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Bill: Federal Union Economy Law (FUEL) of 2249
Details
Submitted by[?]: People's Liberation Army
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: October 2250
Description[?]:
| In the Union of Sekowo Congreso Nacional A LAW To ensure people have rights in the Union's economy. Section 1: Advertising must meet basic standards. Section 2: All energy companies are nationalized. Section 3: Government approval is required to fire strikers. Section 4: State governments regulate and enforce gambling laws. Section 5: State governments regulate and enforce industrial hemp laws. Section 6: All industry is nationalized. Section 7: The minimum wage is increased to support a family of four. Section 8: State governments regulate and enforce hiring policies. Section 9: State governments regulate and enforce prostitution law. Section 10: All workers have the right to strike. Section 11: There are no regulations concerning DWCs. Respectfully submitted, General Juan Manuel de Rosas |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on advertising
Old value:: All advertising is permitted.
Current: Only advertising that meets certain set standards is permitted.
Proposed: Only advertising that meets certain set standards is permitted.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy is provided by private companies which are not subject to any special regulations.
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 can fire workers who are deemed to have gone on strike without reasonable reasons.
Proposed: Government approval is needed before strikers can be fired.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The right to gamble.
Old value:: Gambling is legal, but only in private homes and casinos with special licences.
Current: The legality of gambling is a matter of local governments.
Proposed: The legality of gambling is a matter of local governments.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Policy concerning industrial hemp.
Old value:: There are no regulations on industrial hemp.
Current: There are no regulations on industrial hemp.
Proposed: Industrial hemp regulations are left up to local governments.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations.
Old value:: The government acts as an investor of last resort, by nationalizing failing industries that provide vital goods or services.
Current: The government subsidizes private enterprises that face bankruptcy.
Proposed: All industry is owned and operated by the state.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on minimum wage regulation.
Old value:: There shall be a minimum wage at a level considered a "living wage," well above the poverty line for a full time worker.
Current: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a single full time worker on it can adequately subsist.
Proposed: 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.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Positive discrimination.
Old value:: The government does not regulate hiring policies.
Current: The government encourages positive discrimination and enforces it for government hiring.
Proposed: Hiring policies are regulated by local governments.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change The right for a person to prostitute himself or herself.
Old value:: Prostitution is legal and a recognized profession.
Current: Prostitution regulation decisions are left up to local governments.
Proposed: Prostitution regulation decisions are left up to local governments.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change The workers' right to strike.
Old value:: All workers, except certain categories of workers regarded as critical to society, have the right to strike.
Current: All workers have the right to strike.
Proposed: All workers have the right to strike.
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on Democratic Workers' Councils.
Old value:: The government requires all businesses to be run by Democratic Workers' Councils.
Current: The government encourages the formation of Democratic Workers' Councils through subsidies and tax exemptions.
Proposed: The government does not intervene in the marketplace with regards to Democratic Workers' Councils.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:31:57, July 04, 2006 CET | From | The Worker's Communist Party Of Sekowo | To | Debating the Federal Union Economy Law (FUEL) of 2249 |
| Message | We agree with this law |
| Date | 00:13:01, July 05, 2006 CET | From | Cruzada Tradicionalista Sekowana | To | Debating the Federal Union Economy Law (FUEL) of 2249 |
| Message | We favor 1,4,8,10, and possibly 11 and 7. The rest of this bill fills us with the urge to defecate! We must vote no... |
| Date | 00:32:50, July 05, 2006 CET | From | Sect of the Green Moon | To | Debating the Federal Union Economy Law (FUEL) of 2249 |
| Message | The Kafuristani Foriegn Advisory Panel does not view this bill favorabley. |
| Date | 01:18:16, July 05, 2006 CET | From | Socialist Party of Sekowo | To | Debating the Federal Union Economy Law (FUEL) of 2249 |
| Message | No on everything except 11 and 7. |
| Date | 02:45:17, July 05, 2006 CET | From | Drake Party | To | Debating the Federal Union Economy Law (FUEL) of 2249 |
| Message | What the SRLS said except with more repulsion. |
| Date | 02:06:35, July 06, 2006 CET | From | Cruzada Tradicionalista Sekowana | To | Debating the Federal Union Economy Law (FUEL) of 2249 |
| Message | To the Kafuristani Foriegn(it's Foreign) Advisory Panel: We don't give a flying monkey WHAT you scum think. Another silly Kafuri interloper is found brutally murdered, this time in President Ambrose Jackson's bedchambers. The brown powder strewn about the room is botulinum toxin. God, these guys are slow learners. Does Kafuristan have mercury in its water? |
| Date | 15:00:06, July 06, 2006 CET | From | Sekowan Revolutionary Democratic League | To | Debating the Federal Union Economy Law (FUEL) of 2249 |
| Message | we support all provisions except the last, democratic workers councils should be the very basis of our society |
| Date | 19:32:34, July 06, 2006 CET | From | Socialist Party of Sekowo | To | Debating the Federal Union Economy Law (FUEL) of 2249 |
| Message | To Kafuristani Foreign Advisory Panel: Exactly what the SRLS said. What buisness do YOU have interfering in our politics? Especially now that we are at war with you! |
| Date | 03:26:50, July 07, 2006 CET | From | Sect of the Green Moon | To | Debating the Federal Union Economy Law (FUEL) of 2249 |
| Message | Our Foriegn Panel has left. However we sent a comment on some questions the Conservative party raises through international links. (OOC: Oh really, you managed to get into Jackson's home? Besides, Botulinum toxin degrades overtime in air. Mercury? No, just lead, but we don't have commie flouride!) We are not at war with you, you simply allowed for an act of war against Kafuristan. However the government of Sekowo committed multiple acts before that said bill was processed in due time. |
| Date | 07:30:15, July 07, 2006 CET | From | Cruzada Tradicionalista Sekowana | To | Debating the Federal Union Economy Law (FUEL) of 2249 |
| Message | Meh... You attack us under cover of obscurity(apparently you never heard of radar? Hahaha), yet you expect us to observe all the niceties in dealing with the chupachinga mercenaries you sicced on us? Pathetic... If this is how you run your military, I suspect the Kafuri should be learning to speak Spanish. Hopefully a saner, and at least somewhat competent regime will supplant the extravagantly inept Enron Party before more blood is shed for this "anticommunist" folly. |
| Date | 23:56:19, July 07, 2006 CET | From | Socialist Party of Sekowo | To | Debating the Federal Union Economy Law (FUEL) of 2249 |
| Message | To Kafuristan It is none of your buisness what policies we adopt. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 197 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 353 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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