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Bill: Eminent Domain Reform Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: People's Liberation Front of Kalistan
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 4647
Description[?]:
| This bill would allow the government to seize property for vital government works. This power would be used on limited occasions but is critical so that the government could develop infrastructure projects to benefit the whole of society. Note: there are already laws in place to fairly compensate people whose property is seized. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Eminent Domain.
Old value:: The government may not seize private property.
Current: The government may seize private property for any reason.
Proposed: The government may seize private property for vital government works.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 15:36:29, October 09, 2019 CET | From | National Conservative Party | To | Debating the Eminent Domain Reform Act |
| Message | We believe in the fundamental rights to life, liberty, and property. Seeing as this legislation would give the government the power to strip citizens of their private property, we must oppose. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 196 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 362 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 192 |
| Random fact: Once approved, players should copy Cultural Protocols into a bill in the debate section of their nation page, under the title of "OOC: Cultural Protocols". This bill should include links to the passed Cultural Protocol bill and the Moderation approval. |
| Random quote: "Freedom is not America's gift to the world. It is God's gift to humanity. " - George W. Bush |