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Bill: Return to the Right!
Details
Submitted by[?]: Republican 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 2192
Description[?]:
| The Two Great Cs - Capitalism and Conservatism! |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy is provided by private companies but the prices they can charge are regulated.
Current: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Proposed: Energy is provided by private companies which are not subject to any special regulations.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards fireworks.
Old value:: Local governments determine fireworks laws.
Current: Professionals may run licensed fireworks shows, small fireworks are legal to the general public.
Proposed: The sale of fireworks is unregulated, anyone may buy them.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: The government subsidises a national radio station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
Current: All radio stations are owned by independent non-profit-making cooperatives which are subsidised by the government.
Proposed: All radio stations are private.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Television stations.
Old value:: The government subsidises independent non-profit-making cooperatives for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Current: All TV stations are owned by independent non-profit-making cooperatives which are subsidised by the government.
Proposed: All television media are private.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change
The government's stance on illegal aliens.
Old value:: Dealing with illegal aliens is left to local governments.
Current: The government actively searches houses for illegal aliens and puts them in integration centers when discovered.
Proposed: The government actively searches houses for illegal aliens and expels them from the country.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Pharmaceutical drugs policy.
Old value:: The government subsidises the cost of pharmaceutical drugs for people on low incomes.
Current: The government pays for all citizens' pharmaceutical drugs.
Proposed: The government does not subsidise the cost of pharmaceutical drugs at all.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Policy on the organization of police/law enforcement
Old value:: There is a national police department funded by the national government and there are local police departments, funded by 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.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The weapons used by police forces.
Old value:: Police officers may only carry standard firearms apart from specially trained firearms units.
Current: Police officers may only carry standard firearms apart from specially trained firearms units.
Proposed: Police officers carry standard firearms.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Singing the national anthem in schools.
Old value:: Children are never made to sing the national anthem.
Current: Children are not made to sing the national anthem, but are required to show respect when it is played at the commencement of school each day.
Proposed: Children are only made to sing the national anthem on special occasions.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards smoking.
Old value:: Smoking regulations are to be determined by local governments.
Current: Smoking is only allowed in private homes and clubs.
Proposed: Smoking is legal everywhere, at the discretion of the property owner, and is legal in government-owned buildings.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:16:48, February 26, 2006 CET | From | Roman Imperialist Party | To | Debating the Return to the Right! |
| Message | While I am for many of these articles, I am not for those that take away power from the local government. Federalism, not unitarism, is what the people want. |
| Date | 02:05:57, February 26, 2006 CET | From | New Daio Party | To | Debating the Return to the Right! |
| Message | I cannot vote for anything that removes rights from the people of our nation. It is the duty of the government to ensure freedom, not remove it. |
| Date | 02:13:11, February 26, 2006 CET | From | Jacobin Society | To | Debating the Return to the Right! |
| Message | Article 1 - In the energy business, it is very easy for a corporation to establish a monopoly, even if it is a regional monopoly. It is difficult to break up these monopolies (like phone monopolies IRL in the US) but at the very least, tabs can be set on the prices they set to prevent gouging. Article 2 - I agree with the Romans on this one. Federalism is the way to go. Article 3 - A public radio station hosted by the government offers a convienient avenue for messages, laws, and other important public information to be delivered by the government. Article 4 - Same thing goes for TV Article 5 - We support this measure Article 6 - The Society believes medical care should be guaranteed to all. For people on low incomes, this is a helping hand so that they may not worry on how to pay perscription bills. Article 7 - Why should the government host a private police force? The police force is meant to protect the citizenry, and further more, the citizens pay taxes for police protection. Why should the government pass the bill to private contractors? It sounds like an invitation to create private armies and para-military groups. Article 8 - Uhhh, why? Article 9 - A restriction of Freedom of Speech Article 10 - The Society could potentially support this measure. |
| Date | 07:30:17, February 26, 2006 CET | From |  Communist Party of Saridan | To | Debating the Return to the Right! |
| Message | Arguing the leftist side for today is me. 1: Read about the history of the Unron energy corporation scandal in the faraway country of the past, Kallifornia, and tell me that unregulating energy is the best way to go. Local government-owned power units were able to provide energy for certain municipalities while the corporations failed to do so everywhere else. 2: We support and agree! Good job on that one... 3: If the government wants to set up a radio station or TV station, why should they be stopped? Having a government channel alongside the private channels will (hopefully!) provide people with more diverse points of view. The worst-case scenario is that the government and the private TV/radio stations churn out the same crap that is propaganda for the status quo, or simply meaningless sh** like the Mikhail Jakson (A weirdo singer from Endralonia) trial coverage; and that danger will still exist if only private stations exist. 4: See number 3. 5: The country should be open to foreigners. After all, weren't we all foreigners at some time in our lineage? Shouldn't new immigrants be given a chance to succeed? 6: Now you are just screwing the poor, a favorite pastime of capitalists. 7: This is a bit outrageous. I agree with Jacobin Society's assessment on this one. 8: We support. Having heavy-equipped police units gives the police too much military-type power and too much power to instill fear. However, the change you proposed is not really significant. 9: Nah...we don't like governments forcing kids to do nationalistic things. It's unpatriotic to take away our children's freedom. 10: We fully support. Not only is there too much goddamn federalism on our hands (too many frickin laws to memorize here!!! What's illegal for one block is legal for another and vice versa, it seems), but the people deserve a little bit more rights to light up or get stoned in government buildings. Not that they should, but we believe they should be able to. |
| Date | 13:18:32, February 26, 2006 CET | From | the liberal front | To | Debating the Return to the Right! |
| Message | u sed capitalism but some of the proposals are not so whats the point |
| Date | 18:25:25, February 26, 2006 CET | From | Jacobin Society | To | Debating the Return to the Right! |
| Message | Green Socialists, what are you doing? |
| Date | 00:11:51, February 27, 2006 CET | From | Bachelor Party | To | Debating the Return to the Right! |
| Message | Article 1 While we opposed regulation of prices generally, we do view the regulation of natural monopolies as an exception w hich is consistent with the promotion of free markets. Electrical utilities which require the building of distribution infrastructure networks represent a significant barrier to market entry to the detriment of the consumer. Therefore, we do support limited price regulation of those utilities. We would, however, support deregulation of certain other energy companies such as petrol. Article 2 While we oppose prohibitions on light fireworks, we respect the sovereignty of the people to determine this matter locally. Article 3 Our position is that the national government should not be in the broadcasting business. We favor an initial public offering in order to convert the government's broadcasting operations to corporate ownership. Article 4 We would prefer that the radio and television networks be bundled together in this IPO. Article 5 We support the active enforcement of immigration laws on the part of the federal government. Given some assurances that appropriate warrants are obtained when private homes must be searched, we are prepared to support this. Article 6 We rise in opposition to wealth transfer programs. We oppose this article. Article 7 We would support subcontracting law enforcement through a RFP system. The contract must include quarterly operations audits, annual financial audits, and a government internal affairs review board. Article 8 We need more explanation as to the proposed change. what are "standard firearms"? What constitutes "specially trained units"? Does the proposal do away with specially trained police units? Article 9 I support teaching children the national anthem, and we do not view classroom singing of the anthem to be in violation of any speech freedoms. Article 10 We see smokers' rights as a civil matter rather than a criminal one. As such, we feel that it lies outside the jurisdiction of the legislature. On provate property, parties harmed or inconvenienced by the smoke of others are free to take their grievances to the courts, if satisfaction is not obtained directly from the property owners, who can be held liable for smoking policies within their buildings. Smoking in government-owned buildings is a different matter, and we would not leave it unrestricted. We would, however require accessible smoking areas to accomodate smokers on publicly-held property. We will vote against this bill, as it it contains many proposals we cannot support. We do not want to let those camels get their noses under the tent in order to obtain the articles we do support. Were articles 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 proposed individually, we would support them. |
| Date | 00:47:31, February 27, 2006 CET | From | New Daio Party | To | Debating the Return to the Right! |
| Message | We ask that foreign parties remain quiet on debates or bills on the floor of the Directory unless specifically requested for input. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 51 | |||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 227 | |||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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