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Bill: The Union Proposal III
Details
Submitted by[?]: Union 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 2293
Description[?]:
| The Union Party seeks to impliment the following modifications to the current law to increase liberty, advanced the nation of Hobrazia, and to ensure an excellent future for all... |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning adoption.
Old value:: Adoption is strictly regulated by the government. Only by passing several tests and by following an intensive program applicants can adopt children.
Current: Regulation is used to screen out only those with a previous history of child abuse.
Proposed: Adoption is regulated by the government. Applicants can adopt after a routine check-up.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government-issued identity card policy.
Old value:: All citizens are issued with identity cards and are required to carry them at all times.
Current: All citizens are issued with identity cards but are not required to carry them.
Proposed: All citizens are issued with identity cards but are not required to carry them.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards giving aid to foreign countries.
Old value:: The government only gives aid for disaster relief in foreign countries.
Current: The government gives high levels of aid to countries in need.
Proposed: The government gives moderate aid to countries in need.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The age at which a person is considered an adult (limited between 12 and 24).
Old value:: 18
Current: 18
Proposed: 16
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Malpractice suits.
Old value:: Only a medical regulatory body can prosecute a doctor for malpractice.
Current: Malpractice suits may be brought against doctors.
Proposed: Malpractice suits may be brought against doctors.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on nuclear power.
Old value:: The government requires most energy to be generated by nuclear power.
Current: The government encourages nuclear power (subsidies, tax relief etc).
Proposed: The government encourages nuclear power (subsidies, tax relief etc).
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning organ donations.
Old value:: Unless otherwise stated, consent is assumed.
Current: Unless otherwise stated, consent is assumed.
Proposed: Organ donations are legal with personal consent.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The recreational drug policy.
Old value:: There are no laws regulating what citizens can put into their bodies.
Current: All naturally occurring drugs are legal.
Proposed: Recreational drug use is regulated by local governments.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change The national refugee policy.
Old value:: Only refugees that are victims of extreme circumstances are welcome; they are given integration-aid.
Current: All refugees are welcome, regardless of their reason, and given aid in integrating them into the country.
Proposed: All refugees are welcome, regardless of their reason, and given aid in integrating them into the country.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on Democratic Workers' Councils.
Old value:: The government does not intervene in the marketplace with regards to Democratic Workers' Councils.
Current: The government does not intervene in the marketplace with regards to Democratic Workers' Councils.
Proposed: The government requires all businesses to be run by Democratic Workers' Councils.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:50:09, October 01, 2006 CET | From |  Hobrazian Peoples Party | To | Debating the The Union Proposal III |
| Message | We will not accept this. |
| Date | 09:19:42, October 02, 2006 CET | From | National Imperial Hobrazian Front | To | Debating the The Union Proposal III |
| Message | We can accept enough of it to support, though we enjoy article 7 in its current state of affairs. |
| Date | 11:07:47, October 02, 2006 CET | From | Deltarian Nationalist Party | To | Debating the The Union Proposal III |
| Message | Aye to 3,4,8 and 10 but nae to the rest. Is this supposed to be a poison pill? |
| Date | 20:15:57, October 02, 2006 CET | From | We Say So! Party | To | Debating the The Union Proposal III |
| Message | This does seem rather unpalatable. Should the Union Party wish to attempt to change these things, fine, but please split such bills into appropriate seperate bills rather than mixing all areas of legislation into a single "poison pill". |
| Date | 00:55:23, October 03, 2006 CET | From | Union Party | To | Debating the The Union Proposal III |
| Message | Part of the Union proposals is of course to express interest in passing these changes and to make it known what the Union Party's agenda is. On top of that, we are slowly collecting feed back on our proposals and in the future may being to break them up into small segments once we see a chance to get them passed. As such, we the opposition of both WSS!P and HPP we don't hold out much hope for any section to pass on its own, and thus would be wasting our time in breaking it apart at this juncture. |
| Date | 00:55:26, October 03, 2006 CET | From | Union Party | To | Debating the The Union Proposal III |
| Message | Part of the Union proposals is of course to express interest in passing these changes and to make it known what the Union Party's agenda is. On top of that, we are slowly collecting feed back on our proposals and in the future may being to break them up into small segments once we see a chance to get them passed. As such, we the opposition of both WSS!P and HPP we don't hold out much hope for any section to pass on its own, and thus would be wasting our time in breaking it apart at this juncture. |
| Date | 01:38:30, October 03, 2006 CET | From | HSP (Hobrazian Socialist Party) | To | Debating the The Union Proposal III |
| Message | How does regulating drugs give people "more liberty" |
| Date | 01:39:38, October 03, 2006 CET | From | HSP (Hobrazian Socialist Party) | To | Debating the The Union Proposal III |
| Message | On the whole very good - just split the bills. |
| Date | 08:58:18, October 03, 2006 CET | From | We Say So! Party | To | Debating the The Union Proposal III |
| Message | "we don't hold out much hope for any section to pass on its own, and thus would be wasting our time in breaking it apart at this juncture." - But you didn't even try... |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 108 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 256 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 36 |
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