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Bill: Abuse by Casinos
Details
Submitted by[?]: National Thomasian Party
Status[?]: passed
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: April 2191
Description[?]:
| Casinos run by gangsers and other criminals threaten to destroy our nation. Preying on the weak willed these casinos pull people in, and free of regulation, cheat them out of their money. Many gamblers are addicts and have no free will to avoid these corrupt establishments so the government must protect them by regulating the casinos. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The right to gamble.
Old value:: Gambling is legal across the nation, no regulation whatsoever.
Current: The legality of gambling is a matter of local governments.
Proposed: Gambling is legal, but only in private homes and casinos with special licences.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 12:56:20, February 23, 2006 CET | From | The Mordusian Green Party | To | Debating the Abuse by Casinos |
| Message | No, the choice to gamble or not is up to the citizen. Gambling addiction is a limited problem, and people are not normally compelled to gamble. |
| Date | 13:13:10, February 23, 2006 CET | From | Agrarian Party of Mordusia | To | Debating the Abuse by Casinos |
| Message | We will support this as it was our own proposal a couple of years ago. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 329 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 131 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 70 |
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| Random quote: "It is the hallmark of great society to debate and disagree without resorting to violence." - Mathew Jameson, former Hutorian politician |