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Bill: Policy Realignment Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Socialist Liberal Party
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: February 2214
Description[?]:
| A bill to make our policy a lot less stupid. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on advertising
Old value:: All advertising is permitted.
Current: Only advertising that meets certain set standards is permitted.
Proposed: Only advertising that meets certain set standards is permitted.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning biological and chemical weaponry.
Old value:: The nation reserves the right to develop, construct and store biological and chemical weapons.
Current: The nation reserves the right to develop, construct and store biological and chemical weapons.
Proposed: The nation shall never develop, purchase or store biological or chemical weaponry.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the use of chemical and biological weaponry in warfare.
Old value:: The nation reserves the right to use chemical or biological weapons in warfare for any reason.
Current: The nation reserves the right to use chemical or biological weapons in warfare for any reason.
Proposed: The nation shall never use chemical or biological weapons in warfare unless another nation uses them first.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning child labour.
Old value:: Child labour is regulated by local governments.
Current: Child labour is forbidden.
Proposed: Child labour is forbidden.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning granting citizenship.
Old value:: Citizenship is granted to all nationals.
Current: Citizenship is granted to all nationals.
Proposed: Citizenship is granted only to landowners.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The nation's defence industry.
Old value:: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
Current: The state owns all defence industries.
Proposed: The state owns all defence industries.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Employer's rights in regards to firing striking workers.
Old value:: Employers are free to fire workers who go on strike.
Current: Employers cannot fire workers who have gone on strike.
Proposed: Employers cannot fire workers who have gone on strike.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Food and beverage labeling regulations.
Old value:: Companies are encouraged by the government to label food and beverage products.
Current: Companies must clearly label food and beverage products, in a manner that can be easily understood.
Proposed: Companies must clearly label food and beverage products, in a manner that can be easily understood.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Listing of controversial ingredients, such as genetically modified (GM) ingredients (if food labelling is applied).
Old value:: There is no requirement to disclose GM ingredients, or chemicals used in agrigulture or processing.
Current: There is no requirement to disclose GM ingredients, or chemicals used in agrigulture or processing.
Proposed: Any chemicals used in agrigulture or processing, and any GM ingredients must be listed.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change Food safety policy.
Old value:: Local governments determine food safety standards.
Current: The government recommends food safety standards, but they are not enforced upon businesses.
Proposed: The government introduces, and actively enforces, food standards provisions.
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change Health care policy.
Old value:: Health care is private, but is paid for by the state for people with low incomes.
Current: There is a public health care system, but private clinics are allowed.
Proposed: There is a free public health care system and a small number of private clinics, which are heavily regulated to ensure they treat their patients well and provide good care.
Article 12
Proposal[?] to change Military stance on homosexuality.
Old value:: Homosexuality is allowed in the military.
Current: Homosexuality is allowed in the military.
Proposed: Open homosexuality is not tolerated in the military. The military has a "don't ask, don't tell" policy.
Article 13
Proposal[?] to change The use of cannabis for medicinal purposes.
Old value:: The legality of medicinal cannabis is established by local governments.
Current: Cannabis is legal as a sedative for patients in pain.
Proposed: Cannabis is legal as a sedative for patients in pain.
Article 14
Proposal[?] to change Pharmaceutical drugs policy.
Old value:: The government does not subsidise the cost of pharmaceutical drugs at all.
Current: The government does not subsidise the cost of pharmaceutical drugs at all.
Proposed: The government supplies free pharmaceutical drugs to those on low incomes.
Article 15
Proposal[?] to change The professional retirement age.
Old value:: 65
Current: 63
Proposed: 60
Article 16
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the export of weapons to other nations.
Old value:: The government allows conventional arms to be exported freely.
Current: The government must approve all arms sales on a case by case basis.
Proposed: The government does not allow arms to be exported.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:13:09, April 11, 2006 CET | From | Communist Party of Aloria (DL/APRA) | To | Debating the Policy Realignment Bill |
| Message | We oppose article three, and ask that you correct the spelling of "Treasury" in article four. The ownership of private property should not be a requirement for citizenship, as private property owned by the individual is tantamount to exploitation of the earth and is given to the exploitation of the proletariat. |
| Date | 00:29:36, April 11, 2006 CET | From | Communist Party of Aloria (DL/APRA) | To | Debating the Policy Realignment Bill |
| Message | We also oppose article six, as descrimination against homosexuals is no different than discrimination against people with brown eyes or individuals with the name "Andrew Davies Wumba Jumba Mimbo Limbo Greene". If this is an issue of morale, bear in mind that one of the greatest bonds that can bind soldiers is love between them. |
| Date | 19:56:01, April 11, 2006 CET | From | People's Socialist Front of Aloria | To | Debating the Policy Realignment Bill |
| Message | 2,3,5,12 and 15 are vehemently opposed by us, and therefore we will vote against this bill |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 127 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 433 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 40 |
| Random fact: If there are no parties in your nation with seats, feel free to visit the forum and request an early election on the Early Election Requests thread: http://forum.particracy.net/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=4362 |
| Random quote: "The only people who would be hurt by abandoning the Kyoto Protocol would be several thousand people who make a living attending conferences on global warming." - Kirill Kondratyev |