:: Teachers are forbidden from striking children and may only use non-contact discipline (detention, expulsion etc).
Current: No forms of direct discipline are allowed.
Proposed: Discipline levels are set by local governments.
Debate
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| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 211 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 310 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 79 |
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