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Bill: Market Emancipation Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Parti libéral de Kanjor et La Tondelle
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: January 4416
Description[?]:
| A bill freeing markets. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning child labour.
Old value:: Child labour is forbidden.
Current: Child labour is forbidden.
Proposed: Child labour is allowed and unregulated; adult labour laws do not apply.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning granting citizenship.
Old value:: Citizenship is granted to all nationals.
Current: Citizenship is granted to all nationals.
Proposed: Citizenship is granted only to landowners.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Collective bargaining
Old value:: Public and private sector employees have the right to collectively bargain
Current: Public and private sector employees have the right to collectively bargain
Proposed: No employees may engage in collective bargaining
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government agricultural and farming subsidies policy.
Old value:: The government subsidises agriculture based on market demand for the crop being grown.
Current: Agricultural crops which are considered beneficial to the enviroment or to the continued ecological safety of the state are subsidized.
Proposed: The government denies subsidy assistance to farmers.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Firefighting services.
Old value:: There is a national fire department, funded by the government.
Current: There is a national fire department, funded by the government.
Proposed: The government has no fire management policy.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change
The government's policy regarding foreign investments.
Old value:: Foreign investors may invest in national companies, but may not get a majority share.
Current: Foreign investors need to obtain government approval for all investments in national companies.
Proposed: Foreign investors may freely invest in national companies.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards the cloning of human beings.
Old value:: The cloning of human beings is illegal.
Current: Research in cloning technologies is legal, but regulated.
Proposed: Research in cloning technologies is not regulated.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Health and safety legislation for industry.
Old value:: The government introduces and actively regulates health and safety legislation in all areas of industry.
Current: The government introduces and actively regulates health and safety legislation in all areas of industry.
Proposed: There are no set health and safety regulations for industry.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change The legality of dueling.
Old value:: Dueling is illegal.
Current: Dueling is illegal.
Proposed: Dueling is legal and unregulated.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on luxury goods.
Old value:: 28
Current: 25
Proposed: 0
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change Policy on monopolies (this general law is superceded by other laws relating to specific parts of the economy).
Old value:: Monopolies are forbidden, and are actively broken up.
Current: Monopolies are only actively enforced in specific sectors of the economy.
Proposed: There is no policy on monopolies, they are unregulated.
Article 12
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning museum funding.
Old value:: The government gives monetary grants to organizations which have established or are looking to establish museums.
Current: The national government provides local governments with the funding to operate museums.
Proposed: The government does not fund or manage museums. This is left to the private sector.
Article 13
Proposal[?] to change Government's position on paramilitaries.
Old value:: Paramilitaries are illegal and the recognized government may intervene freely to stop any possible activity.
Current: Paramilitaries are illegal and the recognized government may intervene freely to stop any possible activity.
Proposed: Paramilitaries are not officially acknowledged but are allowed to exist.
Article 14
Proposal[?] to change Pharmaceutical drugs policy.
Old value:: The government pays partially for all citizens' pharmaceutical drugs, and pays entirely for those of low income citizens.
Current: The government pays for all citizens' pharmaceutical drugs.
Proposed: The government does not subsidise the cost of pharmaceutical drugs at all.
Article 15
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning phone services.
Old value:: The state subsidizes the phone service of low income families, and regulates the rates providers can charge for phone service.
Current: Telephone lines are provided free of charge to all citizens.
Proposed: There are no regulations on phone service.
Article 16
Proposal[?] to change Policy on the organization of police/law enforcement
Old value:: There is a national police department funded by the national government and there are local police departments, funded by local governments.
Current: There is a national police department, funded by the government.
Proposed: The government does not operate or fund any police.
Article 17
Proposal[?] to change The weapons used by police forces.
Old value:: Police officers carry standard firearms.
Current: Police officers may only carry standard firearms apart from specially trained firearms units.
Proposed: Police officers carry military-grade equipment.
Article 18
Proposal[?] to change Sale of tobacco products.
Old value:: There are certain restrictions on the sale of tobacco and only adults may purchase tobacco.
Current: Only adults may purchase tobacco.
Proposed: There are no regulations on the sale of tobacco.
Article 19
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the export of weapons to other nations.
Old value:: The government must approve all arms sales on a case by case basis.
Current: The government allows conventional arms to be exported freely.
Proposed: The government allows all arms to be exported freely.
Article 20
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on Democratic Workers' Councils.
Old value:: The government does not intervene in the marketplace with regards to Democratic Workers' Councils.
Current: The government does not intervene in the marketplace with regards to Democratic Workers' Councils.
Proposed: Democratic Workers' Councils are not permitted to run a business.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 02:24:24, June 28, 2018 CET | From | Parti libéral de Kanjor et La Tondelle | To | Debating the Market Emancipation Bill |
| Message | If you have no land in the Republic, how can you in good conscience claim you have a stake in the Republic? |
| Date | 05:54:44, June 28, 2018 CET | From | Parti Socialiste Populaire | To | Debating the Market Emancipation Bill |
| Message | The Parti libèral, while a successful party has no grounding in logic or decency with their decision-making. Each and every one of these pieces of legislation show their extreme desire to destroy the country. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 197 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 380 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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| Random quote: "Democracy is in peril." - Ralph Nader (referring to turnout in the 1996 US presidential election) |