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Bill: Scientific Whaling Act 4463
Details
Submitted by[?]: Neoliberal Alliance
Status[?]: passed
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: July 4465
Description[?]:
| ARTICLE 1: Commercial whaling is illegal, but whaling for scientific purposes is allowed ARTICLE 2: The Sutton Environmental Agency of Hutori for Scientific Research and Scientific Exploration (SEAHORSE), to be based in Sutton City, shall be established. SEAHORSE will be appropriated funding to support a three-pronged mission: 1. To understand and provide predictions related to global climate change as related to Hutori's coastal areas, oceans, and waterways, 2. To disseminate that information broadly throughout the nation and abroad, 3. To manage and conserve coastal ecosystems and prevent environmental criminal actions. SEAHORSE would therefore be responsible for regulating Whaling research, and be given full authority to determine a process by which limited licenses for whaling research will be given to registered colleges, universities, and research institutions in Sutton and Hutori. SEAHORSE should be appropriated enough funding for a base of operations and research facility in Sutton and no fewer than three research vessels. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's stance on whaling.
Old value:: Whaling is illegal.
Current: Commercial whaling is legal, but the government establishes whaling quotas.
Proposed: Commercial whaling is illegal, but whaling for scientific purposes is allowed.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:11:44, October 03, 2018 CET | From | Sutton Nationalist Party | Labour Party | To | Debating the Scientific Whaling Act 4463 |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, This bill would disproportionately effect Sutton as many of our territorial waters are the areas in which Whales live and procreate. We were not consulted on this bill. Had we been consulted, we might have been able to assist the Free Democrats with creating a system where the need scientific research is balanced with ecological protection. However, the bill text does not make clear what constitutes "Scientific research." If the Coast Guard finds someone whaling, what is to stop that person from simply saying "I'm doing research, you can't stop me!" This is a poorly-thought-out, poorly-worded bill and we cannot vote for it. Andrew Macalester MP for Sutton East SNP Leader |
| Date | 00:15:04, October 04, 2018 CET | From | Sutton Nationalist Party | Labour Party | To | Debating the Scientific Whaling Act 4463 |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, The early elections sidelined this bill, giving us all a chance to think through the bill. The SNP hereby recommend the creation of the Sutton Environmental Agency of Hutori for Oceanic Research and Scientific Exploration (SEAHORSE), to be based in Sutton City. SEAHORSE will be appropriated funding to support a three-pronged mission: 1. To understand and provide predictions related to global climate change as related to Hutori's coastal areas, oceans, and waterways, 2. To disseminate that information broadly throughout the nation and abroad, 3. To manage and conserve coastal ecosystems and prevent environmental criminal actions. SEAHORSE would therefore be responsible for regulating Whaling research, and be given full authority to determine a process by which limited licenses for whaling research will be given to registered colleges, universities, and research institutions in Sutton and Hutori. SEAHORSE should be appropriated enough funding for a base of operations and research facility in Sutton and no fewer than three research vessels. We hope our friends in the Free Democrats will support our suggestion to the bill. Andrew Macalester MP for Sutton East SNP Leader |
| Date | 16:32:56, October 05, 2018 CET | From | Sutton Nationalist Party | Labour Party | To | Debating the Scientific Whaling Act 4463 |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, We thank the honourable leader of the Free Democrats for making the requested changes and will vote for this bill. Should it pass, we look forward to seeing the list of Federal Agencies updated to include SEAHORSE. Andrew Macalester MP for Sutton East SNP Leader |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 139 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 66 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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