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Bill: the Green Army
Details
Submitted by[?]: United Majatrans National Organization
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: July 2243
Description[?]:
| Ecological devestation is a growing problem in the Commonwealth. To combat this, a Green Army is hereby created. Upon finishing school, all citizens shall be required to serve one year in service to projects which enhance the country's natural environment. These projects shall focus ion the fisrt instance upon pollution clean-up, but may be selected by the green army recruit so long as they are approved by the environment ministry. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change National service.
Old value:: There shall be no mandatory military or civilian national service.
Current: All adults upon completion of schooling must serve either a term in the military or a lesser paid term of civilian national service, at their option.
Proposed: All adults upon completion of schooling must serve a term of civilian national service.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government regulation of pollution in industry.
Old value:: Industrial pollution is not regulated by the government.
Current: Industrial pollution is not regulated by the government.
Proposed: The government enforces highly restrictive industrial pollution standards.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:53:32, June 18, 2006 CET | From |   Pnték Znkak Prta 'Bastardry' | To | Debating the the Green Army |
| Message | A look on the main page says that the Pontesian mindset, on average, is ecologically sceptical, and the importance of the issue is tiny to their minds. Not only will this ultimatly force Pontesians into doing this, it'll be something against their stance on this issue. As democratically elected representatives of the people, we cannot allow this. |
| Date | 18:48:51, June 18, 2006 CET | From | United Majatrans National Organization | To | Debating the the Green Army |
| Message | Our concern is not with Pontesi alone, but with the continent of Majatra and the Majatran people. Environmental protections are needed, and the mindset of the people will only change once education for the environment is begun. |
| Date | 01:27:09, June 19, 2006 CET | From | Pnték Znkak Prta 'Bastardry' | To | Debating the the Green Army |
| Message | The education is up to the private sector. The government and the population of the day are highly-ecologically sceptical and as such if such environmentalist things were to be brought into the cirriculum, it would cause public uproar until such statements were removed from it due to the current opposition to environmentalism. As such, the populus will not take up the viewpoints you seem to think will be bestowed upon them. This goes against the Pontesian people's minds. You are taking the votes of Pontesians to be here. The Bastards agree with being concerned with global co-operation but we are the legal body of the Pontesian people and the Pontesian people only. A law that might be fine in Cobura or Jakania or wherever else on the continent will only be fine in those states. We do not seek to impose rules on other countries or to have rules imposed on us from other countries except where there is agreement and potential for international concord. Pontesians disagree. This desire for homogenisation of the continent is making us wary. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 272 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 403 |
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