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Bill: Pirate Reforms 4314
Details
Submitted by[?]: Parti Pirate d'Aldurie (Pirates)
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This bill asks for an amendement to the Constitution. It will require two-thirds of the legislature to vote in favor. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: December 4314
Description[?]:
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government funding for private schools.
Old value:: Private schools are given funding on a case-by-case basis.
Current: The funding of private schools is the responsibility of local governments.
Proposed: The funding of private schools is the responsibility of local governments.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Regulation of advertising of substances classified as addictive and harmful (if general advertising by companies is permitted and sale of the addictive/harmful products is allowed).
Old value:: Advertising is banned.
Current: Advertising is restricted and has to carry strong warning messages.
Proposed: Advertising is restricted and has to carry strong warning messages.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The total number of seats in the legislative assembly. Should be between 75 and 750.
Old value:: 750
Current: 253
Proposed: 500
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the use of chemical and biological weaponry in warfare.
Old value:: The nation shall never use chemical or biological weaponry in warfare.
Current: The nation shall never use chemical or biological weaponry in warfare.
Proposed: The nation shall never use chemical or biological weapons in warfare unless another nation uses them first.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Civil defence is the government's policy on providing shelters to be used in the event of attacks on major cities, mainly nuclear attacks and bombing.
Old value:: Local authorities are responsible for building and maintaining shelters.
Current: The government builds and maintains a network of shelters across the nation.
Proposed: The government builds and maintains a network of shelters across the nation.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The nation's defence industry.
Old value:: The state owns all defence industries.
Current: The state owns all defence industries.
Proposed: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Singing the national anthem in schools.
Old value:: Children are made to sing the national anthem at the commencement of school each day.
Current: Children are made to sing the national anthem at the commencement of school each day.
Proposed: Children are never made to sing the national anthem.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:39:25, December 07, 2017 CET | From |  Reconstruire l'ancien (RA) | To | Debating the Pirate Reforms 4314 |
| Message | We can only agree to article 6 |
| Date | 17:41:15, December 07, 2017 CET | From | Parti Pirate d'Aldurie (Pirates) | To | Debating the Pirate Reforms 4314 |
| Message | Nobody likes me reforms :,D |
| Date | 17:41:27, December 07, 2017 CET | From | Parti Pirate d'Aldurie (Pirates) | To | Debating the Pirate Reforms 4314 |
| Message | my* |
| Date | 21:28:00, December 07, 2017 CET | From | Reconstruire l'ancien (RA) | To | Debating the Pirate Reforms 4314 |
| Message | The LOP does not dismiss the PPA's policies as valid, it is just that they do not currently correspond to our values. We are more than welcome in working with the PPA in the future. Can we also change a mistake made earlier; we can only agree to Article 7, we do not accept Article 6 |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 339 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 411 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Any RP law granting extraordinary "emergency powers" or dictator-like powers to a government must be passed by at least a 2/3rds majority, but (like all RP laws) may always be overturned by a simple majority vote of the legislature. |
| Random quote: "A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin." H. L. Mencken |