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Bill: Police & Fire Department Reform
Details
Submitted by[?]: Shuggoth Progressive 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: January 2189
Description[?]:
| While the regional governments are doing an adequate job with our fire and police departments, studies indicate that subconcracting these functions out to private firms may serve the public better. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Firefighting services.
Old value:: Fire prevention and management is left to the local governments.
Current: Fire prevention and management is left to the local governments.
Proposed: The government competitively subcontracts firefighting services.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Policy on the organization of police/law enforcement
Old value:: The operation and funding of the police is left to local governments.
Current: There is a national police department funded by the national government and there are local police departments, funded by local governments.
Proposed: The government competitively subcontracts security management to private security firms.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:13:33, February 19, 2006 CET | From | Covenanters (IA) | To | Debating the Police & Fire Department Reform |
| Message | Local Bishops are free to sub-contract services out if they feel this will benefit their Bishopric already. |
| Date | 03:23:56, February 20, 2006 CET | From | Luthori Green Party | To | Debating the Police & Fire Department Reform |
| Message | Pure capitalism at its worst. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 216 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 492 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 42 |
| Random fact: Particracy has been running since 2005. Dorvik was Particracy's first nation, the Dorvik Social Democrats the first party and the International Greens the first Party Organisation. |
| Random quote: "Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made" - Otto von Bismark |