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Bill: Power to the People
Details
Submitted by[?]: Protectorate 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: November 2195
Description[?]:
| Those closly tied to an issue should be the ones who are responsible to set their guidelines and policies. The government can provide assistance but should not legislate practices. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Health and safety legislation for industry.
Old value:: The government introduces and actively regulates health and safety legislation in all areas of industry.
Current: Health and safety laws are to be determined by local governments.
Proposed: The government recommends health and safety legislation, but they are not actively enforced on industry.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Positive discrimination.
Old value:: No form of positive discrimination is permitted.
Current: No form of positive discrimination is permitted.
Proposed: The government encourages positive discrimination and enforces it for government hiring.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on Democratic Workers' Councils.
Old value:: The government does not intervene in the marketplace with regards to Democratic Workers' Councils.
Current: The government does not intervene in the marketplace with regards to Democratic Workers' Councils.
Proposed: The government encourages the formation of Democratic Workers' Councils through subsidies and tax exemptions.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:43:31, March 02, 2006 CET | From | Malivianese Militarist Party | To | Debating the Power to the People |
| Message | We disagree with all proposals. 1. What is the point of rules if they are not enforced? 2. Why must we favor one group as opposed to another? 3. Why are democratic workers' councils able to get tax exemptions and subsidies when this may not be the best for the company? |
| Date | 23:16:07, March 02, 2006 CET | From | Social Democrat League | To | Debating the Power to the People |
| Message | We second the MMP. |
| Date | 23:41:54, March 02, 2006 CET | From |  Protectorate Party | To | Debating the Power to the People |
| Message | 1) The government provides guidelines. the actual creation and enforcement are left to the workers/unions and the company to work out. When the government is in charge of the creation and enforcement, the result are rules which are not followed in practice, and are never enforced except during the annual inspection. 2) we feel that companies should be free to hire as they wish, which is not currently the case. In addition we feel that there are segments of the population which need to get their foot in the door whether it is women in male dominated professions such as police and fire, men in women dominated, etc. We do not feel that quotas are a solution rather we should weigh these issues into the hiring process. 3) if it is not the best deal for the company then even with the tax excemptions it will not be the path chosen. This is defended by a similar arguement as in #2. We should encourage the exporation and establishment of different methods of control, to encourage diversity in our companies. We agree that this should not be a large tax cut or benifit, but enough for it to gain some attention. |
| Date | 04:25:48, March 03, 2006 CET | From | Malivia Democratic Party | To | Debating the Power to the People |
| Message | Disagree with all proposals. |
| Date | 04:26:12, March 03, 2006 CET | From | Malivia Democratic Party | To | Debating the Power to the People |
| Message | Don't bother debating with me. We don't debate with parties that always leave the largest party out of the cabinet. |
| Date | 05:29:33, March 03, 2006 CET | From | Malivianese Militarist Party | To | Debating the Power to the People |
| Message | 1) If terms are left to unions and companies, then there is not uniformity. Also, some unions are under company control rather than worker control. 2) Currently, everyone is treated equally. Why mess that up? We know no history of anti-women rights etc. 3) If the company wanted to be run by Democratic Worker's Council then it would do so without incentives etc. For such a laissez-faire stance the Protectorates adopt almost everywhere else, we are surprised with this Article. |
| Date | 19:45:43, March 04, 2006 CET | From | Protectorate Party | To | Debating the Power to the People |
| Message | There is never uniformity. Companies do as they wish until such time as there is an inspection and then they put on a song and dance for the inspectors. By transfering the power to the unions and the workers there will always be a inspection going in. |
| Date | 21:00:51, March 04, 2006 CET | From | Social Democrat League | To | Debating the Power to the People |
| Message | We still do not agree with article 2. This will only allow more qualified workers to be pushed to the side for less qualified workers, who just happen to be part of a minority. |
| Date | 02:49:14, March 05, 2006 CET | From | Malivianese Militarist Party | To | Debating the Power to the People |
| Message | The Protectorates have ignored the fact some unions are controlled by the company... |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 34 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 153 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 55 |
| Random fact: Players have a responsibility to make a reasonable effort to be accurate when communicating the rules to other players. Any player who manipulatively misleads another player about the rules will be subject to sanction. |
| Random quote: "Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite." - John Kenneth Galbraith |