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Bill: The Ecologic Emergency Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Conservative Party (Hardliners)
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: April 5089
Description[?]:
| Mr Speaker, We are today at a fateful moment in our history, there are many problems in our country, the economy is going down the drain, the political scene has become what we feared, an open-faced circus, and we must not not to forget the ecological problem, yes, it has very often been forgotten by us politicians, it is true that we had other problems to manage, but we must not forget this problem, but we are not going to force people to do which they do not want to do, so we are going to propose an ecological emergency law in several phases. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Policy on climate change
Old value:: The official government position is that the climate is not changing.
Current: The official government position is that climate change is a serious issue. We need to take significant steps to stop it.
Proposed: The official government position is that climate change is a serious issue. We need to take significant steps to stop it.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government regulation of pollution in industry.
Old value:: Industrial pollution is not regulated by the government.
Current: The government enforces moderate pollution restrictions.
Proposed: The government enforces moderate pollution restrictions.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning private cars.
Old value:: There are no regulations on the ownership of private cars.
Current: Private cars are allowed, but people are encouraged to travel collective and tax incentives are provided for cars using environmentally friendly fuels.
Proposed: Private cars are allowed, but people are encouraged to travel collective and tax incentives are provided for cars using environmentally friendly fuels.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning forest protection.
Old value:: Forest protection is left to local governments.
Current: Forests are protected. Logging is allowed by licence only.
Proposed: Forests are protected. Logging is allowed by licence only.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's stance on whaling.
Old value:: Commercial whaling is legal and not subject to restrictions.
Current: Commercial whaling is legal, but the government establishes whaling quotas.
Proposed: Commercial whaling is legal, but the government establishes whaling quotas.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on tree plantation.
Old value:: Local governments may set plantation policy.
Current: Local governments may set plantation policy.
Proposed: The government requires tree plantation at replacement level for all logging or clearance operations.
Article 7
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.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Government policy regarding a national park system.
Old value:: The government devolves park policy to local governments.
Current: The government funds and maintains a network of national parks and/or marine protected areas.
Proposed: The government outlaws designation of property for public parks.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:56:58, March 14, 2022 CET | From | Conservative Party (Hardliners) | To | Debating the The Ecologic Emergency Act |
| Message | OOC : I made a mistake on article 8 |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 63 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 237 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Cabinet ministers who disagree seriously with the head of government would usually be expected to resign. Parties within the cabinet may attempt to manoeuvre to replace the head of government though, for example by proposing a new cabinet bill or voting for an early election. |
| Random quote: "Anarchism is not a romantic fable but the hardheaded realization, based on five thousand years of experience, that we cannot entrust the management of our lives to kings, priests, politicians, generals, and county commissioners." - Edward Abbey |