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Bill: Economic Regulation and Control Act of March 2275
Details
Submitted by[?]: Liberal Party
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: February 2277
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on the nation's power grid.
Old value:: Each region owns and maintains its own power grid.
Current: The national grid is fully owned by the state.
Proposed: The national grid is fully owned by the state.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Firefighting services.
Old value:: Fire prevention and management is left to the local governments.
Current: There is a national fire department, funded by the government.
Proposed: There is a national fire department, funded by the government.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations.
Old value:: Certain industries are owned by the state, all others are under private ownership.
Current: Certain industries are owned by the state, all others are under private ownership.
Proposed: All industry is owned and operated by the state.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning phone services.
Old value:: The state regulates the rates providers can charge for phone service.
Current: There are no regulations on phone service.
Proposed: Telephone lines are provided free of charge to all citizens.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the post office
Old value:: There is a nationalised post office. Private post office agencies are allowed to exist, and the services provided by them are not regulated.
Current: There is a nationalised post office agency in the nation. Private ones are banned.
Proposed: There is a nationalised post office agency in the nation. Private ones are banned.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The government policy regarding housing.
Old value:: The state provides public housing to low-income families.
Current: The state provides public housing to low-income families.
Proposed: The state owns and maintains all housing.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 06:38:41, August 27, 2006 CET | From |  Iqembu Sokusebenzisana Yeningi | To | Debating the Economic Regulation and Control Act of March 2275 |
| Message | Article 2 might be supported in the right circumstance, but we remain unalterably opposed to Article 1. |
| Date | 15:26:28, August 27, 2006 CET | From | Liberal Party | To | Debating the Economic Regulation and Control Act of March 2275 |
| Message | We assumed as much. If you would like, we could take out the article on phone service and replace it with something else, to save you the trouble of having to vote against something which you support. |
| Date | 20:51:38, August 27, 2006 CET | From | Iqembu Sokusebenzisana Yeningi | To | Debating the Economic Regulation and Control Act of March 2275 |
| Message | While we appreciate the courtesy of the offer, that will not be necessary. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 207 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 230 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 162 |
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