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Bill: Activity and Conservatism
Details
Submitted by[?]: Republican Party
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This bill asks for an amendement to the Constitution. It will require two-thirds of the legislature to vote in favor. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: August 2196
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on subsidising contraception.
Old value:: The government subsidises a considerable discount for contraceptives.
Current: The government offers free contraceptives in pharmacies and public toilets.
Proposed: The government does not supply free or discounted contraceptives.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy with respect to the death penalty.
Old value:: The death penalty is illegal and is never to be applied.
Current: The death penalty is illegal and is never to be applied.
Proposed: The death penalty is applied for capital crimes.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The nation's defence industry.
Old value:: Defence industries are privately owned but subsidised by the state.
Current: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
Proposed: Defence industries are privately owned and not subsidised.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The use of cannabis for medicinal purposes.
Old value:: Cannabis is legal as a sedative for patients in pain.
Current: Cannabis is legal as a sedative for patients in pain.
Proposed: The medicinal use of cannabis is illegal.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning organ donations.
Old value:: Unless otherwise stated, consent is assumed.
Current: Unless otherwise stated, consent is assumed.
Proposed: Organ donations are only legal with personal consent, next-of-kin may override personal consent.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards smoking.
Old value:: Smoking is legal everywhere, at the discretion of the property owner, but is illegal in government-owned buildings.
Current: Smoking is legal everywhere, at the discretion of the property owner, and is legal in government-owned buildings.
Proposed: Smoking is legal everywhere, at the discretion of the property owner, and is legal in government-owned buildings.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The length of a legislative and executive term, in months. Should be between 24 and 72.
Old value:: 41
Current: 60
Proposed: 36
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Travel by foreigners to the nation.
Old value:: The nation imposes minimal border controls on visitors, with cursory security checks, to confirm visitor identities.
Current: The nation imposes minimal border controls on visitors, with cursory security checks, to confirm visitor identities.
Proposed: The nation imposes strict border control on visitors, with intensive security checks, to maintain law and order.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 09:46:06, March 07, 2006 CET | From | Communist Party of Aldegar | To | Debating the Activity and Conservatism |
| Message | I think it is obvious that we would oppose this Bill. |
| Date | 11:07:22, March 07, 2006 CET | From |  Ducal Delegation | To | Debating the Activity and Conservatism |
| Message | We are sympathetic to the majority of the proposals in this Bill, and will therefore vote "Yes". However, we have some suggestions: (1) It is not a good idea to combine constitutional legislation with domestic legislation in a single Bill, because any Bill with a constitutional amendment will require over two-thirds of the legislature to support it - whereas normally a Bill would only require a simple majority. (2) This Bill contains eight different articles, many of them unrelated. Smaller Bills are more appropriate! Percy Waterman (Personal Secretary to the Grand Duke of Hikirena) |
| Date | 01:08:50, March 08, 2006 CET | From | Progressive Conservatives | To | Debating the Activity and Conservatism |
| Message | The Republican Party keeps introducing these mega bills with totally unrelated articles despite all the other parties' previous friendly warnings. The Republicans deserve to be shot. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 201 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 258 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Moderation will not approve a Cultural Protocol request within the first 48 hours of it being requested. This is in order to give other players a chance to query the proposed changes, if they wish to do so. Moderation may be approached for advice on a proposed change, but any advice proffered should always be understood under the provisio that no final decision will be made until at least 48 hours after the request has been formally submitted for approval. |
| Random quote: "The more you observe politics, the more you've got to admit that each party is worse than the other." - Will Rogers |