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Bill: The Second Revolutionary Demand
Details
Submitted by[?]: Revolutionary Socialist 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: September 2306
Description[?]:
| - Immediate nationalisation of all industry under democratic workers control. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations.
Old value:: The government does not intervene in the market nor provide any form of subsidies/relief to industries.
Current: The government acts as an investor of last resort, by nationalizing failing industries that provide vital goods or services.
Proposed: The state owns the commanding heights of the economy and all major industries, but private ownership is allowed in the minor industries.
Article 2
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 encourages the formation of Democratic Workers' Councils through subsidies and tax exemptions.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 16:56:39, October 27, 2006 CET | From |  First Socialist Party | To | Debating the The Second Revolutionary Demand |
| Message | No. |
| Date | 18:20:24, October 27, 2006 CET | From | National Party of Vensism | To | Debating the The Second Revolutionary Demand |
| Message | yes. |
| Date | 21:50:43, October 27, 2006 CET | From | Revolutionary Socialist Party | To | Debating the The Second Revolutionary Demand |
| Message | FSP, I really question the naming of your party. You are social-democrat at best. |
| Date | 01:20:41, October 28, 2006 CET | From | Conservative-Libertarian Party (UM) | To | Debating the The Second Revolutionary Demand |
| Message | Oh my, this is an outrage. |
| Date | 17:08:06, October 28, 2006 CET | From | First Socialist Party | To | Debating the The Second Revolutionary Demand |
| Message | We are for the important industries to be owned by the state, and encouraging businesses to be run by DWCs. We are against ALL such businesses being FORCED to. If you compromise, we will of course vote yes, as it would be way better than the status quo. |
| Date | 17:09:26, October 28, 2006 CET | From | First Socialist Party | To | Debating the The Second Revolutionary Demand |
| Message | Oh, and we admit that we are democratic socialists. We are certainly not as left wing as you. However the standing of our party has meant that we have had wide ranging successes for hundreds of years. |
| Date | 21:38:48, October 28, 2006 CET | From | Revolutionary Socialist Party | To | Debating the The Second Revolutionary Demand |
| Message | No, we're democratic socialists. You're social-democrats. There's a massive difference. |
| Date | 21:40:40, October 28, 2006 CET | From | Revolutionary Socialist Party | To | Debating the The Second Revolutionary Demand |
| Message | We have changed the bill in the interests of compromise. |
| Date | 06:28:02, October 29, 2006 CET | From | Royalist Democrat Party | To | Debating the The Second Revolutionary Demand |
| Message | hmm no. |
| Date | 14:05:58, October 29, 2006 CET | From | National Party of Vensism | To | Debating the The Second Revolutionary Demand |
| Message | we will agree on this. |
| Date | 15:00:40, October 29, 2006 CET | From | First Socialist Party | To | Debating the The Second Revolutionary Demand |
| Message | We agree totally. |
| Date | 19:19:14, October 29, 2006 CET | From | Conservative-Libertarian Party (UM) | To | Debating the The Second Revolutionary Demand |
| Message | This is ridiculous. We urge all to vote against. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 107 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 134 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 9 |
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