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Bill: Ecology Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: National Party - Disgruntled Redneck!
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: January 2227
Description[?]:
| Just some common sense to prevent vicious attack or the destruction of our ecological system. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the keeping of exotic animals.
Old value:: Everyone may keep exotic animals, but the trade in exotic animals is regulated by the government.
Current: Only zoos or zoological institutions are allowed to keep exotic animals.
Proposed: Keeping exotic animals is forbidden.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government regulation of pollution in industry.
Old value:: The government provides pollution prevention guidelines, but does not enforce them.
Current: Industrial pollution is not regulated by the government.
Proposed: The government enforces moderate pollution restrictions.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the keeping of wild animals as pets.
Old value:: This matter is left up to the local governments.
Current: This matter is left up to the local governments.
Proposed: The government maintains a list of dangerous wild animals which may not be kept as pets; other wild animals may be kept as pets.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 09:07:25, May 13, 2006 CET | From | The Underworld Party | To | Debating the Ecology Bill |
| Message | We make a fortune out of importing such animals, we're not about to throw away one of our biggest profit makers! |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 130 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 225 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 125 |
| Random fact: "Game mechanics comes first." For example, if a currently-enforced bill sets out one law, then a player cannot claim the government has set out a contradictory law. |
| Random quote: "Up against the corporate government, voters find themselves asked to choose between look-alike candidates from two parties vying to see who takes the marching orders from their campaign paymasters and their future employers. The money of vested interest nullifies genuine voter choice and trust." - Ralph Nader |