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Bill: Population Control (Devolution of) 2218
Details
Submitted by[?]: Jelbék Zemojad Lofrkad Prta
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: July 2219
Description[?]:
| Whereas, the national government takes no action with regard to the population of the Free Republic. Whereas, it may be necessary in some regions to control or promote population growth. Therefore, should this Bill pass into law, the regulation of population shall be devolved to regional governments. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's stance on population control.
Old value:: The government does not engage in population control.
Current: The government does not engage in population control.
Proposed: Population control is left to local governments.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 03:08:15, April 24, 2006 CET | From |  BigBoss Party | To | Debating the Population Control (Devolution of) 2218 |
| Message | The BBP will consider this option, currently our population isnt at the level for control. good bill, just gotta do some personal research =) |
| Date | 20:06:18, April 24, 2006 CET | From | Free Conservative Party | To | Debating the Population Control (Devolution of) 2218 |
| Message | I do not look forward to turning into China. |
| Date | 23:00:45, April 24, 2006 CET | From | Jelbék Zemojad Lofrkad Prta | To | Debating the Population Control (Devolution of) 2218 |
| Message | What needs to be understood is that this bill does not mandate introducing population reduction controls. Instead, this bill allows the regions to decide whether they wish to encourage population increase, or place limits on the population, or take no action at all. As it stands, the national government has no stance on this issue. However, certain regions may wish to increase their population in order to increase workforce and the like, and others, over-populated regions, may wish to control growth. If they do not, this law provides that if in future measures will be necessary then they may be introduced. |
| Date | 01:41:02, April 25, 2006 CET | From | Free Conservative Party | To | Debating the Population Control (Devolution of) 2218 |
| Message | Wether you want more people or less, toying with population control is not a smart thing to do. Or a fair one. |
| Date | 02:17:33, April 25, 2006 CET | From | Jelbék Zemojad Lofrkad Prta | To | Debating the Population Control (Devolution of) 2218 |
| Message | That is simply not true. Every nation does it to some extent, through providing contraception, child tax credit, child benefit to encourage population growth. Or population controls such as the one child policy, taxing over x number of children etc. This bill allows our regional governments to form policies on it. The DLP does not understand how it is /unfair/ or NOT smart. It may be essential for the survival of Jelbania. The Conservative Party is arguing with no basis or foundation. |
| Date | 04:36:28, April 25, 2006 CET | From | Free Conservative Party | To | Debating the Population Control (Devolution of) 2218 |
| Message | Actually, I think child benefits are more because children cost a lot of money. Child benefits are already in place, so I do not think they count as population control anyway. |
| Date | 04:49:42, April 25, 2006 CET | From | BigBoss Party | To | Debating the Population Control (Devolution of) 2218 |
| Message | After reading both arguments and doing personal research, the bbp is going to have to oppose. either side convinced us totally, but we feel personally that our population is currently stable and should not be touched at the moment. that we will vote in support of this bill in the future when our population indeed grows(which it will by facts). so for now we will oppose but when it raises again (in the far future) we will support it. |
| Date | 20:28:21, April 25, 2006 CET | From | Jelbék Zemojad Lofrkad Prta | To | Debating the Population Control (Devolution of) 2218 |
| Message | The DLP believes the other parties do not understand this bill at all. It does not recommend population control in any way. It merely delegates this power to regional governments. They know best the needs of their individual regional populations. Conservative Party, you misunderstand. If a government wishes to increase their nations population, they might increase child benefit allowance, thereby making it cheaper for people to have children. This will encourage more children, increasing the population over a long time. |
| Date | 22:02:00, April 25, 2006 CET | From | Free Conservative Party | To | Debating the Population Control (Devolution of) 2218 |
| Message | I think you misunderstand this bill. We already have child benifits in place; that is a separate issue. What this talks about is population CONTROL. Controling the population, not simply recomending domething or giving benifits. That is not what I see as democracy. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 97 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 464 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 64 |
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