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Bill: RP (OOC): Party of National Coalition 4830 Election Agenda
Details
Submitted by[?]: Partia Koalicji Narodowej 🔵
Status[?]: passed
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: November 4827
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Titles of nobility.
Old value:: No titles of nobility are granted or recognised, their use is forbidden.
Current: No titles of nobility are granted or recognised, their use is forbidden.
Proposed: Titles of nobility may be granted only by the Head of State.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Policy on the funding of mandates/non-legislative policy by the government.
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Old value:: The government is not required to provide funding for mandates. (Unfunded mandates)
Current: The government must provide funding for mandates. (Fully funded mandates)
Proposed: The government must provide funding for mandates. (Fully funded mandates)
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Legality of in-vitro fertilisation.
Old value:: IVF is legal and unregulated.
Current: IVF is legal, regulated and only available to married couples.
Proposed: IVF is legal and regulated in terms of the applicant's condition and procedural circumstances.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning organ donations.
Old value:: Organ donation is universal and compulsory.
Current: Organ donations are legal with personal consent.
Proposed: Organ donations are only legal with personal consent, next-of-kin may override personal consent.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The banking system.
Old value:: All banks are privately owned.
Current: All banks are privately owned.
Proposed: The government operates a central bank and all other banks are private.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Central Bank oversight and regulation (if a central bank exists)
Old value:: The central bank is an entirely independent agency of the government.
Current: The central bank is an entirely independent agency of the government.
Proposed: The government appoints the head of the central bank and an executive board to manage the central bank but does not otherwise interfere in its operations.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards daily working hours.
Old value:: The government has no policy concerning daily working hours.
Current: The government obligates trade unions and employers to negotiate the daily number of working hours.
Proposed: Daily working hours are regulated by the government.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Policy on monopolies (this general law is superceded by other laws relating to specific parts of the economy).
Old value:: Monopolies are forbidden, and are actively broken up.
Current: Monopolies are forbidden, and are actively broken up.
Proposed: Monopolies are only forbidden in specific sectors of the economy.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning phone services.
Old value:: The state regulates the rates providers can charge for phone service.
Current: There are no regulations on phone service.
Proposed: Telephone lines are provided free of charge to all citizens.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change Positive discrimination.
Old value:: The government does not regulate hiring policies.
Current: The government does not regulate hiring policies.
Proposed: The government encourages positive discrimination and enforces it for government hiring.
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change Secondary strike action.
Old value:: Secondary strike action is illegal. Workers and unions can only go on strike for their own pay and conditions.
Current: Any trade union can go on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
Proposed: Only closely related trade unions can walk out on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
Article 12
Proposal[?] to change The government's position towards the stock exchange(s).
Old value:: Stock exchanges are allowed and are unregulated.
Current: Stock exchanges are allowed and are unregulated.
Proposed: Stock exchanges are allowed but are regulated.
Article 13
Proposal[?] to change Curfew policy (curfew time to be determined in the bill description).
Old value:: No curfew policies may be established.
Current: The national government may impose curfews, but only if a state of emergency has been declared.
Proposed: The national government may impose curfews, but only if a state of emergency has been declared.
Article 14
Proposal[?] to change Mandatory jury duty (if trial by jury is allowed).
Old value:: Jury duty is not mandatory, any adult citizen may volunteer to serve.
Current: All adult citizens are required to serve on a jury when called or obtain a formal exemption.
Proposed: All adult citizens are required to serve on a jury when called or obtain a formal exemption.
Article 15
Proposal[?] to change The right to trial by jury (if there are courts)
Old value:: Individuals accused of any crime have the right to trial by jury.
Current: Individuals accused of any crime have the right to trial by jury.
Proposed: Individuals accused of serious crimes have the right to trial by jury.
Article 16
Proposal[?] to change Government provision of legal aid to the accused.
Old value:: Legal representation for defendants in criminal trials is paid for by the state.
Current: Legal representation for defendants in criminal trials is paid for by the state for defendants with low incomes.
Proposed: Legal representation for defendants in criminal trials is paid for by the state for defendants with low incomes.
Article 17
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: All radio stations are private.
Current: All radio stations are owned by the state.
Proposed: The government subsidises a national radio station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
Article 18
Proposal[?] to change Television stations.
Old value:: All television media are private.
Current: All television stations are owned by the state.
Proposed: The government subsidises a national TV station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Article 19
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding regulation of media content.
Old value:: There are no content regulations; the media may publish anything, even proven falsehoods.
Current: It is forbidden to criticize the government, or publish any material that the government does not approve of.
Proposed: There are laws against the publication of false information and hate speech.
Article 20
Proposal[?] to change International media content regulation.
Old value:: International media content is free from regulation
Current: International media content is heavily censored for political purposes.
Proposed: International media content undergoes the same regulation as domestic media content.
Article 21
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding sexually explicit material on broadcast television.
Old value:: All sexually explicit material is allowed on television.
Current: Sexually explicit material is allowed, but violent or hard core pornography is banned.
Proposed: Sexually explicit material is allowed, but violent or hard core pornography is banned.
Article 22
Proposal[?] to change Weapon concealment.
Old value:: Any legal weapon may be concealed when carried.
Current: Any legal weapon may be concealed when carried.
Proposed: People must first obtain a permit in order to carry concealed weapons.
Article 23
Proposal[?] to change The citizens' right to assemble in public.
Old value:: There are no restrictions on the right of citizens to assemble in groups.
Current: The police may disperse a group if they believe it poses a potential risk to public safety.
Proposed: The police may disperse a group if they believe it poses a potential risk to public safety.
Article 24
Proposal[?] to change Freedom of information law.
Old value:: Classified files are released after a set period of time.
Current: Classified files are released after a set period of time provided doing so is not deemed to endanger national security.
Proposed: Classified files are released after a set period of time provided doing so is not deemed to endanger national security.
Article 25
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on airports.
Old value:: The government leaves airports entirely to the private sector.
Current: The government leaves airports entirely to the private sector.
Proposed: The government has some involvement in the ownership and operation of airports, but leaves a role for the private sector too.
Article 26
Proposal[?] to change The government policy regarding housing.
Old value:: All housing is privately-owned.
Current: All housing is privately-owned.
Proposed: The state provides public housing to low-income families.
Article 27
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Old value:: Foreign missionaries are not permitted to enter the nation.
Current: The government requires foreign missionaries to register with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Proposed: The government requires foreign missionaries to register with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Article 28
Proposal[?] to change The state's policy concerning religious clothing.
Old value:: Wearing religious clothing or religious symbols in public is illegal.
Current: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Proposed: Public officials are not allowed to wear religious symbols while exercising their duties.
Debate
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| Vote | Seats | |
| yes | Total Seats: 70 | |
| no | Total Seats: 0 | |
| abstain |
Total Seats: 395 |
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