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Bill: They ain't human!
Details
Submitted by[?]: Sect of the Green Moon
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: February 2193
Description[?]:
| So there! |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the ownership of domestic animals as pets.
Old value:: Ownership of domestic animals is banned.
Current: There are no laws regarding domestic animal ownership.
Proposed: People must register domestic animals with the local government.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards hunting endangered animals.
Old value:: Hunting endangered animals is illegal.
Current: Hunting endangered animals is illegal.
Proposed: The government maintains a list of endangered and threatened species, which it encourages hunters not to shoot.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Forest management.
Old value:: There is a national agency which owns all forests, but subcontracts the work to private companies.
Current: There is a national agency which exists side-by-side with commercial forestry companies.
Proposed: All forestry is performed by private companies.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning forest protection.
Old value:: Forests are protected. Logging is allowed by licence only.
Current: Forests are protected. Logging is allowed by licence only.
Proposed: Forest protection is left to local governments.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government regulation of hunting.
Old value:: Private hunting and fishing practices are banned.
Current: Hunting and fishing activities are restricted to designated areas and periods.
Proposed: Hunting and fishing is not regulated.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The use of animals in medical research.
Old value:: Animals may not be used for any research.
Current: The use of animals in research is subject to basic regulations.
Proposed: The use of animals in research is subject to basic regulations.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The legality of slavery.
Old value:: Slavery and the slave trade are illegal.
Current: Slavery and the slave trade are illegal.
Proposed: The slave trade is illegal, but slavery is legal as a punishment.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on tree plantation.
Old value:: The government requires tree plantation at higher than replacement levels for all logging or clearance operations.
Current: The government requires tree plantation at replacement level for all logging or clearance operations.
Proposed: Local governments may set plantation policy.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 06:23:30, February 24, 2006 CET | From | Communist Party of Kafuristan | To | Debating the They ain't human! |
| Message | You may as well call this the "Anti-Environment Bill" and make slavery legal. |
| Date | 18:18:22, February 24, 2006 CET | From | Sect of the Green Moon | To | Debating the They ain't human! |
| Message | Good idea. |
| Date | 22:36:41, February 24, 2006 CET | From | Communist Party of Kafuristan | To | Debating the They ain't human! |
| Message | The last two articles at the moment, slavery and plantation, I hope they are not directly related... |
| Date | 01:48:24, February 25, 2006 CET | From | Sect of the Green Moon | To | Debating the They ain't human! |
| Message | Oh, no they aren't. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 177 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 123 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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