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Bill: Whale Protection Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Willemburgist Party of Solentia (WPS)
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: July 4325
Description[?]:
| Failing to see what scientific benefit could come from the hunting and killing of whales that would outweigh the need to maintain ecological integrity, we hereby propose a complete and total ban on whaling. |
Proposals
Article 1
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 legal and not subject to restrictions.
Proposed: Whaling is illegal.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:54:01, December 28, 2017 CET | From |  United Democratic Party | To | Debating the Whale Protection Act |
| Message | We support this act. |
| Date | 07:56:33, December 29, 2017 CET | From | Solentian Secular Realist Party | To | Debating the Whale Protection Act |
| Message | We believe whaling should come under the auspices of hunting & fishing legislation as well as endangered species legislation. We fail to see why whales need special protections beyond those measures. Not all whales are endangered. Considering the amounts of whaling for scientific purposes, we don't believe the maintenance of ecological integrity is compromised. On the contrary, these scientific endeavors can tell us a lot about what actually needs to be done to maintain ecological integrity. We may be able to discover that controlling the population of certain species of whales that are not endangered may leave more room in the biosphere for endangered whales to flourish and recover. We stand to learn about feeding ecology, environmental pollution, and stock structure. This bill also threatens to put good, hard-working men out of work. This is an endeavor that has been with Solentia nearly 200 years, with back and forth legislation throughout earlier history. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 72 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 282 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 396 |
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