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Bill: Reform Bill 1
Details
Submitted by[?]: Baltusian Left Wing 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: November 4255
Description[?]:
| Let's pass it |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Policy on the legality of abortions
Old value:: Abortion is allowed during the first and second trimesters.
Current: Abortion is allowed during the entire course of the pregnancy.
Proposed: Abortion is allowed during the entire course of the pregnancy.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The right to gamble.
Old value:: Gambling is illegal unless taking place in a licensed casino.
Current: Gambling is legal, but only in private homes and casinos with special licences.
Proposed: Gambling is legal across the nation, no regulation whatsoever.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The terms of extradition.
Old value:: Extradition to nations that practice cruel or inhumane treatment of suspects or in punishment is not allowed.
Current: The law bars the government from extraditing anyone who is a citizen of the state.
Proposed: Extradition to nations with capital punishment is not allowed, unless there are assurances that the death penalty will not be imposed.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Old value:: The government has no policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Current: The government has no policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Proposed: The government requires foreign missionaries to register with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The weapons used by police forces.
Old value:: Police officers may only carry non-lethal weapons apart from specially trained firearms units.
Current: Police officers may only carry non-lethal weapons.
Proposed: Police officers may only carry standard firearms apart from specially trained firearms units.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 13:44:52, August 11, 2017 CET | From | Baltusian International Democratic Party | To | Debating the Reform Bill 1 |
| Message | Unnecessary, Dangerous, down-right stupid. |
| Date | 00:19:21, August 12, 2017 CET | From | Baltusian Green Alliance | To | Debating the Reform Bill 1 |
| Message | What is up with those bill mixing everything up. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 93 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 458 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 49 |
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