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Bill: Federal Reduction Act of 4775
Details
Submitted by[?]: Conservative Democratic 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: March 4776
Description[?]:
| Less power in the central government means more freedom for the people and local governments to act as benefits their own citizens. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Homeless shelters and reintegration projects
Old value:: There are government-run shelters, but these coexist with privately run shelters.
Current: There are government-run shelters, but these coexist with privately run shelters.
Proposed: Local governments decide on homeless shelters and reintegration projects.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards the funding of libraries.
Old value:: The national government controls a vast and comprehensive system of public libraries.
Current: The national government contracts with private companies to maintain a system of libraries.
Proposed: The national government provides local governments with funding to operate libraries.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on animal welfare in livestock farming.
Old value:: The government enforces high animal welfare standards.
Current: The government enforces moderate animal welfare standards.
Proposed: Animal welfare laws for livestock farming are set by local governments.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning museum funding.
Old value:: The national government maintains a system of museums nationwide.
Current: The national government maintains a system of museums nationwide.
Proposed: The government gives monetary grants to organizations which have established or are looking to establish museums.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Reserve requirements for bank loans
Old value:: There is a fractional reserve requirement for bank loans, but small banks and credit unions are exempt.
Current: There is a fractional reserve requirement for bank loans, but small banks and credit unions are exempt.
Proposed: Local governments decide policies on bank loan reserve requirements.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Public works initiatives
Old value:: The government funds a program to build public works.
Current: The government contracts with private corporations to build public works.
Proposed: Public works projects are left to local governments.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change
Taxation of religious institutions.
Old value:: Recognized religions are not taxed.
Current: Religious taxation policy is left to the local governments.
Proposed: No religions are taxed.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Waste disposal responsibility.
Old value:: The government is responsible for waste disposal.
Current: The government is responsible for waste disposal.
Proposed: It is the responsibility of local governments to decide on waste disposal regulation.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:09:45, June 26, 2020 CET | From | Mordusian Liberty Party | To | Debating the Federal Reduction Act of 4775 |
| Message | All well and good, but what is this bill actually going to accomplish? |
| Date | 01:35:38, June 26, 2020 CET | From | Conservative Democratic Party | To | Debating the Federal Reduction Act of 4775 |
| Message | We are generally trying to increase the freedoms that local governments have. |
| Date | 03:42:46, June 26, 2020 CET | From | Conservative Democratic Party | To | Debating the Federal Reduction Act of 4775 |
| Message | With the passage of this bill, local and regional governments will be able to take care of many things that are too overshadowed by the federal government, on their own. This allows citizens to receive the maximum best quality of government protocol for them specifically. Citizens can have more actual impact on their government with a smaller central government system. |
| Date | 03:45:34, June 26, 2020 CET | From | Conservative Democratic Party | To | Debating the Federal Reduction Act of 4775 |
| Message | With the passage of this bill, local and regional governments will be able to take care of many things that are too overshadowed by the federal government, on their own. This allows citizens to receive the maximum best quality of government protocol for them specifically. Citizens can have more actual impact on their government with a smaller central government system. |
| Date | 17:12:56, June 26, 2020 CET | From | Alliance Party | To | Debating the Federal Reduction Act of 4775 |
| Message | There are too many policies being proposed here to be likely to obtain sufficient support for the bill as a whole. Clearly, the CDP is generally in favour of devolution to local governments, which the Alliance is for some policies, but not specifically for the ones being addressed here. As a compromise, the Alliance will introduce its own bill alongside this one for two of the articles above. Although the Alliance's proposals are not the same as the CDP's, there is sufficient flexibility in the Alliance ones to allow policies to be set at local level which would achieve the same purpose as the CDP intended. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | |
| no |
Total Seats: 78 | |
| abstain |
Total Seats: 287 |
| Random fact: "Jezvraljogadsrlji" means "Social" in the Jelbic languages. |
| Random quote: "Hence it comes about that all armed Prophets have been victorious, and all unarmed Prophets have been destroyed." - Niccolo Machiavelli |