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Bill: Fair Society Act
Details
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: February 4346
Description[?]:
| Honourable Representatives, Alianco presents this bill as a response to the General Improvement Bill passed by the previous legislature. To demonstrate our commitment to compromise, we do not seek to completely reverse the law, but we have included here amendments we believe are essential to the maintenance of a just and equal society. Signed, Ismad el-Hamdan Governor-General of Cobura |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Public financing of political campaigns
Old value:: Campaigns are never publicly financed.
Current: The government decides which candidates can receive public funds on a case-by-case basis.
Proposed: All candidates receive public funds but are not allowed to accept donations.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning sex reassignment surgery.
Old value:: Sex reassignment surgery is legal but regulated.
Current: Local governments decide on this.
Proposed: The government funds sex reassignment surgery for people with low incomes.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change National service.
Old value:: All adults upon completion of schooling must serve either a term in the military or a lesser paid term of civilian national service, at their option.
Current: There shall be no mandatory military or civilian national service.
Proposed: There shall be no mandatory military or civilian national service.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Guarantee of minimum income.
Old value:: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a very basic subsistence income by the government.
Current: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a reasonable, though not high, standard of living by the government.
Proposed: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a reasonable, though not high, standard of living by the government.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Titles of nobility.
Old value:: Titles of nobility may be granted only by the Head of State.
Current: Titles of nobility may be granted by the government and any other political body designated by it.
Proposed: No titles of nobility are granted or recognised, their use is forbidden.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Government funding for private schools.
Old value:: Only charter schools are given government funding.
Current: The funding of private schools is the responsibility of local governments.
Proposed: Private educational institutions receive no government funding whatsoever.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on rent regulation
Old value:: The government does not regulate rents.
Current: The government sets a cap on housing rents.
Proposed: The government obligates organizations representing landlords and tenants to negotiate rents.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:35:16, February 07, 2018 CET | From |  Bihērawī Dēmokiratisi | To | Debating the Fair Society Act |
| Message | This is an exact repeal of almost every article. We are not in favour. |
| Date | 17:49:46, February 08, 2018 CET | From | Huia | To | Debating the Fair Society Act |
| Message | WE believe in stablility and we believed in the General Improvement bill. We will vote against these measures |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 202 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 303 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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