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Bill: United Left: Manifesto 2011
Details
Submitted by[?]: İlerici Sosyalist Değişiklikler
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 5112
Description[?]:
| Political leadership of BS, seem concerned about inability to provide good results in Jakania, came up with idea of creating wider program, with all ideas and policies concenerning and willing to change in country. Safiye Kartal, leader of BS, said that "party wants to gather round opposition, leftists and other fighters for social justice" "This is not just political manifesto, this is manifesto for freedom, justice, workers rights and anti-corruption", - said chairman of BS Önder Yağmur. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Homeless shelters and reintegration projects
Old value:: Local governments decide on homeless shelters and reintegration projects.
Current: The government runs all homeless shelters and reintegration projects
Proposed: There are government-run shelters, but these coexist with privately run shelters.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The state's policy concerning religious clothing.
Old value:: Public officials are not allowed to wear religious symbols while exercising their duties.
Current: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Proposed: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government policy regarding housing.
Old value:: The state contracts with private companies to provide public housing.
Current: All housing is private but rent is subsidised for low-income households.
Proposed: The state provides public housing to low-income families.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on airports.
Old value:: The government leaves airports entirely to the private sector.
Current: The government has some involvement in the ownership and operation of airports, but leaves a role for the private sector too.
Proposed: The government has some involvement in the ownership and operation of airports, but leaves a role for the private sector too.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The citizens' right to assemble in public.
Old value:: The police may disperse a group if they believe it poses a potential risk to public safety.
Current: The police may disperse a group if they believe it poses a potential risk to public safety.
Proposed: There are no restrictions on the right of citizens to assemble in groups.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning who can proceed with adoption; in case adoption is legal.
Old value:: Only heterosexual couples may adopt children.
Current: Only couples may adopt children.
Proposed: Everyone may adopt children.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Government policy toward marriage.
Old value:: The government only recognises civil marriages between a man and a woman.
Current: The government allows all consenting adults to obtain civil marriage contracts.
Proposed: The government allows all consenting adults to obtain civil marriage contracts.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The right to kill animals.
Old value:: Killing animals is legal but regulated.
Current: Killing animals is legal but regulated.
Proposed: Killing animals is illegal.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Forest management.
Old value:: There is a national agency which owns all forests, but subcontracts the work to private companies.
Current: There is a national agency which owns all forests, but subcontracts the work to private companies.
Proposed: There is a national agency which owns and manages all forest land.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change The use of animals in cosmetics research.
Old value:: The use of animals to test cosmetic products is regulated.
Current: The use of animals to test cosmetic products is unregulated.
Proposed: Animals may not be used for testing cosmetics products.
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change The use of animals in medical research.
Old value:: Animal research projects must apply for a license and submit to regulation.
Current: There are no restrictions on the use of animals for research.
Proposed: Animals may not be used for any research.
Article 12
Proposal[?] to change Pre-school education.
Old value:: Pre-school education is private, but the government covers the schoolcosts of poor families.
Current: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nurseries alongside heavily regulated private establishments.
Proposed: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nurseries alongside heavily regulated private establishments.
Article 13
Proposal[?] to change Higher education tuition policy.
Old value:: The government introduces means tested loans for higher education tuition, to be paid back by students after earnings reach a certain amount.
Current: The government introduces means tested loans for higher education tuition, to be paid back by students after earnings reach a certain amount.
Proposed: The government subsidizes tuition only for students from families classified as low-income or poor.
Article 14
Proposal[?] to change
The government's stance on illegal aliens.
Old value:: The government actively searches houses for illegal aliens and expels them from the country.
Current: The government actively searches houses for illegal aliens and expels them from the country.
Proposed: The government actively searches houses for illegal aliens and puts them in integration centers when discovered.
Article 15
Proposal[?] to change Government policy with respect to the death penalty.
Old value:: The death penalty is applied for capital crimes.
Current: The death penalty is not applied, except for terrorism, treason and crimes against mankind.
Proposed: The death penalty is not applied, except for terrorism, treason and crimes against mankind.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:49:11, April 30, 2022 CET | From | 🌾Sebat Partisi | To | Debating the United Left: Manifesto 2011 |
| Message | Mr Speaker, There are so many things wrong with this legislation, there is no way we can support it in its current form. Our parliamentary group will vote against this motion. Ms Yonca Akgül Deputy for Sonat, Deputy Chair and Parliamentary Group Leader of the Crimson Crescent Party |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |
| yes | Total Seats: 3 | |
| no |
Total Seats: 597 | |
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Bill descriptions must be in English, or at least include a full English translation. Bill titles may appear in a language that is appropriate to the nation and are not required to be translated into English. |
| Random quote: "A good politician is quite as unthinkable as an honest burglar." - H. L. Mencken |