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Bill: Agribusiness Regulation and Reform Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: National Democratic Party (NDP)
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: October 4405
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Policy concerning industrial hemp.
Old value:: There are no regulations on industrial hemp.
Current: There are no regulations on industrial hemp.
Proposed: Only regulated agribusinesses may produce industrial hemp.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning farm size.
Old value:: Farms that grow too large are broken up and the land redistributed.
Current: Farm size is not regulated.
Proposed: Farm size is not regulated.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:41:00, June 07, 2018 CET | From |  Talmorian Congress of the Left | To | Debating the Agribusiness Regulation and Reform Act |
| Message | Bonaparte Desrosiers, Leader of the Congress of the Left: Mr. Speaker, I understand Article 1, but what's the point of Article 2 on industrial hemp? |
| Date | 15:02:22, June 07, 2018 CET | From | Talmorian Congress of the Left | To | Debating the Agribusiness Regulation and Reform Act |
| Message | Bonaparte Desrosiers: Who am I kidding. I doubt there will be a response. |
| Date | 20:13:35, June 07, 2018 CET | From | National Democratic Party (NDP) | To | Debating the Agribusiness Regulation and Reform Act |
| Message | Mr. Desrosiers, The NDP believes that the reason is self-explanatory. We would like to create regulations and guidelines for the industrial hemp industry, as there are none at the moment. We would like ensure quality control, as well as basic sanitation and working standards for the industry. If the Congress believes that there should be an entire industry without regulation, guidelines, or oversight than it should vote against ge bill. However, we’d like to point out that similar industries, such as soy products, are regulated industries. We do not see a reason for the continued lack of oversight. |
| Date | 05:00:39, June 08, 2018 CET | From | United Boroist Cadre | To | Debating the Agribusiness Regulation and Reform Act |
| Message | OOC: You've spent so much time developing elaborate rules of RP and how we're supposed to debate here, which I'm fine with, but you don't even give us the pleasure of knowing who is speaking. IC: Anita Flying Eagle, member of the ATCS and former Minister for Agriculture: "Greater regulation on hemp, but the reversal of landmark land reform. The NDP's loyalties to the big farming conglomerates are clear." |
| Date | 05:34:24, June 08, 2018 CET | From | Talmorian Congress of the Left | To | Debating the Agribusiness Regulation and Reform Act |
| Message | Bonaparte Desrosiers, Leader of the Congress of the Left: Mr. Speaker, I stand with my colleagues in the Socialists. You cant say we need more regulation on one hand... then say we need less on the other. Particularly since all this country's safety and quality regulations still apply to hemp as they do any product- what this legislation will do is allow the Government to pick winners. No doubt there will be all sorts of fees to be considered a regulated hemp farm- a rule which could easily put smaller farmers out of work entirely. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 180 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 312 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 8 |
| Random fact: Any RP law granting extraordinary "emergency powers" or dictator-like powers to a government must be passed by at least a 2/3rds majority, but (like all RP laws) may always be overturned by a simple majority vote of the legislature. |
| Random quote: "The more you can increase fear of drugs and crime, welfare mothers, immigrants and aliens, the more you control all the people." - Noam Chomsky |