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Bill: Federalism Act of 2271
Details
Submitted by[?]: Conservative Freedom Party of Jakania
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: January 2272
Description[?]:
| A BILL |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning forest protection.
Old value:: Forest protection is left to local governments.
Current: Forests are protected. Logging is allowed by licence only.
Proposed: The government has no policy on forest protection.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government regulation of hunting.
Old value:: The matters of hunting and fishing are handled by local governments.
Current: Hunting and fishing activities are restricted to designated areas and periods.
Proposed: Hunting and fishing is not regulated.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning immigration.
Old value:: invalid choice
Current: Quotas are based on individual applicant's qualifications.
Proposed: Quotas are based on individual applicant's qualifications.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards giving aid to foreign countries.
Old value:: The government never offers international aid.
Current: The government only gives aid for disaster relief in foreign countries.
Proposed: The government gives moderate aid to countries in need.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Funding of public transport (where applicable).
Old value:: Local governments decide upon the funding policy.
Current: Public transport is partially subsidised with the remainder "user-pays".
Proposed: Public transport is fully user-pays.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The government policy regarding housing.
Old value:: Housing policy is to be determined by local governments.
Current: All housing is private but rent is subsidised for low-income households.
Proposed: All housing is privately-owned.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the export of weapons to other nations.
Old value:: The government allows all arms to be exported freely.
Current: The government must approve all arms sales on a case by case basis.
Proposed: The government must approve all arms sales on a case by case basis.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:00:23, August 17, 2006 CET | From |  Jakania Union Party | To | Debating the Federalism Act of 2271 |
| Message | We could support Article 3, and Article 7 is included in a bill we just sent to a vote. The others, however, we absolutely cannot support. |
| Date | 03:53:15, August 19, 2006 CET | From | Jakanian Liberal Socialists | To | Debating the Federalism Act of 2271 |
| Message | Articles 3, 4, and 7 we could support, though the party is not in favour of these broad bills. Our final vote will be left until closer to the deadline. |
| Date | 18:48:47, August 19, 2006 CET | From | Jakania Union Party | To | Debating the Federalism Act of 2271 |
| Message | We are voting against this bill because it takes decision-making powers away from governments that are closer to the people and puts it in Nilaka. |
| Date | 19:25:18, August 19, 2006 CET | From | Jakanian Liberal Socialists | To | Debating the Federalism Act of 2271 |
| Message | The JLSP will oppose this bill, primarily due to its broad structure, but also due to articles 1, 2, 5 and 6 moving current legislation further away from one of the party's primary ideologies. However, we reccomend that articles 3, 7 and possibly 4 be resubmitted in new bills, as they seem to possess enough agreement to pass through the assembly. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 114 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 187 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Submitting a bill without any proposals in it will not attract or detract voters. It will not raise your visibility or change your political position. |
| Random quote: "I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it." - Thomas Jefferson |