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Bill: Zapatista Reforms
Details
Submitted by[?]: Valruzian National Party
Status[?]: passed
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: May 2295
Description[?]:
| Time for some (attempted) change. |
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: Regulation is used to screen out only those with a previous history of child abuse.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the keeping of wild animals as pets.
Old value:: The government maintains a list of dangerous wild animals which may not be kept as pets; other wild animals may be kept as pets.
Current: The ownership of wild animals as pets is banned.
Proposed: The ownership of wild animals as pets is banned.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:41:16, October 05, 2006 CET | From |  True Valruzians | To | Debating the Zapatista Reforms |
| Message | Aye. |
| Date | 23:44:59, October 05, 2006 CET | From | United People's Party | To | Debating the Zapatista Reforms |
| Message | Aww damn, opposing this is going to mess up my civil rights stuff. Article 1, I think with adoption its more than just child abuse that is being screened out. Article 2, you are suggesting that ordinary citizens could own automatic assault rifles, hand grenades, rocket launchers...that seems a little extreme. Article 3 we would support. |
| Date | 10:27:15, October 06, 2006 CET | From | True Valruzians | To | Debating the Zapatista Reforms |
| Message | How could these mess up your civil rights then? The UPP appear to be in favour of banning things, or heavily regulating them, so voting against this Bill would be logical? |
| Date | 10:42:22, October 06, 2006 CET | From | Valruzian National Party | To | Debating the Zapatista Reforms |
| Message | It appears we 'misclicked' on the proposal regarding article 2. We think now, even with the modification, that it should earn general support. |
| Date | 13:32:38, October 06, 2006 CET | From | True Valruzians | To | Debating the Zapatista Reforms |
| Message | Well to be honest, now we won't support. The only good thing about the current law is that there are some restrictions on where guns can be carried. However the proposed change is the worst of both worlds. Ownership remains limited, but guns can be carried anywhere that is not under private ownership. |
| Date | 17:08:23, October 06, 2006 CET | From | Valruzian National Party | To | Debating the Zapatista Reforms |
| Message | We will reomve article 2 and put it in a separate bill. We hope you can support the remainder of this bill. |
| Date | 17:19:42, October 06, 2006 CET | From | True Valruzians | To | Debating the Zapatista Reforms |
| Message | Aye, adoption must be made easier, plenty of potential adoptees must be stuck in lengthy queues, or worse, put of by the excessive red tape. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 289 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 34 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 177 |
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