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Bill: Extending Democracy to the Working Class Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Republican Left
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 5307
Description[?]:
| The Mordusian working class must be empowered to take democratic control of the levers of industry and the state in order that we can together create an economy and a society run for the benefit of all. Outmoded bourgeois systems of hierarchy must be replaced nationwide by workers' councils representing the working class. These workers' councils shall exercise mayoral powers collectively to ensure the will of the people is not subverted by elites. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change
The government's policy regarding foreign investments.
Old value:: Foreign investors may freely invest in national companies.
Current: Foreign investors may freely invest in national companies.
Proposed: Foreign investors need to obtain government approval for all investments in national companies.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The appointment of mayors.
Old value:: Citizens elect their mayor directly in a local election.
Current: The municipal councils exercise mayoral powers.
Proposed: The municipal councils exercise mayoral powers.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Appointment of military officers
Old value:: The Ministry of Defense is authorized to appoint military officers.
Current: The head of state is responsible for the appointment of military officers.
Proposed: Individual units elect their officers.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on Democratic Workers' Councils.
Old value:: The government does not intervene in the marketplace with regards to Democratic Workers' Councils.
Current: The government does not intervene in the marketplace with regards to Democratic Workers' Councils.
Proposed: The government encourages the formation of Democratic Workers' Councils through subsidies and tax exemptions.
Debate
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| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 45 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 143 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 113 |
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