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Bill: Opinion Poll Stuff
Details
Submitted by[?]: New Daio Party
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: January 2233
Description[?]:
| The largest percentile of people polled in public opinion polls over the last four years were in favor for the provisions in this bill. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Civil defence is the government's policy on providing shelters to be used in the event of attacks on major cities, mainly nuclear attacks and bombing.
Old value:: Every public building is required to feature provisions for civil defence and at least 50% of spaces must be allocated to private citizens.
Current: No new buildings may be constructed unless they feature provisions for civil defence.
Proposed: The government makes no provision for civil defence.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Curfew policy (curfew time to be determined in the bill description).
Old value:: Local governments may impose curfews, but only if a state of emergency has been declared.
Current: The national government may impose curfews, but only if a state of emergency has been declared.
Proposed: No curfew policies may be established.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning genetically modified (GM) crops.
Old value:: All activities related to production, selling or researching of GM crops are allowed.
Current: All activities related to production, selling or researching of GM crops are banned.
Proposed: There is no policy concerning GM crops.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Sexual education in schools.
Old value:: Schools have an obligation to give sexual education at some point in puberty.
Current: This decision is up to the schools themselves without government regulation.
Proposed: This decision is up to the schools themselves without government regulation.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 04:43:49, May 25, 2006 CET | From |  Party for the Promotion of Pandas | To | Debating the Opinion Poll Stuff |
| Message | m chill with everything except 4. |
| Date | 13:20:13, May 25, 2006 CET | From | New Daio Party | To | Debating the Opinion Poll Stuff |
| Message | 4 actually had a margin over the current value of 11%, holding a 10% margin over doing absolutely nothing. |
| Date | 19:42:54, May 25, 2006 CET | From | Jacobin Society | To | Debating the Opinion Poll Stuff |
| Message | This is tough, actually... |
| Date | 02:55:12, May 26, 2006 CET | From | Party for the Promotion of Pandas | To | Debating the Opinion Poll Stuff |
| Message | Im gonna vote yes, but I think eductaion is important and will likely try to repeal 4 |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 201 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 35 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 97 |
| 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: "Why is it that, as a culture, we are more comfortable seeing two men holding guns than holding hands?" - Ernest Gaines |