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Bill: The Deregulation and Individual Liberties Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Miflaga Libralit Beiteynu
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 4346
Description[?]:
| the purpose of this act is to further the civil and economic liberties of the people and to essentially get rid of pointless regulations. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Food safety policy.
Old value:: Local governments determine food safety standards.
Current: The government introduces, and actively enforces, food standards provisions.
Proposed: There are no food standards provisions.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards alcoholic beverages.
Old value:: Alcoholic beverages may be purchased and consumed anywhere, but only by adults.
Current: Alcoholic beverages may be purchased only from licensed sales outlets, and can only be available to adults.
Proposed: Alcoholic beverage regulations are not imposed by the government.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The use of cannabis for medicinal purposes.
Old value:: The legality of medicinal cannabis is established by local governments.
Current: Cannabis is legal as a sedative for patients in pain.
Proposed: Cannabis is legal as a sedative for patients in pain.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on luxury goods.
Old value:: 10
Current: 19
Proposed: 0
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on minimum wage regulation.
Old value:: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a full time worker on it can support a family of four without falling under the poverty line.
Current: There shall be a minimum wage at a level considered a "living wage," well above the poverty line for a full time worker.
Proposed: There is no provision for a minimum wage.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:54:29, February 08, 2018 CET | From | Kadima Beiteynu | To | Debating the The Deregulation and Individual Liberties Act |
| Message | I like the last two articles.. the second one is okay.. but my party thinks that the first one could result in mass food poisoning and general death and chaos. |
| Date | 23:02:14, February 08, 2018 CET | From | Haaretz (הארץ) | To | Debating the The Deregulation and Individual Liberties Act |
| Message | These are not individual liberties. These will make life more restricted for the average citizen... What man or woman can have their wages eliminated and then say "I am free"? Article 5 itself would draw a staunch no from Haaretz. Also, this bill takes substantial power away from local governments, consolidating decisions best left to the states under the banner of the federal government instead. If a certain state wants to have certain region specific safety standards, who are you to tell them not to? If certain municipalities do not rely on the trade of cannabis, why should the federal government step in and mandate they do so? This bill flies in the face of everything you claimed to value; you are robbing smaller entities of their own power, while imposing your will upon them from your seat at the federal bench. |
| Date | 00:44:17, February 09, 2018 CET | From | Kadima Beiteynu | To | Debating the The Deregulation and Individual Liberties Act |
| Message | I think that the first two are a bit anarchist. Maybe revise this as to not give the entire country food poisoning? |
| Date | 18:31:22, February 09, 2018 CET | From | Miflaga Libralit Beiteynu | To | Debating the The Deregulation and Individual Liberties Act |
| Message | There is no mandate regarding the usage of cannabis nor is there any present attempt being made by my party to impose our will upon others. We are simply attempting to legalize cannabis as a medicinal alternative. Also do bear in mind that neither government nor the source of employment have any such obligation to provide a minimum wage or for that matter raise it as such. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 52 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 68 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Party organizations are eligible for deletion if they are over 50 in-game years old, do not have at least 1 active member or are historically significant and possess historically significant information. |
| Random quote: "If it were proved to me that in making war, my ideal had a chance of being realized, I would still say 'No' to war, for one does not create human society on mounds of corpses." - Louis Lecoin |