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Bill: Food Anarchy Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Libertarian Alcoholic Party II
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: May 2220
Description[?]:
"I long for the days before food regulation, when we could head to the local fast-food restaurant and pick up a good old Mystery Burger", reminisces pensioner Betty O'Culinary. "We had no idea what we were eating. It was so exciting! If there's one thing I want to do before I die, it's eat another one of those mysterious burgers." "Shelf life, Schmelf life!" exclaims hobo and food expert Gonzo "Leftovers" Lawrence. "Out of date food doesn't really taste that bad, and the side effects of eating it are marginal. Imagine the money the government could save by firing all its food safety inspectors! Maybe then it could help get me and my friends off the street. The Food Anarchy Bill is win-win. The government saves revenue by not enforcing shelf lives, food companies don't have to throw away their sub-standard produce, and ordinary people get tons of tasty, cheap, vintage food!" |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Food and beverage labeling regulations.
Old value:: Companies are required to label food and beverage products somewhere on the package.
Current: Companies must clearly label food and beverage products, in a manner that can be easily understood.
Proposed: There are no laws concerning food and beverage labeling.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Listing of controversial ingredients, such as genetically modified (GM) ingredients (if food labelling is applied).
Old value:: Any chemicals used in agrigulture or processing must be listed. There is no requirement to disclose GM ingredients.
Current: Any chemicals used in agrigulture or processing must be listed. There is no requirement to disclose GM ingredients.
Proposed: There is no requirement to disclose GM ingredients, or chemicals used in agrigulture or processing.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Food safety policy.
Old value:: The government introduces, and actively enforces, food standards provisions.
Current: The government introduces, and actively enforces, food standards provisions.
Proposed: There are no food standards provisions.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Licensing of food sales.
Old value:: Anyone may sell food, but shelf lives of foods are enforced.
Current: Food may be sold by licensed vendors only, and shelf lives of foods are enforced.
Proposed: The sale of food is unregulated.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 22:05:20, April 24, 2006 CET | From | League of Rutanian Fremen | To | Debating the Food Anarchy Bill |
Message | Supported, the spice must flow. |
Date | 23:41:57, April 24, 2006 CET | From | Central Block | To | Debating the Food Anarchy Bill |
Message | Against, I don't want to risk my kids drinking five-year-old milk and getting food poisoning. |
Date | 00:59:19, April 25, 2006 CET | From | Experimentum Party | To | Debating the Food Anarchy Bill |
Message | *shakes head* We cannot support this. |
Date | 11:50:59, April 25, 2006 CET | From | Militant Alliance of the Left | To | Debating the Food Anarchy Bill |
Message | Haha, there are some good points, but then there's the problem that people have no idea what they are eating, which can surely be a challenge to individual freedom. Otherwise, I quite like it. |
Date | 22:14:58, April 25, 2006 CET | From | Libertarian Alcoholic Party II | To | Debating the Food Anarchy Bill |
Message | The individual freedom to sell mystery food is greater than the individual freedom to know what mystery food is. |
Date | 12:28:43, April 27, 2006 CET | From | Militant Alliance of the Left | To | Debating the Food Anarchy Bill |
Message | On second thoughts, I can't really say that I am a fan of this at all. I'm going to have to vote no. |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | ||||
yes | Total Seats: 112 | ||||
no | Total Seats: 201 | ||||
abstain |
Total Seats: 286 |
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