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Bill: A Sensible Act for Sensible People
Details
Submitted by[?]: S.I.D.M.M.
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: August 2202
Description[?]:
| I'd like to see local government given a greater say. After all we are a nation for the people and aside from the obvious universal laws, such as murder being illegal, we must recognise that culture and the moral code alters regularly between Provinces- simply look at what each one values as being fundamentally vital. To start the ball rolling so to speak, can we take an issue that the government seems to have no problems with? Gambling is presently legal. I think to give local government more power and to initiate this notion, we should permit local government to decide what it wants to do with this whole Gambling Issue. Why? Well in reality nobody can sincerely deny that some parts of a country suffer more. Perhaps the impoverished should not be given the chance to waste "hard earned" benefit money in the casinos. In more impoverished area it would make perfect sense to remove such a temptation. But we do not want to completely steal their rights, thus appearing autocratic. You will no doubt ask- "If it is illegal to gamble in one area then wont people venture to where it remains legal." And of course the answer is yes! However a slight increase in various aspects would easily put them off. We simply need an alternative to this negative pastime and this could also be left up to local government to decide. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The right to gamble.
Old value:: Gambling is legal across the nation, no regulation whatsoever.
Current: Gambling is legal across the nation, no regulation whatsoever.
Proposed: The legality of gambling is a matter of local governments.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on nuclear power.
Old value:: The government does not take any position on nuclear power.
Current: The government encourages nuclear power (subsidies, tax relief etc).
Proposed: The decision is left up to local governments.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 02:17:24, March 19, 2006 CET | From | Progressive Democratic Alliance | To | Debating the A Sensible Act for Sensible People |
| Message | ummm.... NO |
| Date | 02:42:07, March 19, 2006 CET | From | Social Democratic Party | To | Debating the A Sensible Act for Sensible People |
| Message | We prefer centralizing it. |
| Date | 15:09:05, March 19, 2006 CET | From | S.I.D.M.M. | To | Debating the A Sensible Act for Sensible People |
| Message | We would truly like any members of the left to back the bills, which we propose- within reason- because it seems like those in power- for now- are determine to say black to everything we perceive to be white. |
| Date | 16:33:49, March 19, 2006 CET | From | Labor Party | To | Debating the A Sensible Act for Sensible People |
| Message | No. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 213 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 337 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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