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Bill: Private Education
Details
Submitted by[?]: People's 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: December 2062
Description[?]:
| Again, our intention is to force a vote on something we believe is popular with the electorate, and thereby increase the penalty on those who conspired to change it into socialism. You are welcome to comment if you wish, but really debate is not what this bill is for- |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The education system.
Old value:: There is a free public education system and a small number of private schools, which are heavily regulated to ensure they teach adequate skills and information.
Current: There is a free public education system and a small number of private schools, which are heavily regulated to ensure they teach adequate skills and information.
Proposed: Education is private, but the government issues vouchers to pay for the schooling of disadvantaged children.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 03:54:36, June 04, 2005 CET | From | People's Party | To | Debating the Private Education |
| Message | Vote no at your own peril.. |
| Date | 04:17:41, June 04, 2005 CET | From | Right Wing Liberals Party | To | Debating the Private Education |
| Message | The people obviously dont know what they want! |
| Date | 04:45:13, June 04, 2005 CET | From | People's Party | To | Debating the Private Education |
| Message | I see.. I guess that's what explains your landslide an election ago :) |
| Date | 13:48:24, June 04, 2005 CET | From | National Centrist Party | To | Debating the Private Education |
| Message | I'll agree with RWLP. We have a history of voting along with this kind of initiative, and although it's an uneasy one, we'll maintain it. |
| Date | 14:35:07, June 04, 2005 CET | From | Right Wing Liberals Party | To | Debating the Private Education |
| Message | PP Ah yes but before that i was on 20 and then im on 20 and wow look im on 20 the people obviously cant be trusted with their votes! If we have only Private schools the supposed best will buy up the supossed best teachers deprieving everyone of an equal education. |
| Date | 19:35:54, June 04, 2005 CET | From | National Centrist Party | To | Debating the Private Education |
| Message | I agree, and there are other reasons to support public education as well. Unfortunately, I don't want to lose seats over it or be accused of flip-flopping on the issue. Hence, I maintain the stance that was formed in NCP days. |
| Date | 21:20:02, June 04, 2005 CET | From | Liberal Party for Equality | To | Debating the Private Education |
| Message | I am also maintaining my stance. which is no. |
| Date | 04:09:19, June 05, 2005 CET | From | People's Party | To | Debating the Private Education |
| Message | Hmmm but even so higher salarie will attract more teachers who will be of a better quality. Public schools have no incentive to do this and are controlled by unions instead. And the quality of public schools are very unequal as well.. So the end result is we get the same inequality of education, but everyone still gets a better education than before.. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 46 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 65 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 26 |
| Random fact: Don't vote yes on a cabinet coalition that doesn't give you the power that you deserve. |
| Random quote: "Sometimes democracy must be bathed in blood." - Augusto Pinochet |