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Bill: General bill.
Details
Submitted by[?]: The Hutorian Party Of Socialists
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: April 4460
Description[?]:
| This bill brings full civil rights to Hutori, and this is making sure everyone is happy and enjoying life. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning biological and chemical weaponry.
Old value:: The nation shall never purchase, produce, or store biological or chemical weaponry, for military purposes. Research and development of the technology is permitted.
Current: The nation shall never purchase, produce, or store biological or chemical weaponry, for military purposes. Research and development of the technology is permitted.
Proposed: The nation shall never develop, purchase or store biological or chemical weaponry.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the use of nuclear weaponry in warfare.
Old value:: The nation reserves the right to nuclear weapons in retaliation to a nuclear, chemical or biological attack.
Current: The nation reserves the right to use nuclear weapons if victory is not feasibile by other means.
Proposed: The nation shall never use nuclear weapons in warfare.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The policy with respect to nuclear weaponry.
Old value:: The nation reserves the right to develop, produce and store nuclear arms.
Current: The nation reserves the right to develop, produce and store nuclear arms.
Proposed: The nation shall never develop, produce or store nuclear weaponry.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Policy on the legality of abortions
Old value:: Abortion is allowed during the first and second trimesters.
Current: Abortion is allowed during the first trimester.
Proposed: Abortion is allowed during the entire course of the pregnancy.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on luxury goods.
Old value:: 30
Current: 27
Proposed: 40
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Trade union strike ballots.
Old value:: Trade unions must by law hold a ballot of all members before going on strike, a majority of all members, regardless of if they vote or not must approve the strike action.
Current: Trade unions must by law hold a ballot of all members before going on strike, majority approval of those that vote is needed from its members.
Proposed: Trade unions are not required by law to hold a ballot before striking.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding sexually explicit material on broadcast television.
Old value:: Sexually explicit material is allowed, but violent or hard core pornography is banned.
Current: All sexually explicit material is allowed on television.
Proposed: All sexually explicit material is allowed on television.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change National policy regarding the desecration of the national flag.
Old value:: The national flag may not be desecrated or dishonoured.
Current: The national flag may not be desecrated or dishonoured.
Proposed: There are no regulations regarding the desecration or use of the national flag.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on public nudity.
Old value:: Public nudity is illegal, but private nudist colonies and beaches are permitted.
Current: Public nudity is illegal, but private nudist colonies and beaches are permitted.
Proposed: There are no laws with regards to public nudity, it is allowed.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning immigration.
Old value:: Quotas are based on individual applicant's qualifications.
Current: Quotas are based on individual applicant's qualifications.
Proposed: Everyone is allowed to reside permanently in this nation.
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change Travel by foreigners to the nation.
Old value:: The nation imposes minimal border controls on visitors, with cursory security checks, to confirm visitor identities.
Current: The nation imposes minimal border controls on visitors, with cursory security checks, to confirm visitor identities.
Proposed: The nation imposes no border controls on visitors.
Article 12
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on nuclear power.
Old value:: The government encourages nuclear power (subsidies, tax relief etc).
Current: The government encourages nuclear power (subsidies, tax relief etc).
Proposed: Nuclear power plants are not permitted.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:01:02, September 24, 2018 CET | From | The Enlightenment Party | To | Debating the General bill. |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, I'm sure I don't even need to take the time to explain why this bill is poorly written. Just look at my arguments in the last debate. *sighs* -Christopher Hitchens |
| Date | 19:18:48, September 24, 2018 CET | From | Ultrackian Communist Party | To | Debating the General bill. |
| Message | Mr speaker I would advise the HPS to put foreword one or two proposal bills, not omnibus ones |
| Date | 22:09:30, September 24, 2018 CET | From | Hutori Party | To | Debating the General bill. |
| Message | Mr Speaker, I find it laughable that the USPH is lecturing other parties for proposing omnibus bills when they were guilty of it for decades. Tristan Shaw Parliamentary Leader of the Royalist Party MP for Acton Etobicoke North |
| Date | 08:03:58, September 25, 2018 CET | From | The Hutorian Party Of Socialists | To | Debating the General bill. |
| Message | Sorry boss. |
| Date | 08:04:59, September 25, 2018 CET | From | The Hutorian Party Of Socialists | To | Debating the General bill. |
| Message | The Royalists for somehow love having nuclear power plants and destroy the environment. |
| Date | 08:09:44, September 25, 2018 CET | From | Neoliberal Alliance | To | Debating the General bill. |
| Message | Mr Speaker, If the HPS had the faintest idea of the pollution caused by nuclear power plants (or lack thereof), they would not be pushing for banning them. Emilia Jackson MP for Isle of Sutton Rankin Inlet Leader of the Free Democrats |
| Date | 17:15:05, September 25, 2018 CET | From | The Hutorian Party Of Socialists | To | Debating the General bill. |
| Message | We hate nuclear energy. Full stop. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 65 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 110 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Treaties will be eligible for deletion if they are more than 50 in-game years old and have no currently ratified members. |
| Random quote: "We pursue no other aim than freedom from oppression, liberty from lies, salvation from irrationality!" - Julius Callus, former Davostani politician |