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Bill: Bill A
Details
Submitted by[?]: Modern Economic Party of Cobura
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: November 2266
Description[?]:
| A I say A |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Food safety policy.
Old value:: Local governments determine food safety standards.
Current: The government introduces, and actively enforces, food standards provisions.
Proposed: The government introduces, and actively enforces, food standards provisions.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Licensing of food sales.
Old value:: The licensing of food sale is left for local governments to decide.
Current: The licensing of food sale is left for local governments to decide.
Proposed: Food may be sold by licensed vendors only, and shelf lives of foods are enforced.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards the funding of libraries.
Old value:: Funding and operation of libraries is left entirely to local governments.
Current: Funding and operation of libraries is left entirely to local governments.
Proposed: The national government controls a vast and comprehensive system of public libraries.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Pre-school education.
Old value:: The government leaves the pre-school education policy to local governments.
Current: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nurseries alongside heavily regulated private establishments.
Proposed: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nurseries alongside heavily regulated private establishments.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The recreational drug policy.
Old value:: There are no laws regulating what citizens can put into their bodies.
Current: The use of cannabis is legal.
Proposed: Recreational drug use is forbidden.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Sexual education in schools.
Old value:: This decision is up to the schools themselves without government regulation.
Current: This decision is up to the schools themselves without government regulation.
Proposed: Schools have an obligation to give sexual education at some point in puberty.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 05:09:26, August 07, 2006 CET | From |  United Liberty Party | To | Debating the Bill A |
| Message | No. |
| Date | 13:23:35, August 07, 2006 CET | From | Revolucia Partio de Koburo | To | Debating the Bill A |
| Message | I like everything except article 5. |
| Date | 13:36:06, August 07, 2006 CET | From | Progressive Conservative Party | To | Debating the Bill A |
| Message | I'll vote yes to this. |
| Date | 02:06:37, August 08, 2006 CET | From | Cobura National Socialist Party | To | Debating the Bill A |
| Message | no |
| Date | 12:26:48, August 08, 2006 CET | From | Revolucia Partio de Koburo | To | Debating the Bill A |
| Message | Guess i'll be voting no then. |
| Date | 02:14:19, August 09, 2006 CET | From | Cobura National Socialist Party | To | Debating the Bill A |
| Message | Not vital national functions that should be left to the locals. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 118 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 340 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 42 |
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