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Bill: Dead Horse Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: National Imperial Hobrazian Front
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 2250
Description[?]:
| In homage to the PPOL... |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Curfew policy (curfew time to be determined in the bill description).
Old value:: The national government may impose curfews, but only if a state of emergency has been declared.
Current: The national government may impose curfews, but only if a state of emergency has been declared.
Proposed: No curfew policies may be established.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Ownership of guns by private individuals.
Old value:: Adult individuals may not own firearms unless professionally required.
Current: Individuals are allowed to own firearms as long as they do not have a history of dangerous mental illness or a violent criminality.
Proposed: Adult individuals are allowed to own and purchase guns freely.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government-issued identity card policy.
Old value:: All citizens are issued with identity cards and are required to carry them at all times.
Current: All citizens are issued with identity cards but are not required to carry them.
Proposed: Citizens are issued with identity cards on a voluntary basis.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning organ donations.
Old value:: Unless otherwise stated, consent is assumed.
Current: Unless otherwise stated, consent is assumed.
Proposed: The government enforces no regulation whatsoever.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Positive discrimination.
Old value:: No form of positive discrimination is permitted.
Current: No form of positive discrimination is permitted.
Proposed: The government sets compulsory quotas for hiring women, minorities and marginalized groups.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Prison policy concerning prisoner labor.
Old value:: Able-bodied prisoners have to work during the day.
Current: Prisoners can do certain jobs in prison, voluntarily, for a small wage.
Proposed: Prisoners can do certain jobs in prison, voluntarily, for a small wage.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Right to privacy.
Old value:: Individuals have a right to privacy, but the courts can force individuals to give information on certain matters if needed. (also known as Habeas Data).
Current: Individuals have a right to privacy, but the courts can force individuals to give information on certain matters if needed. (also known as Habeas Data).
Proposed: Individuals have a right to privacy, to keep records and information for themselves.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The national refugee policy.
Old value:: Only refugees that are victims of extreme circumstances are welcome; no aid is given to them.
Current: All refugees are welcome, regardless of their reason, and given aid in integrating them into the country.
Proposed: All refugees are welcome, regardless of their reason, and given aid in integrating them into the country.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Weapons allowed to private citizens.
Old value:: Only certain types of weapons may be owned by the general public, and there are further restrictions on places where they may be carried.
Current: Citizens may own any type of weapon. They may be carried anywhere except as determined by the property owner.
Proposed: Citizens may own any type of weapon. They may be carried anywhere except as determined by the property owner.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:29:28, July 05, 2006 CET | From |  National Imperial Hobrazian Front | To | Debating the Dead Horse Act |
| Message | I don't intend for this to pass, we just haven't been too busy lately so what the hell. |
| Date | 23:59:14, July 05, 2006 CET | From | We Say So! Party | To | Debating the Dead Horse Act |
| Message | Wow, the PPOL, haven't heard of them in sooooo long. Though I would point out that even they wouldn't have supported many of these measures. |
| Date | 01:50:05, July 06, 2006 CET | From | National Imperial Hobrazian Front | To | Debating the Dead Horse Act |
| Message | No, they would not have supported most of these. Anyways, here's the url to the original Dead Horse Act: http://80.237.164.51/particracy/main/viewbill.php?billid=3958 Just trying to be oldschool. |
| Date | 05:29:34, July 06, 2006 CET | From | Union Party | To | Debating the Dead Horse Act |
| Message | The Union party actually can agree with a number of these. Not all, but enough. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 106 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 211 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 83 |
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| Random quote: "The spread of evil is the symptom of a vacuum. Whenever evil wins, it is only by default: by the moral failure of those who evade the fact that there can be no compromise on basic principles." - Ayn Rand |