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Bill: Legislation
Details
Submitted by[?]: Narik Nationalistisch Front
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: April 5266
Description[?]:
Legislation |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Legality of stem cell research
Old value:: All stem cell research is legal.
Current: Only stem cell research with adult stem cells is legal, stem cell research with embryonic or fetal stem cells is forbidden.
Proposed: Only stem cell research with adult stem cells is legal, stem cell research with embryonic or fetal stem cells is forbidden.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The research and development of pharmaceutical drugs.
Old value:: The government neither subsidizes research and development of drugs nor regulates their prices.
Current: The government subsidizes research and development of prescription drugs and regulates their prices.
Proposed: The government subsidizes research and development of prescription drugs and regulates their prices.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government regulation of the viewing of movies.
Old value:: The government sets a range of standards (to be determined) but these only apply to movie theaters.
Current: Only government approved movies are allowed to be viewed.
Proposed: Only government approved movies are allowed to be viewed.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Art subsidies
Old value:: The government subsidises artistic institutions and some artists on a case by case basis.
Current: The government never subsidises or commissions art.
Proposed: The government subsidises artistic institutions and all artists.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding regulation of video games.
Old value:: The government does not maintain laws as to age limitation for purchasing video games, although it does require a content rating to be clearly displayed on the box.
Current: The government does not maintain laws as to age limitation for purchasing video games, although it does require a content rating to be clearly displayed on the box.
Proposed: Video games are prohibited, except those that pass strict government content ratings.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding sexually explicit material on broadcast television.
Old value:: All sexually explicit material is allowed on television.
Current: Sexually explicit material is not allowed, but nudity that is not sexually explicit is.
Proposed: Nudity on television is banned.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Privacy protection for those in the public eye.
Old value:: The media may only publish personal stories and photos relating to public figures with their explicit permission.
Current: The media is forbidden from publishing any personal stories and photos relating to public figures, content is restricted to their professional lives.
Proposed: The media is forbidden from publishing any personal stories and photos relating to public figures, content is restricted to their professional lives.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change International media content regulation.
Old value:: International media content undergoes the same regulation as domestic media content.
Current: International media content undergoes the same regulation as domestic media content.
Proposed: International media content is heavily censored for political purposes.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding regulation of media content.
Old value:: There are laws against the publication of false information and hate speech.
Current: There are laws against the publication of false information, hate speech, and subversive anti-government material.
Proposed: It is forbidden to criticize the government, or publish any material that the government does not approve of.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change Internet regulations.
Old value:: The government allows anyone to use the internet but the police can run investigations concerning illegal activities conducted by using internet (child abuse, illegal filesharing, ...)
Current: There is major censorship of the internet by the government.
Proposed: The government runs its own internet with government approved content only and no connection to the rest of the world.
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change Television stations.
Old value:: The government subsidises a national TV station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Current: All television media are private.
Proposed: All television stations are owned by the state.
Article 12
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: The government subsidises a national radio station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
Current: All radio stations are private.
Proposed: All radio stations are owned by the state.
Article 13
Proposal[?] to change The teacher's right to discipline children.
Old value:: Teachers are forbidden from striking children and may only use non-contact discipline (detention, expulsion etc).
Current: Teachers may use corporal punishment at their discretion.
Proposed: Teachers may use corporal punishment at their discretion.
Article 14
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on selective schools
Old value:: Selective schools are allowed.
Current: Schools decide on policy regarding pupil selection.
Proposed: Only selective schools are allowed.
Article 15
Proposal[?] to change Singing the national anthem in schools.
Old value:: Children are never made to sing the national anthem.
Current: Children are made to sing the national anthem at the commencement of school each day.
Proposed: Children are made to sing the national anthem at the commencement of school each day.
Article 16
Proposal[?] to change The education system.
Old value:: There is a free public education system and a small number of private schools, which are heavily regulated to ensure they teach adequate skills and information.
Current: Education is private, but the government issues vouchers to pay for the schooling of disadvantaged children.
Proposed: Education is entirely public and free; private schools are banned.
Article 17
Proposal[?] to change Government funding for private schools.
Old value:: Government funding for private schools applies only to charter and religious schools.
Current: Private educational institutions receive no government funding whatsoever.
Proposed: Private educational institutions receive no government funding whatsoever.
Article 18
Proposal[?] to change Higher education tuition policy.
Old value:: The government subsidizes tuition only for students from families classified as low-income or poor.
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 fully subsidizes tuition.
Article 19
Proposal[?] to change The regulation of higher education.
Old value:: The government allows private higher education but regulates it to meet nationally set standards.
Current: The government does not fund any public higher education institutions, permitting only private higher education institutions to exist.
Proposed: The government does not allow private higher education institutions.
Article 20
Proposal[?] to change The age until which students, if education were to be compulsary, are required to be educated (limited between 16 and 21).
Old value:: 18
Current: 16
Proposed: 21
Article 21
Proposal[?] to change Education for children under adult age.
Old value:: Education is compulsory, but home schooling is permitted.
Current: Education is compulsory and has to happen at school.
Proposed: Education is compulsory and has to happen at school.
Article 22
Proposal[?] to change Charter school policy (free, privately run, publicly funded schools).
Old value:: Charter schools must have a specific focus.
Current: Only non-profit organizations may establish charter schools.
Proposed: Charter schools are not allowed.
Article 23
Proposal[?] to change Jury selection (if trial by jury is allowed).
Old value:: Jurors are randomly selected from the population.
Current: Jurors are chosen among lawyers only.
Proposed: Jurors are selected based on certain factors (race/gender/class).
Article 24
Proposal[?] to change Policy on mandatory minimums
Old value:: There are no mandatory minimums
Current: There are mandatory minimums on violent/serious crimes
Proposed: There are mandatory minimums on all crimes
Article 25
Proposal[?] to change Public executions (if death penalty is legal).
Old value:: Executions are always carried out in private; however, family members, the victim and the victim's relatives are allowed to be present.
Current: Executions are always carried out in private; however, family members, the victim and the victim's relatives are allowed to be present.
Proposed: Executions are always carried out in private; only necessary personnel are allowed to be present, which might include spiritual advisers.
Article 26
Proposal[?] to change Prison policy concerning prisoner labor.
Old value:: Prisoners can do certain jobs in prison, voluntarily, for a small wage.
Current: Able-bodied prisoners have to work during the day.
Proposed: Able-bodied prisoners have to work during the day.
Article 27
Proposal[?] to change The use of torture for obtaining information.
Old value:: Torture is never allowed.
Current: It is at the discretion of the police officer to torture suspects for information.
Proposed: It is at the discretion of the police officer to torture suspects for information.
Article 28
Proposal[?] to change Police searches.
Old value:: The police cannot search a person or their property without their consent unless the police have obtained a warrant from a court.
Current: The police can search a person or their property without restrictions.
Proposed: The police can search a person or their property without restrictions.
Article 29
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards police presence.
Old value:: Presence of the police is left to the local governments.
Current: The police patrol public property at all times.
Proposed: The police patrol all property at all times.
Article 30
Proposal[?] to change Government's policy towards the powers of the police.
Old value:: The police may arrest crime suspects.
Current: The police may arrest crime suspects.
Proposed: The powers of the police are not restricted.
Article 31
Proposal[?] to change Policy on the organization of police/law enforcement
Old value:: There is a national police department funded by the national government and there are local police departments, funded by local governments.
Current: There is a national police department, funded by the government.
Proposed: There is a national police department, funded by the government.
Article 32
Proposal[?] to change Tort reform on non-civil lawsuits.
Old value:: There is no cap on monetary damages awarded to patients in lawsuits.
Current: Lawsuits may only provide money for medical and legal expenses.
Proposed: Lawsuits may only provide money for medical and legal expenses.
Article 33
Proposal[?] to change Government provision of legal aid to the accused.
Old value:: Legal representation for defendants in criminal trials is paid for by the state for defendants with low incomes.
Current: Legal representation is never paid for by the state.
Proposed: Legal representation for defendants in criminal trials is paid for by the state.
Article 34
Proposal[?] to change Mandatory jury duty (if trial by jury is allowed).
Old value:: Jury duty is not mandatory, any adult citizen may volunteer to serve.
Current: All adult citizens are required to serve on a jury when called or obtain a formal exemption.
Proposed: All adult citizens are required to serve on a jury when called.
Article 35
Proposal[?] to change
The government's stance on illegal aliens.
Old value:: The government does not actively search for illegal aliens, but puts them in integration centers when discovered.
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 expels them from the country.
Article 36
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning gated communities.
Old value:: The private sector can set up gated communities.
Current: The private sector can set up gated communities.
Proposed: The government sets up gated communities.
Article 37
Proposal[?] to change The terms of extradition.
Old value:: Extradition to nations with capital punishment or with cruel or inhumane treatment of suspects and convicts is not allowed.
Current: The law does not limit the power of the government to pursue extradition treaties.
Proposed: The law bars the government from extraditing anyone who is a citizen of the state.
Article 38
Proposal[?] to change Policy on bail for defendants accused of crimes
Old value:: Bail can be in the form of money or other collateral for any crime.
Current: All persons accused of serious crimes are held in jail.
Proposed: All persons accused of serious crimes are held in jail.
Article 39
Proposal[?] to change The government's position towards the use of forensic DNA databases.
Old value:: Only DNA from persons convicted of crime is recorded.
Current: All citizens' DNA is recorded.
Proposed: All citizens' DNA is recorded.
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