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Bill: Pirate Reforms Late 4314
Details
Submitted by[?]: Parti Pirate d'Aldurie (Pirates)
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: May 4315
Description[?]:
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the keeping of exotic animals.
Old value:: Only zoos or zoological institutions are allowed to keep exotic animals.
Current: Everyone may keep exotic animals, but the trade in exotic animals is regulated by the government.
Proposed: Local governments decide about this.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Waste disposal responsibility.
Old value:: It is the responsibility of local governments to decide on waste disposal regulation.
Current: The government is responsible for waste disposal.
Proposed: The government is responsible for waste disposal.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the keeping of wild animals as pets.
Old value:: The ownership of wild animals as pets is banned.
Current: The government maintains a list of dangerous wild animals which may not be kept as pets; other wild animals may be kept as pets.
Proposed: The government maintains a list of dangerous wild animals which may not be kept as pets; other wild animals may be kept as pets.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's stance on whaling.
Old value:: Commercial whaling is illegal, but whaling for scientific purposes is allowed.
Current: Commercial whaling is illegal, but whaling for scientific purposes is allowed.
Proposed: Whaling is illegal.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the keeping of endangered animals.
Old value:: Only zoos or zoological institutions are allowed to keep endangered animals; all other forms of keeping or trading in endangered animals are forbidden.
Current: Only zoos or zoological institutions are allowed to keep endangered animals; all other forms of keeping or trading in endangered animals are forbidden.
Proposed: Everyone may keep endangered animals, but the trade in, and the ownership of, endangered animals is strictly regulated by the government to prevent their extinction in the wild.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: All radio stations are owned by the state.
Current: All radio stations are owned by independent non-profit-making cooperatives which are subsidised by the government.
Proposed: The government subsidises a national radio station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding sexually explicit material on broadcast television.
Old value:: Nudity on television is banned.
Current: All sexually explicit material is allowed on television.
Proposed: Sexually explicit material is not allowed, but nudity that is not sexually explicit is.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Television stations.
Old value:: All television stations are owned by the state.
Current: All TV stations are owned by independent non-profit-making cooperatives which are subsidised by the government.
Proposed: The government subsidises a national TV station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Privacy protection for those in the public eye.
Old value:: Local governments may determine levels of protection for public figures.
Current: The media may publish personal stories and photos relating to public figures, but only if deemed in the interest of the public.
Proposed: The media may only publish personal stories and photos relating to public figures with their explicit permission.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding regulation of video games.
Old value:: The government does not maintain laws as to age limitation for purchasing video games, although it does require a content rating to be clearly displayed on the box.
Current: The government does not maintain laws as to age limitation for purchasing video games, although it does require a content rating to be clearly displayed on the box.
Proposed: The government does not regulate video games.
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding regulation of media content.
Old value:: It is forbidden to criticize the government, or publish any material that the government does not approve of.
Current: There are laws against the publication of false information and hate speech.
Proposed: There are laws against the publication of false information and hate speech.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:10:07, December 09, 2017 CET | From |  Front Libération d'Aldurie (FLA) | To | Debating the Pirate Reforms Late 4314 |
| Message | We disagree with the changes to zoos, but other than that this is a wonderful piece of legislation. |
| Date | 01:11:39, December 09, 2017 CET | From | Reconstruire l'ancien (RA) | To | Debating the Pirate Reforms Late 4314 |
| Message | We agree with the FLA |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 750 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Treaties will be eligible for deletion if they are more than 50 in-game years old and have no currently ratified members. |
| Random quote: "The spread of evil is the symptom of a vacuum. Whenever evil wins, it is only by default: by the moral failure of those who evade the fact that there can be no compromise on basic principles." - Ayn Rand |