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Bill: Responsible Drinking Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Ducal Delegation
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: February 2201
Description[?]:
| The current law prohibits youngsters from touching alcohol until they reach a certain age, and then allows them to consume as much as they want. This is a recipe for irresponsible binge drinking by teenagers/young adults. The solution is to allow children to grow up with alcohol, and learn to drink it moderately and sensibly. Letting children drink, say, a glass of wine over Sunday lunch once a week will do them no harm, and will teach them that alcohol can be enjoyed moderately. Making a substance taboo until a certain age is reached makes it more likely that they will 'rebel' and drink immoderately once they are old enough to purchase drink for themselves. Percy Waterman (Personal Secretary to the Grand Duke of Hikirena) |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards alcoholic beverages.
Old value:: Alcoholic beverages may be purchased only from licensed sales outlets, and can only be available to adults.
Current: Alcoholic beverages may be purchased only from licensed sales outlets, and can only be available to adults.
Proposed: Alcoholic beverages may be purchased only from licensed sales outlets, but consumed by anyone.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 03:28:40, March 16, 2006 CET | From | Republican Party | To | Debating the Responsible Drinking Act |
| Message | A step in the right direction. |
| Date | 08:41:38, March 16, 2006 CET | From | Fenner Brockway Socialist Party | To | Debating the Responsible Drinking Act |
| Message | The new law appears to say that children of any age can buy alcohol. We are not sure whether this is what the Duke intends. |
| Date | 09:49:19, March 16, 2006 CET | From | Communist Party of Aldegar | To | Debating the Responsible Drinking Act |
| Message | Whilst we would like to see young people enjoy alcohol in a more moderate way, we do not think that this law will truly achieve that. |
| Date | 12:31:50, March 16, 2006 CET | From | Communist Party of Aldegar | To | Debating the Responsible Drinking Act |
| Message | and by young people, we mean the over 16's, although it wouldn't harm younger children if it was every week like the DD suggest. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 221 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 280 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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