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Bill: Localization Techniques
Details
Submitted by[?]: Democratic Industrialists
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: June 2263
Description[?]:
| "We feel that some laws are better determined by local governments, and therefore submit this." --Barney Barnes, Minister of Trade and Industry |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Policy on the legality of abortions
Old value:: Abortion is allowed during the first trimester.
Current: Abortion is allowed during the entire course of the pregnancy.
Proposed: All abortions are illegal.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Forest management.
Old value:: There is a national agency which owns and manages all forest land.
Current: There is a national agency which owns and manages all forest land.
Proposed: All forestry is performed by private companies.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning forest protection.
Old value:: Forests have strictly enforced protection. Felling is limited to fire breaks.
Current: Forest protection is left to local governments.
Proposed: Forest protection is left to local governments.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The regulation of higher education.
Old value:: The government allows public and private higher education institutions to coexist with self-regulation for those that are private.
Current: The government allows private higher education but regulates it to meet nationally set standards.
Proposed: The government does not fund any public higher education institutions, permitting only private higher education institutions to exist.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning private cars.
Old value:: Private cars are allowed, but people are encouraged to travel collective and tax incentives are provided for cars using environmentally friendly fuels.
Current: Private cars are allowed, but people are encouraged to travel collective and tax incentives are provided for cars using environmentally friendly fuels.
Proposed: There are no regulations on the ownership of private cars.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The right for a person to prostitute himself or herself.
Old value:: Prostitution is legal and a recognized profession.
Current: Prostitution is legal and a recognized profession.
Proposed: Prostitution regulation decisions are left up to local governments.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Policy concerning racial segregation in educational institutions.
Old value:: Segregation is illegal in all educational institutions.
Current: Segregation is illegal in all educational institutions.
Proposed: Segregation policy is set by local governments.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:53:26, July 31, 2006 CET | From | Duchy's People's Party | To | Debating the Localization Techniques |
| Message | "You can't be serious, this bill is absurd." -- DPP Spokesperson |
| Date | 16:46:27, July 31, 2006 CET | From | Christian Democrats | To | Debating the Localization Techniques |
| Message | "Apart from the forestry proposals, this bill will receive our backing." -- Acting Director General Jonah Mallory |
| Date | 17:44:03, July 31, 2006 CET | From | Christian Democrats | To | Debating the Localization Techniques |
| Message | "After considering the issue, we will empower our commissars and military commanders who are now the local authorities to shoot loggers on site." -- Acting Director General Jonah Mallory |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 45 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 61 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 14 |
| Random fact: References to prominent real-life persons are not allowed. This includes references to philosophies featuring the name of a real-life person (eg. "Marxism", "Thatcherism", "Keynesianism"). |
| Random quote: "You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves." - Abraham Lincoln |