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Bill: Government Decentralization Act of 4451
Details
Submitted by[?]: Three Acres 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: December 4451
Description[?]:
It is the opinion of this party that the current national government of Likatonia is far too centralized. This bill would spread power to the regional and local governments, granting them additional autonomy and move our nation in a more federalist direction. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Policy on the legality of abortions
Old value:: Abortion is allowed during the first trimester.
Current: Abortion is allowed during the first and second trimesters.
Proposed: Abortion policies are established by local governments
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on cryptocurrency.
Old value:: Cryptocurrency is legal and regulated, select private institutions can issue cryptocurrency.
Current: Cryptocurrency is legal and regulated, select private institutions can issue cryptocurrency.
Proposed: The national government leaves policy on cryptocurrency to local governments
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Structure of the executive branch.
Old value:: The Head of State is also Head of Government.
Current: The Head of State is also Head of Government.
Proposed: The Head of State and Head of Government are two separate officials.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The title of the head of government, who chairs the cabinet.
Old value:: President
Current: Vice-President of the Republic
Proposed: Prime Minister
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Policy on the organization of police/law enforcement
Old value:: There is a national police department, funded by the government.
Current: There is a national police department funded by the national government and there are local police departments, funded by local governments.
Proposed: The operation and funding of the police is left to local governments.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to the production of pornography.
Old value:: The production of pornography is treated as any other business.
Current: The production of pornography is treated as any other business.
Proposed: Local governments establish policies on the production of pornography.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The total number of seats in the legislative assembly. Should be between 75 and 750.
Old value:: 265
Current: 125
Proposed: 400
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 00:35:41, September 08, 2018 CET | From | Democratic-Social Party | To | Debating the Government Decentralization Act of 4451 |
Message | The only article we agree is increasing the number of Congressional seats. However, descentralizing all government policies is just ridiculous. We have regulations for a reason and these regulations bring law and order to the entire nation. Rep. Celeste Burrow (WB-6) |
Date | 00:36:20, September 08, 2018 CET | From | Democratic-Social Party | To | Debating the Government Decentralization Act of 4451 |
Message | We will not support this bill. Rep. Ebony Buchanan (WB-17) Democratic Party House Speaker |
Date | 06:25:58, September 08, 2018 CET | From | Nationalist Party of Likatonia | To | Debating the Government Decentralization Act of 4451 |
Message | Truly atrocious; the number of seats is divisible by two, which could result in a tie and just a bunch of jumbled up non-Homogenous proposals. Francis Whitman, General Secretary of the WSP |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | ||||
yes | Total Seats: 0 | ||||
no |
Total Seats: 94 | ||||
abstain | Total Seats: 171 |
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: "I have opinions of my own - strong opinions. But I don't always agree with them." - George W. Bush |