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Bill: Public Libraries Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Democratic Centre Party of Gaduridos
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: February 2071
Description[?]:
| In order to encourage reading amongst all Gaduri, young and old, the national government ought to make funds available for local libraries which can lend out books free of charge to members. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards the funding of libraries.
Old value:: Books may only be obtained through private dealers.
Current: The national government provides local governments with funding to operate libraries.
Proposed: The national government provides local governments with funding to operate libraries.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 06:38:10, June 22, 2005 CET | From | Democratic Centre Party of Gaduridos | To | Debating the Public Libraries Act |
| Message | This bill should increase literacy levels, especially amongst children. It also allows local governments the flexibility to decide what focus their libraries should take (some areas where minority languages are spoken or where there are more young adults can taylor library purchasing policies accordingly). |
| Date | 06:38:42, June 22, 2005 CET | From | Democratic Centre Party of Gaduridos | To | Debating the Public Libraries Act |
| Message | Tailor, not Taylor. Although they could hire a guy named Taylor to do it, if they like. |
| Date | 11:07:40, June 22, 2005 CET | From | People's Progressive Party | To | Debating the Public Libraries Act |
| Message | Why can't we simply leave the construction of public libraries up to localities? I'm not clear on why this has to come from the federal budget. |
| Date | 16:26:41, June 22, 2005 CET | From | National Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Public Libraries Act |
| Message | We vote no. |
| Date | 16:32:02, June 22, 2005 CET | From | National Democratic Party | To | Debating the Public Libraries Act |
| Message | we vote yes |
| Date | 22:18:15, June 22, 2005 CET | From | Democratic Centre Party of Gaduridos | To | Debating the Public Libraries Act |
| Message | Trying to squeeze this in before the next elections. |
| Date | 22:25:22, June 22, 2005 CET | From | Democratic Centre Party of Gaduridos | To | Debating the Public Libraries Act |
| Message | As for why the federal government should provide money for libraries, this is to ensure equal services and access across the country. Otherwise, wealthy towns and suburbs could have great libraries, and more poor urban areas may have none. This levels the playing field. |
| Date | 07:31:46, June 23, 2005 CET | From | People's Progressive Party | To | Debating the Public Libraries Act |
| Message | Thats a good point. |
| Date | 07:32:57, June 23, 2005 CET | From | People's Progressive Party | To | Debating the Public Libraries Act |
| Message | This party will vote for this now, but we must state that at some point the central government has to concede certain authority to the localities, we certainly are not omnipotent to the point where we know the needs of our local denizens. Still the strong point of equal library services for all certainly makes sense presently. |
| Date | 07:42:27, June 23, 2005 CET | From | People's Progressive Party | To | Debating the Public Libraries Act |
| Message | Still it seems that micro-managing library development is rather unnecessarily increasing the size of the government. If a city is a poor, surely a library will help its economy by providing greater skills for workers. And it is up to the voters of that city to make their city governments see libraries as priority improvements. After conferencing we feel that this should be left up to localities to govern as a city improvement rather than a federal funding project, given the current diversion of resources to rebuilding Marligantos. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 146 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 90 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 119 |
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