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Bill: National Fire Safety Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Absolutist 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: May 2315
Description[?]:
| The United Coalition believes that the following will help to better ensure public safety. A national force can better respond to large scale emergencies, and can still be organized into local branches. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Firefighting services.
Old value:: Fire prevention and management is left to the local governments.
Current: Fire prevention and management is left to the local governments.
Proposed: There is a national fire department, funded by the government.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 15:58:27, November 14, 2006 CET | From | Progressive Centrist Democrats | To | Debating the National Fire Safety Bill |
| Message | there is no need for a ntional fire dept. what firey emergencies of a national scale do you expect? |
| Date | 16:01:43, November 14, 2006 CET | From | Absolutist Party | To | Debating the National Fire Safety Bill |
| Message | Forest fires, and it can provide a unified reserve system for local branches in need of assistance. |
| Date | 23:13:17, November 14, 2006 CET | From | United Peoples Party | To | Debating the National Fire Safety Bill |
| Message | Forest Fires usually are fought by local units and volounteers from around the nation |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 53 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 546 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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