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Bill: Decentralization of Economic Policies
Details
Submitted by[?]: Green Freedom 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: December 2282
Description[?]:
| This bill would leave to local governments policies of energy regulation, fireworks, gambling, industrial hemp, and positive discrimination. (NOTE: We have removed the "foreign investments" article as foreign relations are national-government related. We have also removed the article on prostitution.) |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy is provided by private, unregulated companies but subsidies are given to those on a low income.
Current: Energy is provided by private companies but the prices they can charge are regulated.
Proposed: Energy provision is left to local governments.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards fireworks.
Old value:: The sale of fireworks is unregulated, anyone may buy them.
Current: Professionals may run licensed fireworks shows, small fireworks are legal to the general public.
Proposed: Local governments determine fireworks laws.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The right to gamble.
Old value:: Gambling is legal across the nation, no regulation whatsoever.
Current: Gambling is legal, but only in private homes and casinos with special licences.
Proposed: The legality of gambling is a matter of local governments.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Policy concerning industrial hemp.
Old value:: There are no regulations on industrial hemp.
Current: There are no regulations on industrial hemp.
Proposed: Industrial hemp regulations are left up to local governments.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Positive discrimination.
Old value:: The government does not regulate hiring policies.
Current: The government does not regulate hiring policies.
Proposed: Hiring policies are regulated by local governments.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:40:06, September 02, 2006 CET | From | Noordelijk Bevrijding Front | To | Debating the Decentralization of Economic Policies |
| Message | NO. This would lead to asymmetrical democracy. |
| Date | 18:39:12, September 06, 2006 CET | From | Socialist Party of Dorvik | To | Debating the Decentralization of Economic Policies |
| Message | Some of these are good for this country, some are not. For example, Articles 3 and 7 should be Federal government's ressort, as it's a national/international matter. Everything else is fine so I'd support it. |
| Date | 00:52:48, September 09, 2006 CET | From | Green Freedom Party | To | Debating the Decentralization of Economic Policies |
| Message | As with the health deregulation bill, we have removed a few of the articles. Thank you! |
| Date | 06:02:41, September 11, 2006 CET | From | Dorvik Independence Party | To | Debating the Decentralization of Economic Policies |
| Message | Gambling and fireworks should be left to local governments yes. Issues of hiring policies and energy resolution on the other hand are obvious issues for the Federal government. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 72 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 127 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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| Random quote: "Hence it comes about that all armed Prophets have been victorious, and all unarmed Prophets have been destroyed." - Niccolo Machiavelli |