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Bill: A Manifesto for Present-Time Imperialism - I
Details
Submitted by[?]: Axis Mundi Nuncirist Party
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: August 2249
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning child labour.
Old value:: Child labour is forbidden.
Current: Child labour is forbidden.
Proposed: Child labour is mandatory; all children must seek employment.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy provision is left to local governments.
Current: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Proposed: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Employer's rights in regards to firing striking workers.
Old value:: Employers can fire workers who are deemed to have gone on strike without reasonable reasons.
Current: Employers cannot fire workers who have gone on strike.
Proposed: Employers are free to fire workers who go on strike.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations.
Old value:: The government does not intervene in the market nor provide any form of subsidies/relief to industries.
Current: All industry is owned and operated by the state.
Proposed: All industry is owned and operated by the state.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on minimum wage regulation.
Old value:: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a full time worker on it can support a family of four without falling under the poverty line.
Current: There shall be a minimum wage at a level considered a "living wage," well above the poverty line for a full time worker.
Proposed: There is no provision for a minimum wage.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Positive discrimination.
Old value:: Hiring policies are regulated by local governments.
Current: The government sets compulsory quotas for hiring women, minorities and marginalized groups.
Proposed: The government discriminates against minorities in its hiring.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The right for a person to prostitute himself or herself.
Old value:: Prostitution regulation decisions are left up to local governments.
Current: Prostitution is legal and a recognized profession.
Proposed: Prostitution is illegal.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Secondary strike action.
Old value:: Any trade union can go on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
Current: Any trade union can go on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
Proposed: Secondary strike action is illegal. Workers and unions can only go on strike for their own pay and conditions.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change The workers' right to strike.
Old value:: All workers have the right to strike.
Current: All workers have the right to strike.
Proposed: All strikes are illegal.
Article 10
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 encourages the formation of Democratic Workers' Councils through subsidies and tax exemptions.
Proposed: Democratic Workers' Councils are not permitted to run a business.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:22:46, July 04, 2006 CET | From | Libertarian Party of Aloria | To | Debating the A Manifesto for Present-Time Imperialism - I |
| Message | Our Party has significant problems with Article 1 and 4. Article 1 states that child labour is madatory, mandatory is the goverment forcing children to work against their free will, while a child should have the right to work, being forced is against their natural born rights as a citizen. Article 4 states that all industry is owned by the state, state owned industries have BEEN PROVEN to fail due to lack of incentive and can destroy a market by creating a virtual monoply on products which could cause significant price increases and could easily wreck a stable free market economy. The Libertarian Party asks that Articles 1 and 4 be stricken. |
| Date | 00:24:14, July 04, 2006 CET | From | Libertarian Party of Aloria | To | Debating the A Manifesto for Present-Time Imperialism - I |
| Message | Our Party has significant problems with Article 1 and 4. Article 1 states that child labour is madatory, mandatory is the goverment forcing children to work against their free will, while a child should have the right to work, being forced is against their natural born rights as a citizen. Article 4 states that all industry is owned by the state, state owned industries have BEEN PROVEN to fail due to lack of incentive and can destroy a market by creating a virtual monoply on products which could cause significant price increases and could easily wreck a stable free market economy. The Libertarian Party asks that Articles 1 and 4 be stricken. |
| Date | 00:25:23, July 04, 2006 CET | From | Axis Mundi Nuncirist Party | To | Debating the A Manifesto for Present-Time Imperialism - I |
| Message | My dear sir! Be it known unto you that the creation of this dangerous concept of "free market" severely endangers our great nation's prosperity! It is necessary for all industry to have their roots and foundations in a genuinely perpetuable state whereby our glorious economy can be infinite! Children are humans and therefore, dear sir, they have as much a right to work as any man or woman! |
| Date | 00:25:45, July 04, 2006 CET | From | Libertarian Party of Aloria | To | Debating the A Manifesto for Present-Time Imperialism - I |
| Message | Articles 6,7,8, 9, and 10 should also be stricken, they will be moving the government in a direction of fascism and tyranny not seen. While we a couple provisions in this bill, we will vote against it if they are not taken out. |
| Date | 00:28:31, July 04, 2006 CET | From | Libertarian Party of Aloria | To | Debating the A Manifesto for Present-Time Imperialism - I |
| Message | I did not say that children did not have a right to work, I merely stated that they shouldn't be FORCED to work against their will. A free market economy, next to civil liberties is one of the hallmarks of a society founded on freedom. One government managing an economy is much too expensive to even be considered practical, unless the ITP representative can prove to me how to make his communism affordable |
| Date | 00:29:19, July 04, 2006 CET | From | Axis Mundi Nuncirist Party | To | Debating the A Manifesto for Present-Time Imperialism - I |
| Message | Dear sir, it is evident that your priorities are misplaced! For it is the state that must rule the people, not vice versa, quid est demonstratum! The state must be firm, and it must have power. We must wield full power, to maintain a glorious economy and a gracious empire-state! Good sir, I implore you to consider the vast possibilities that could be enabled through this act! |
| Date | 00:33:27, July 04, 2006 CET | From | Libertarian Party of Aloria | To | Debating the A Manifesto for Present-Time Imperialism - I |
| Message | Sir, the People ARE the Government. By stating that the Government is superior to the People violates that simple principle. Nothing good can come of a government exerting such strong power over the citizens. People shouldn't be afraid of their governments, governments should be afraid of their people. |
| Date | 00:43:25, July 04, 2006 CET | From | Axis Mundi Nuncirist Party | To | Debating the A Manifesto for Present-Time Imperialism - I |
| Message | My good sir, that is a misinformed statement. The government should be omnipotent, for where God sitteth in Heaven and he reigns, He reigns with power untold, and He hath created Himself a monarchy with power over all beings. The Government should be here to copy the example of the Almighty One! |
| Date | 00:46:49, July 04, 2006 CET | From | Libertarian Party of Aloria | To | Debating the A Manifesto for Present-Time Imperialism - I |
| Message | That is malarky and you know it. |
| Date | 02:41:38, July 04, 2006 CET | From | Axis Mundi Nuncirist Party | To | Debating the A Manifesto for Present-Time Imperialism - I |
| Message | Who are you to question the workings of the Almighty One, sir? |
| Date | 16:30:22, July 04, 2006 CET | From | Democratic Liberal Party | To | Debating the A Manifesto for Present-Time Imperialism - I |
| Message | Down with dictatorships! |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 279 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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