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Bill: Social Progress Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Likaton Fascist Front
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: June 2197
Description[?]:
| In order to restore some wealth to the areas of Likatonian society, as well as some social restructuring the AM PSS propose the following. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards alcoholic beverages.
Old value:: Alcoholic beverage regulations are not imposed by the government.
Current: Alcoholic beverages may be purchased and consumed anywhere, but only by adults.
Proposed: Alcoholic beverages may be purchased only from licensed sales outlets, and can only be available to adults.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change National, cultural and historic sites and monuments.
Old value:: The state encourages and funds private efforts towards the protection of cultural and historical heritage.
Current: The state actively protects scenery, localities, cultural, and historical sites; it maintains an agency to preserve them untouched if public interest so requires.
Proposed: The state actively protects scenery, localities, cultural, and historical sites; it maintains an agency to preserve them untouched if public interest so requires.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The nation's defence industry.
Old value:: Defence industries are privately owned and not subsidised.
Current: The state owns all defence industries.
Proposed: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning forest protection.
Old value:: Forests have strictly enforced protection. Felling is limited to fire breaks.
Current: Forests are protected. Logging is allowed by licence only.
Proposed: Forests are protected. Logging is allowed by licence only.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Internet regulations.
Old value:: The government has no position on who may use or what is published on the internet.
Current: The government has no position on who may use or what is published on the internet.
Proposed: The government allows anyone to use the internet but the police can run investigations concerning illegal activities conducted by using internet (child abuse, illegal filesharing, ...)
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The confidentiality of letters and correspondence.
Old value:: The confidentiality of letters is inviolable, but the justice dept. can violate it in extreme situations.
Current: The confidentiality of letters is inviolable, but the justice dept. can violate the confidentiality of letters with grounded cause.
Proposed: The confidentiality of letters is inviolable.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to prayer in schools.
Old value:: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden, except in religious schools.
Current: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden, except in religious schools.
Proposed: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning religions.
Old value:: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Current: There is no official state religion, but the government only allows recognized religions. 'Cults' are persecuted.
Proposed: Any form of religion is banned.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on tree plantation.
Old value:: The government requires tree plantation at higher than replacement levels for all logging or clearance operations.
Current: The government does not intervene with regard to the replantation of trees.
Proposed: The government requires tree plantation at replacement level for all logging or clearance operations.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:15:04, March 07, 2006 CET | From | AM Radical Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Social Progress Bill |
| Message | Articles 7 and 8 force us to vote no, as we cannot support the repression of ideas in our society. |
| Date | 16:13:17, March 07, 2006 CET | From | Proletariat Revolution Party | To | Debating the Social Progress Bill |
| Message | This is quite acceptable, it has out vote of 'yes'. |
| Date | 17:50:26, March 07, 2006 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the Social Progress Bill |
| Message | AM AAP is forced to oppose by many articles we will not tolerate. We shall have to propose legislation to 'balance' what we will 'lose' through this situation. |
| Date | 13:34:45, March 09, 2006 CET | From | Right Wing Liberals Party | To | Debating the Social Progress Bill |
| Message | IDIDJSOIJ! |
| Date | 14:15:04, March 09, 2006 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the Social Progress Bill |
| Message | huh? |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 246 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 255 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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